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Eastern Conference Shines In WNBA Draft
UNCASVILLE, CT - APRIL 14: WNBA President Laurel Richie poses with Alyssa Thomas after being drafted number four overall by the New York Liberty during the 2014 WNBA Draft Presented By State Farm on April 14, 2014 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)
UNCASVILLE, CT - APRIL 14: WNBA President Laurel Richie poses with Alyssa Thomas after being drafted number four overall by the New York Liberty during the 2014 WNBA Draft Presented By State Farm on April 14, 2014 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Western Conference has tended to grab a lot of the headlines in the WNBA and currently boasts the defending champion -- and still formidable -- Minnesota Lynx. But at Monday's WNBA draft, most of the intrigue came in the Eastern Conference.

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