The outcomes are in: the Dallas Wings will personal the No. 1 decide within the 2025 WNBA Draft. Which means they’ll probably draw Paige Bueckers, the College of Connecticut star who was named Nationwide Participant of the Yr as a freshman, and has since solidified herself as an impressive two-way level guard. This season, Bueckers is averaging 21.3 factors per recreation on 65% capturing, alongside 4 assists and three.5 rebounds.
Paige Bueckers is the present frontrunner for the No. 1 decide, however she’s not the one possibility. Kiki Iriafen, the high-scoring ahead for the College of Southern California, may be within the combine for the highest spot.
The remainder of the WNBA Draft Lottery outcomes are as follows:
No. 2: Los Angeles Sparks
No. 3: Chicago Sky
No. 4: Washington Mystics
No. 5: Golden State Valkyries
No. 6: Washington Mystics (through Dream)
No. 7: New York Liberty (through Mercury)
No. 8: Indiana Fever
No. 9: Seattle Storm
No. 10: Chicago Sky (through Solar)
No. 11: Minnesota Lynx
No. 12: Phoenix Mercury (through Liberty)
The WNBA Draft is scheduled to happen on Monday, April 14, after the conclusion of the 2024-25 NCAA basketball season.
Going into the lottery, the Sparks had the very best odds (44.2%) at No. 1 as a result of they’d the worst cumulative file over the previous two seasons at 22-55. The Wings and Sky every had a 22.7% probability on the No. 1 decide, however as a result of the Wings had a decide swap with the Sky, they really had a forty five.4% probability on the prime spot. The Mystics had a slim probability on the prime spot, ending with a ten.4% probability. In the end, the outcomes completely mirrored lottery odds.
Every of the lottery groups had been represented by younger stars on their rosters; Rickea Jackson was there on behalf of the Sparks, Aaliyah Edwards represented the Mystics, Maddie Siegrist the Wings and Angel Reese the Sky.
The Indiana Fever had the earlier two No. 1 picks; they drafted Aliyah Boston in 2023 and Caitlin Clark in 2024. The duo helped lead the Fever to the playoffs for the primary time since 2016.
WNBA Draft Lottery Projection
ESPN’s mock 2025 draft at present predicts the next gamers can be drafted within the Prime 10:
- Paige Bueckers, College of Connecticut
- Kiki Iriafen, Dallas Wings
- Azzi Fudd, College of Connecticut
- Olivia Miles, Notre Dame
- Lauren Betts, UCLA
- Dominique Malonga, Washington Mystics
- Aneesah Morrow, LSU
- Janiah Barker, UCLA
- Te-Hina Paopao, South Carolina
- Rori Harmon, Texas
Fudd might selected to return to UConn subsequent season, so relying on that call, she may not be coming into this yr’s draft. Tankathon’s mock draft initiatives Sonia Citron (Notre Dame), Shyanne Sellers (Maryland), Ajsa Sivka (Schio), Rori Harmon (Texas), and Georgia Amoore (Kentucky) all going within the first spherical.
However, this season will show telling about various issues. Some gamers, like Fudd, have an extra yr of availability as a consequence of COVID or accidents, and will or could not select to enter this yr’s draft. Different gamers, like Flau’jae Johnson of LSU, should not at present slated to enter the draft, however might select to take action early in the event that they proceed dominating this season.
