Skylar Diggins, Elana Della Donne, Brittney Griner are part of arguably the most celebrated incoming class in the history of the Women’s National Basketball Association. All three made their 2013 WNBA debuts on national TV during Memorial Day weekend.
All three exemplified why they were the top three pics in the 2013 WNBA draft, though Elana Delle Donne, nicknamed the “Delaware Destroyer,” was by far the most impressive in her first game, scoring 22 points as Delle Donne’s Chicago Sky mopped up Griner’s Phoenix Mercury at home, 102-80. Griner finished with 17 points, 9 rebounds a couple of block shots and an WNBA-record two dunks in a single game, but she was plagued by foul trouble and sat most of the first half.
Diggins lived up to her legendary Notre Dame legacy and put on a passing clinic with 11 assists. But she struggled from the field for the second straight game (she shot 4-15) and finished with 9 points as her Tulsa Shock lost to the Washington Mystics in overtime.
Take a look at some of the best Instagram photos from the WNBA’s opening weekend.
