The First Virtual Draft

Introducing #SportsSuspended, a new weekly series, which examines sports figures and their unique experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. This week on Max Out Time: Fifth overall WNBA draft pick, Dallas Wings Guard/Forward Bella Alarie, discusses being selected in the first-round of the first-ever virtual draft in major professional sports history. Bella is the third WNBA player ever chosen in the first-round whose father was an NBA first-round pick (Mark Alarie, Denver Nuggets ‘86). The Three-Time Ivy League Player of the Year, out of Princeton, is also the highest selected WNBA hooper from the conference. In addition to the draft, Bella details finishing school and preparing for the leap to the pros during quarantine. Follow Bella on social media @bella_alarie. This episode was previously recorded on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. -AJ II