Five years later
The call came on a lovely Tuesday afternoon in June, with Reese nestled in her office at the league headquarters, surrounded by draft boards for the exciting upcoming expansion season. Suddenly, her phone buzzed with a heartfelt text from Sasha that made her pause everything else immediately.
"First overall! I just got the call. I'm crying in my apartment right now, and honestly, I don't even care."
Reese called her back within seconds, and Sasha answered, laughter and tears mingling in her voice. At twenty-two years old, with four remarkable years at Northbridge behind her, she embodied the very trajectory Reese had envisioned for her on that first tryout day.
"First overall," Reese exclaimed, her eyes unexpectedly brimming with emotion. "Sasha, that's absolutely inc
