The WNBA offseason carries somewhat reputation for inaction, but teams for sure didn’t get the memo this year, and another trade last week changes the face of this year’s draft.

The Dallas Wings traded Riquna Williams and the sixth pick in the 2016 draft for Erin Phillips, the fifth pick in the 2016 draft and the Sparks’ first-round pick in 2017. the teams exchanged undersized gunners, Williams younger and with the better season last year, Phillips with more accuracy though a down year in 2015. For the right to do so, the Sparks allowed the Wings to move up a slot in 2016 and add a first rounder in 2017, all of which should allow them to build around returning superstar Skylar Diggins. The interesting part of this trade in terms of the upcoming draft is this: just what did Dallas see in the draft that made moving to fifth so significant? Boyette is the ultra-talented center for Texas, a blocked shot and rebounding machine with range out to the three-point line who ranked fourth in the nation in DRating among players with at least 700 minutes played this season. This is a strong draft for bigs, but let’s be clear: no one has the opportunity to be better among that group than Boyette. Accordingly, despite a late-season fade in her stats, Boyette moves up this week. From this view, it’s hard to see many players beyond the generational talents at 1-2 who should be picked before her.