re: LSU Women's Basketball Recruiting Thread: 2024 & 2025

Angel's decision is pretty fluid right now, as the NIL money has put her in no rush, but she's hinted she would declare if she wins another championship and/or if there's a major market WNBA team (NY, LA, CHI) likely to select her, to maximize her off-court marketing.

She needs to develop a reliable mid-range asap or else she will just be an undersized Rodman-esque rebounder/defender role player in the W, if there is even a space for that in such a small league. While NIL deals can follow her to the pros & would supplement her paltry irrelevant $72K WNBA salary, it could dry up if she's not starting, or outright cut.

Smart move is to find her shot over 2 seasons, win 3 championships, rake in tons of dough as a college superstar, then with her refined skills & celebrity, start on a pro team. She can't pick where she goes, but if her skills are honed, she can be a league star and the NIL brand deals will continue to follow, big city or not. *(Same goes for Hailey & her PG skill refinement.)