Following a 2017 season that went badly in just about every way imaginable, the Washington Spirit find themselves with a great chance to rebound quickly. Two days after acquiring Taylor Smith and Ashley Hatch, the Spirit have the first and third picks in this year’s NWSL draft. They’ve also got three of the first eleven picks...and four of the first sixteen...look, they have a lot of picks.
The pre-draft expectations are that the Spirit will select Stanford’s Andi Sullivan, but as of this writing the star midfielder is not registered for the draft. While rumors are pointing towards her signing, Washington’s choices early in the draft will dictate the terms of the rest of the day to every other team in the league.