Alana Beard, #20

The Washington Mystics selected Alana Beard from Duke with the second pick.

Here at home, the Washington Mystics are in the midst of preparations for their season this summer. And that includes their new star, guard Alana Beard. Levan Reid talked with her this weekend about "playing pro."

The Washington Mystics selected Alana Beard from Duke with the second pick in April.

Beard, a 5-11 guard-forward, received the inaugural women's John R. Wooden Award last month and was the AP's player of the year. She scored 2,687 points while at Duke, making her the school's career scorer leader ? for men and women.

Beard, just the second three-time AP All-American, was also the first player in NCAA men's or women's history to get more than 2,500 points and 400 steals.

Beard said she was excited about playing with Mystics star Chamique Holdsclaw.

"That's just something you dream of," Beard said. "When the league first started, it was Chamique Holdsclaw that you'd turn on the TV and always watch. She can do so many things."

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