Iowa's Kate Martin drafted by the Las Vegas Aces at pick No. 18 | WNBA Draft 

she was in the stands! Totally not expecting that. I think she knew bc there were cameras pointing right at her. She totally deserves this 💛

How does a team not give their 2nd pick some kind of clue beforehand

@@bangbangbang5501 she was dressed casual, and her coach mouthed the words oh my god. even Gabby Marshal was shedding a tear

@@mikelipke9404 yesyes gabbie was teary eyed 🥹 and apparently she sat in the middle of the row and before her name got called, someone told her to move seats and had one of her teammates hold her phone. So proud 💪🥹

@@CodyCha The draft isn't predecided, teams adjust their choices live as picks come off the board.

Same..I want her to have equal success

When she marry and NBA player, she’ll be famous. 💯

@@richardnyahoe8172she’s a lesbian

I think that she will do very well --> players like this are so undervalued.

Kate who

Thank you for using a bit of grammar.

Fr I thought it was rumors and she wanted to do coaching but I stand corrected and very happy with that

@@MsMaggles2 Yeah, she did say that. If she gets cut, she can join the Fever with Caitlin. Kate's and Caitlin's ex-teammate Monika Czinano was drafted in the 2023, but she got cut and then she played in Europe.

She was either out of eligibility or decided not to use her extra covid year, same as Caitlin. I don't know as much about basketball, but assuming if it's anything like how nfl draft works, her college coaches were probably able to do an evaluation and get some intel on her chances of being drafted & how early. Considering where she went which seems right around the middle, if they knew there was much of a chance she probably figured why not give it a shot, is my guess

She ran out of eligibility and went to the WNBA combine last week and I guess the Aces like her. Awesome story

​@TheODLawson23 she won't get cut the top 20 picks hardly ever do on any team unless she's a bust. Her salary will be a rookies salary which is around 75000 but theirs plenty of room for her to earn endorsements and sign up for a wnba marketing deal

Lmfao I just watched last night’s post game interview and had to find this video. Awesome how much they love her

You heard Holly "can you make that roster" she knows Kate might not even be on the team

She’s going to get cut. They cut half the 1rd picks

@@slimydick23Kate will make the most of it. She might be a player that only comes in when the game gets out of hand but I think she will have a spot on the team

She's going to have to battle for a roster spot. Martin had one very good season out of 5 with Iowa. Before this season she was just a role player. It is tough to make a WNBA roster because there aren't that many teams.

If she gets cut then she should go to Indiana with Clark, everyone is a good duo with Clark but they were besties.

You know who’s gonna win though lol

lol.

Gotta make the team first literally gonna be hard to even do that in the wnba barely no spots

@@frost-lx9by facts

Omggggg please!!!! 😍

Gabriel Marshall too

@@marcdaddy33she is an underrated defender at 5’9’

@@marcdaddy33 yes we need to mention this! 💯

That is so wild

yes, this is why I have so much respect for her as Iowas team captain. she makes sure the teams cohesiveness and love for each other is always there despite everyone being overshadowed by Caitlin's stardom ❤ Imagine the whole Iowa roster always being labeled as "Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes" she was a great team captain

Wholeheartedly agree. Kate is underrated- talented, has skill, poise, confidence and a good ball handler.

She has a really smooth turnaround jumper

ikr. I think now shes really thankful Caitlin begged her to stay 😅 and she made the best decision

Agreed

Uy, another Filipino fan 😊

they're doing exactly what State Farm pays them to do and it's disgusting

For more views. I don’t blame them 😂

@@kingasif9265 not even that complicated, they have a contractual agreement with State Farm to mention CC even when they shouldn't in order to keep the money flowing

@@slimydick23mention her when? How often? You don’t know what you’re talking about lmao

@@slimydick23it’s even less complicated than that, she played on the same team as Caitlin Clark, the most widely recognized female basketball player on earth

same 😢 but Im interested in seeing her flying solo as well ❤

Right , She’ll develop well under the aces tho . She doesn’t seem to be looking to be a star , she just wants to play .

Did you notice who she hugged first? I thought that was Caitlin Clark's boyfriend! What's going on here? Are they both cheating on Caitlin?

I’ve been watching for years this is the most air time they’ve gotten to my knowledge, usually they cut it way earlier. Excited for this draft class and the W in general

Ikr I was seaching for her presser interview. Why didnt they wait till the end...tsk tsk

Oh I so wanted that to happen