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The Portland Fire are continuing to construct their roster ahead of their debut season in the WNBA. Fans will be interested to see how well the Fire can compete, along with their fellow expansion team, the Toronto Tempo .
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The Fire owned the seventh overall pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday, and they used it to select a relatively unknown prospect , as reported by ESPN’s Alexa Philippou.
“With their first-ever pick in the collegiate draft, the Portland Fire select Iyana Martín Carrion from Spain. Another guard off the board through seven selections,” wrote Philippou on X.
The 20-year-old Martin is not new to professional basketball. She is coming off a sensational stint with Perfumerias Avenida in Spain, wherein she was named EuroLeague Women Young Player of the Year. She averaged 10.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.4 assists.
While Martin definitely has potential, she will have to earn her spot on the Fire , as the squad also selected a slew of backcourt players in the expansion draft, namely Nika Muhl, Maya Caldwell , Chloe Bibby , Sarah Ashlee Barker , Carla Leite , and Sug Sutton.
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Martin starred for Spain’s youth team in international competitions, including being named MVP of the 2023 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, beating USA’s Hannah Hidalgo and Joyce Edwards.
The Fire also went the international route for their second-round selection, drafting Freida Buhner of Germany as the 17th overall pick.
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