Katie Lou Samuelson (now Indiana Fever) Drafted as the 4th Pick (2019)

with the fourth pick in the 2019 WNBA draft the Chicago Sky select Katie Lou Samson from the University of Connecticut this is a awesome pick for Chicago under James Wade because you think about the length of Katie Lou and how they want to play she can get in the passing Lane defensively she can also knock down the three-point shot but at the end of the day she is Dependable you know what she's going to bring day in and day out work ethic experience and that Championship mentality which you can't teach I I think Courtney vander's got to be celebrating are you kidding me Quigley on one side and Katie L Sanderson on the other the length of sze defensively is going to be a bit of adjustment for Katie Lou as she tries to work with her length in the increased speed of the league and she wasn't 100% healthy this year we've seen a better version of Katie Luc Jamon than we than we saw this season but that range is true she gives you size you cannot help off her everyone is going to benefit on the offensive end with Katy L samon on the court in Chicago and it helps you to play fast if you have a player who can spread out the defense and she can clearly do that as a junior she led the nation in field goal percentage at 48% so she has that in her she's increased her offensive skill set since she got to Yukon where she was just a deep range shooter now she's good in the mid-range and she can attack this is really going to help them play that kind of fastpac game yeah 48% from three is no joke as we send things over to Holly R well Katie Lou is no stranger to transition ball Yukon known for getting up and down the floor you told me that you feel like you can make a real impact on a team how do you think you can impact this Chicago team um you know I'm just going to go in there and work as hard as I possibly can I just want to be able to get the opportunity to help in any way that I can and I'm hoping you know with my length and ability to shoot that that can help you said you were shaking when you're you're you're shaking why were you surprised when your name was called So High um I've just been you know positive about this whole experience um open to whatever was going to happen and the fact that my name is called and um it's an unexpected I'm so excited I want to thank Yukon and my family I couldn't have been here without them you talked to me a little bit about you think you can be a good defender in this league that you know maybe the the foot speed is not your greatest strength but your length can be a factor how can you adapt quickly um I'm hoping to learn how to use my length better to you know come at not the quickest feet but um like you said that can be to my advantage and I'm just excited to work hard and get going can't wait another sister in the league Carly Samson Katie L samon congratulations