Word: peljto
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Since most second and third-rounders do not make WNBA rosters, it is often better off for a player to not be drafted in the last two rounds, and as a free agent, to choose what team to play for. But it was not an easy decision for Peljto...
...Peljto said she had determined before the draft that if she was in fact selected, she would go to training camp with the team that picked her and leave school. If she wasn’t drafted, she would simply seek a team overseas. But she did not exactly have a contingency plan for free-agency...
Training camps are slated to start April 22, so Peljto would have had to miss the last month and a half of school, including commencement. In the end she decided to put off her WNBA hoop dreams for at least one year...
...just feel like this is a time of college I can’t miss,” Peljto said. “Graduation is a pretty big deal for my family and I could see myself regretting not being here, and I think I’ve made the best decision...
Just recently, playoffs for European leagues ended, so those teams are starting to recruit new players. Peljto said her agent is scouting out opportunities in France, Italy and Spain...