The Mane Land · Jan 10, 2023
No. 3 Overall Draft Pick Can Be Game Changer for Pride
The Orlando Pride have the No. 3 pick in this week’s NWSL Draft and history shows that it’s a good spot to pick up the kind of player who can slot into the starting lineup and become a force for years. If the Pride do their homework correctly, the player they add at No. 3 overall should become a key contributor and potentially a star player in the league.
Until last week, Orlando held the No. 2 overall draft pick, which would have been the highest in club history, as the Pride regularly traded away those picks in the first few years of their existence. That might be a key reason why the Pride have trended the way they have since 2017, but that’s a story for another day.