BRAXTON: “I was totally surprised because ... (Coach Bill Laimbeer) just updated us like, ‘Oh yeah, Kara, you’re leading in votes,’ and I was like, ‘huh?’ So it was kind of funny.” ...

Detroit Shock center Kara Braxton, the seventh overall pick, also has a twin sister who played at the University of Georgia. Braxton sat out her senior season in Athens while pregnant with her ...