Flau'jae Johnson joins Alicia Jay on her FIRST day in Seattle to talk about the WNBA Draft, including how she found out about the trade and what her reaction was, as well as her excitement in joining the Storm and which teammate she's looking forward to playing alongside.
Additionally, Flau'jae spoke on her excitement getting to play against LSU teammates in the W, what it means to be part of the first rookie class in the new CBA - and how she feels a duty to carry that forward to the next generation of WNBA players.
(0:00) Intro
(0:25) What came to her mind when she found out she’d been traded to Seattle
(1:17) How she found out about the trade from Golden State
(2:03) What she’s looking forward to playing in Seattle
(3:00) Which teammate she’s most excited to play alongside
(4:00) Her excitement about playing against her LSU teammates in the WNBA
(4:28) What she knew about Seattle prior to being drafted? Sue Bird and Grey’s Anatomy
(6:05) On hoping Seattle gets to have a NBA team again and which throwback Storm jersey she’s pulling out of the closet first
(7:03) Her WNBA Draft dress being inspired by Naomi Campbell
(8:24) On brother Aydin stealing the show and what her message would be to him
(9:35) What it means to be the first rookie class under the new WNBA CBA
(11:18) Start-Bench-Cut: Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart, Swin Cash
(11:57) If she could play with any Seattle Storm team in history, which would it be?
