In the WNBA’s Florida bubble, Kiara Leslie showed why the Washington Mystics made her the 10th overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft. Coming out of North Carolina State (and before that at Maryland), Leslie was a dynamic guard who had just averaged 15.9 points and 2.8 assists playing 33.4 minutes a night. She was also named to the First Team All-ACC and All-ACC Defensive Team, averaging 7.2 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, as a guard.
Not only were the Mystics getting a player who could facilitate and score, Leslie was seen as a capable lockdown defender who could limit wing scorers and disrupt in the paint.