The WNBA Draft is Monday in New York, taking place at The Shed, which is described as a cultural center in Hudson Yards in Manhattan.
The draft is slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, with the Dallas Wings picking first overall.
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As Yahoo Sports Maggie Hendricks pointed out, there are only 12 first-round picks despite the league having 13 teams this season because the Las Vegas Aces lost their first-round selection because of rules violations in 2023. New York, Indiana, Phoenix and Atlanta all traded their 2025 first-round picks, so, yes, there is some opening-round imbalance.
Here are a few items to get you up to speed for the 2025 WNBA Draft:
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Olivia Miles, projected to go No. 2 overall, leaves Notre Dame for TCU after pulling out of the WNBA Draft. Read here.
WNBA Mock Draft 2.0: Where things stand with Paige Bueckers, Kiki Iriafen
With Olivia Miles staying in college, the WNBA Draft picture got a little cloudier. Which names will be called on Monday? Our mock draft breaks it all down.
The star guard’s secret sauce is how she can shape her skill set to fit a variety of team needs and roles. Read here.
Bueckers’ primary task will likely be to turn Dallas into not only a title contender, but an arena-packing destination filled with fans. Read here.
2025 WNBA Draft:
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Where: The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York
First-round draft order
1. Dallas Wings
2. Seattle Storm (via Los Angeles Sparks)
3. Washington Mystics (via Chicago Sky)
4. Washington Mystics
5. Golden State Valkyries
6. Washington Mystics (via Atlanta Dream)
7. Connecticut Sun (via Phoenix Mercury)
8. Connecticut Sun (via Indiana Fever)
9. Los Angeles Sparks (via Seattle Storm)
10. Chicago Sky (via Connecticut Sun)
11. Minnesota Lynx
12. Dallas Wings (via New York Liberty)
Second-round draft order
13. Las Vegas Aces (via Los Angeles Sparks)
14. Dallas Wings
15. Minnesota Lynx (Via Chicago Sky)
16. Chicago Sky (via Washington Mystics)
17. Golden State Valkyries
18. Atlanta Dream
19. Indiana Fever (via Phoenix Mercury)
20. Indiana Fever
21. Los Angeles Sparks (via Seattle Storm)
22. Chicago Sky (via Las Vegas Aces)
23. Washington Mystics (via Connecticut Sun)
24. Minnesota Lynx
25. Connecticut Sun (via New York Liberty)
Third-round draft order
26. Seattle Storm (via Los Angeles Sparks)
27. Dallas Wings
28. Los Angeles Sparks (via Chicago Sky)
29. Seattle Storm (from Washington Mystics)
30. Golden State Valkyries
31. Dallas Wings (via Atlanta Dream)
32. Washington Mystics (via Phoenix Mercury)
33. Indiana Fever
34. Seattle Storm
35. Las Vegas Aces
36. Atlanta Dream (via Connecticut Sun)
37. Minnesota Lynx
38. New York Liberty
