The Toronto Tempo enter their inaugural WNBA Draft holding the No. 6 overall pick after winning a coin toss with fellow expansion team Portland. Through the expansion draft and early free agency, the Tempo have already assembled a guard-heavy foundation: Julie Allemand brings elite playmaking at the point, Marina Mabrey signed a two-year max deal worth $2.4 million as a proven scorer, and All-Star Brittney Sykes adds two-way toughness on a matching max contract. Nyara Sabally provides some frontcourt size after her heroic 2024 Finals performance with the Liberty, but her injury history is a real concern, and the roster still lacks a true rim-protecting center. With Allemand, Mabrey, and Sykes locking down the backcourt, the biggest remaining need is a dominant interior presence who can anchor the defense and clean up on the glass.

Lauren Betts from UCLA is the consensus fit at No. 6 if she is still on the board. The NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player averaged 21 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks through the Bruins' national championship run while shooting nearly 69 percent from the field. Betts would immediately fill Toronto's glaring hole at center, giving head coach Sandy Brondello a legitimate rim protector and interior scorer to pair with the spacing that Mabrey, Sykes, and the Tempo's collection of perimeter shooters provide. If Betts is gone, Flau'jae Johnson from LSU would be a strong pivot, offering a dynamic scoring wing who averaged 17.9 points and shot a career-best 39.3 percent from three this season. Johnson's ability to create her own shot and defend on the perimeter would give Toronto another high-level option alongside Mabrey. A third possibility is Raven Johnson out of South Carolina, whose defensive intensity and facilitating skills could complement the existing backcourt while providing the kind of physical edge that expansion rosters need.