Cameron Brink is now a professional after playing for the Stanford Cardinal for four years in college. In the 2024 WNBA Draft, which took place on Monday night, the former Cardinal standout was selected second overall. Notably, the Indiana Fever had already selected Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark with their first pick.

Brink also told a story at the draft about a conversation he had with the Curry family, namely with Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, Seth Curry of the Charlotte Hornets, and Sonya, the mother of the Currys, who also happens to be Brink’s godmother. Brink claimed that she received some wise counsel and encouraging words from the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player. In contrast to Stephen, though, Seth did not appear particularly inclined to offer words of support, despite Brink’s simultaneously poignant and humorous account.

Brink also told a story at the draft about a conversation he had with the Curry family, namely with Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, Seth Curry of the Charlotte Hornets, and Sonya, the mother of the Currys, who also happens to be Brink’s godmother. Brink claimed that she received some wise counsel and encouraging words from the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player. In contrast to Stephen, though, Seth did not appear particularly inclined to offer words of support, despite Brink’s simultaneously poignant and humorous account.

Brink is an exciting addition to the Sparks, to say the least. Her excellent rebounding and fantastic rim protection are what she’s expected to deliver the most for Los Angeles, which finished the 2023 WNBA season just 11th in the league in both rebounds per game (31.5 ) and blocks per contest (2.9). Los Angeles, which has not been to the WNBA Playoffs since 2020, managed to come up with just a 17-23 record, which was good for only ninth overall in the league.

The Sparks can count on Brink to provide them with those once she gets into a rhythm in the pros. After all, Brink was named the 2024 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year in her final year in college. Moreover, the 6-4 Brink is a three-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. Her defensive acumen and general feel for the game on both ends of the floor should translate well into the WNBA

Offensively, Brink can also be relied upon by the Sparks. In her final season with Stanford, Brink averaged 17.4 points on 51.1 percent shooting from the field. She has limited range, having shot just 30.4 percent from behind the arc last season, but she’s deadly inside the 3-point line. Brink finished her college career with a 56.2 percent success rate on 2-point shot attempts.

Stanford women’s basketball fans will also be thrilled to see Brink play alongside another Cardinal great in the form of Nneka Ogwumike, who was the Sparks’ leading scorer (19.1 PPG) and rebounder (8.8 RPG) in 2023.

Armed with sound advice and encouragement from Curry and elite skills, Brink is hoping that she will live up to the hype.