Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles is returning for another year of college basketball.
That sentence doesn't even feel real. Writing that statement out on April Fool's Day feels like some wild internet joke you stumble upon and don't even read because you know it possibly can't be true.
Sorry, basketball fans. This news has some legitimacy.
On Monday, news broke that Miles intends to forgo the 2025 WNBA Draft (Rest in peace, my WNBA mock draft 3.0; I hardly knew ye) and use her final year of eligibility. However, another kicker is that she intends to enter the transfer portal. The reverberations of such a stunning decision by Miles leave a lot of questions.
Here are four questions that need answers as Olivia Miles intends to transfer:
1. How does Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles returning to college affect the 2025 WNBA Draft?
Upon hearing the news, the Washington Mystics' front office likely said a few NSFW words that the possibility of landing Olivia Miles is not only gone, but it won't even happen at all. That's brutal news, especially after landing three picks in the first round. (If you know a Mystics fan, they might need a hug, too.)The Seattle Storm probably said, "Aw, shucks," and kept it moving. (Maybe I'm wrong, but I've never been convinced that Miles was their target when they already have five guards on the roster.) Regarding the rest of the teams in the first round, they probably knew landing Miles was a long shot.
However, Miles forgoing the draft unequivocally re-sets the entire first round. This is a landscape-shifting decision. Not to be dramatic, but after
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