The 2025 WNBA draft shall be held April 14 in New York City.
The Dallas Wings have the No. 1 decide, adopted by the Seattle Storm. The Washington Mystics have the following two picks, with the growth Golden State Valkyries proudly owning the fifth alternative.
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce the draft picks stay on ESPN starting at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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For the second yr in a row, the draft shall be held with followers in attendance, this time at The Shed, a middle for the humanities within the Hudson Yards part of Manhattan.
“At a time when the fervour and pleasure surrounding the WNBA has by no means been larger, we proceed to concentrate on creating elevated occasions that WNBA followers will not wish to miss,” Engelbert stated. “The large fan engagement we loved at draft final yr was a precursor to a season through which we finally set information for viewership, attendance, digital consumption and merchandise gross sales. Now, on the heels of an attention-grabbing free company interval and with draft serving because the official begin to the upcoming WNBA season, we stay up for welcoming in a brand new set of WNBA rookies in a memorable method.”
Draft prospects will take part in a number of predraft actions within the metropolis and conduct a stroll alongside the “Orange Carpet,” the place they’ll exhibit their trend fashion on the best way into the venue.
Guards Paige Bueckers of UConn and Olivia Miles of Notre Dame are projected to be the highest two picks of the draft, present they each determine to surrender their ultimate yr of faculty eligibility.