Portland Fire 2026 WNBA Draft Mock Draft Roundup 1.0

Any team that drafts Johnson is automatically getting a burst of energy on both ends of the floor. She has an elite knack for finding the ball, stripping the other team of it and turning it into transition points. Additionally, the LSU star is at her best when she uses her speed to get downhill to the basket or stop and pop right into a jumpshot (similar to Phoenix Mercury guard Kahleah Copper). Johnson can also knock down shots from 3-point range, and Toronto or Portland should appreciate that.

McMahon is a chaos agent who enjoys causing disruption. The Ole Miss transfer imposes her will on whoever is in front of her, combining footwork and power to glide through opposing defenses. Her proverbial on-court motto is simple: move or be moved. If Portland or Toronto can work with McMahon to make her movements more fluid at the pro level and improve her defense in one-on-one situations, she'll be a mid-round steal.

At least right now, there appears to be a drop-off after the top six players in this class, which would make the coin flip for the No. 6 pick particularly important. Ironically, Fire general manager Vanja Černivec was in an almost identical situation last year when she worked with the Valkyries, who had the No. 5 pick in a so-called four-player draft. The Valkyries took an upside swing with Lithuanian guard Justė Jocytė. It's worth wondering if the Fire would go a similar route with Martín, another lefty European guard. The Spaniard was named EuroLeague Young Player of the Year last season.

Garzon was one of the best shooters in college basketball at Indiana, a 42.6 percent markswoman from 3-point range while taking nearly half of her shot attempts from long range. She was ludicrously efficient off spot-ups and handoffs with the Hoosiers, routinely exceeding 1.2 points per possession on those play types. She moves well off the ball, is a dead-eye catch-and-shoot threat and has good positional size as a combo forward. Indiana had a positive on-off differential when Garzon played in each of her three seasons, a testament to the value of her spacing and wing defense.

The shooting hasn't traveled with Garzon to Maryland, but a handful of games isn't enough to devalue the scoring and playmaking threat she has been throughout her NCAA career. Portland can use a multipositional shooter and defender on its expansion roster.

After three years at Ohio State, where her 16.5 PPG was a career high last season, she is now with the No. 13 Rebels and averaging 17.5 PPG and 6.5 RPG. McMahon can help herself by showing defensive improvement, and Ole Miss is a good place to do that.