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Sabrina Ionescu on Her Next Move

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4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Basketball superstar Sabrina Ionescu joins Mina Kimes to reflect on her history-making career at Oregon, her run at a college championship cut short, and how joining the WNBA will be unlike anything she's experienced. In Friday's WNBA Draft, a bright spot amid the live sports shutdown, Ionescu is the top prospect and is expected to join the New York Liberty. Hear how she's preparing for her pro career and training during this time. Plus, a look at the biggest stories in the draft overall, and what the season - whenever it starts - might hold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

And there is Sabrina Yinescu with the rebound.

0:04.0

She has just become the first player in Division I history with 2,000 points, 1,000 assists,

0:11.0

and 1,000 rebounds, a historic mark set by Sabrina Yanescu.

0:20.0

Just two months ago, Oregon senior Sabrina Yinescu was on top of their basketball world,

0:24.6

smashing records and gearing up for an NCAA championship run.

0:28.6

But when the tournament was canceled, that dream was left unfulfilled.

0:32.6

But tomorrow night, she'll complete a different dream when she has undoubtedly selected first overall in the WNBA draft.

0:40.5

Today, Yonescu joins us to talk about what's next.

0:44.7

Then we look at the rest of the draft, and we ask what it all means for a season in limbo.

0:51.5

I'm any kind of times.

0:53.0

This is ESPN Daily.

1:00.0

Hey, Sabrina, how's it going? Good. How are you?

1:03.8

That's Sabrina Yanescu, the presumptive number one pick in tomorrow's WNBA draft.

1:09.4

I'm good. So, the draft is tomorrow night. First, tell us what is

1:15.1

the scene at your house going to be like? I'm really just going to be with my parents, my brother,

1:20.5

and his wife, and then my twin brother, just a small group of us that have been together and

1:25.8

just watch the TV and have a good time.

1:28.9

Are you going to get dressed up in any way, which these days means just putting on pants with a

1:33.6

button? Yeah, no, I'm not going to wear a dress or anything. I think I'm just going to put on jeans

1:38.0

and a shirt. That's big, though. That's big in the quarantine. It is big. That shows you're

1:43.7

serious. I can't remember the last time I wore jeans.

1:46.4

But that's neither here nor there. You are not the only duck. Headed to the pros. Your teammates,

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