Morning Distribution for Thursday, April 22, 2021

A [FiveThirtyEight]( email [Morning Distribution]( Thursday, April 22, 2021 Your daily briefing from FiveThirtyEight --------------------------------------------------------------- The Morning Story [Oregon v Louisville]( [Why This Class OF WNBA Second-Rounders Could Be The Best Ever]( By [Marisa Ingemi]( In a WNBA draft [full of surprises]( one particularly shocking development was a trio of players projected as top picks falling into [the second round](. Arella Guirantes out of Rutgers was [considered a possible lottery pick]( but didn’t go until the Los Angeles Sparks selected her at No. 22 overall. Widely expected to go [as high as sixth]( Louisville star Dana Evans was the first pick of the second round, heading to the Dallas Wings, who had already taken three players ahead of her. And Oklahoma State standout Natasha Mack, [seen as a potential top-five draftee]( finally went to the Chicago Sky at No. 16. “I think they poked the bear,” [Guirantes said]( after she was selected. “I’m excited. I’ve never ran away from a challenge. I think it just adds more to the story. So whoever has the pen, just keep writing.” [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly Listen [Play]( [Soccer vs. The Super League]( [FiveThirtyEight] [View in browser]( [ABC News]( [Unsubscribe]( Our mailing address: FiveThirtyEight, 47 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023.