The excitement is building for the WNBA Draft! It’s happening on Monday, April 15th at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Tune in to ESPN at 7:30 PM ET to see WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announce the picks live.
The WNBA Countdown Presented by Google (airing at 7 PM ET on ESPN) will lead into the draft, and you can also stream the event live on the ESPN App.
Where can you watch the WNBA Draft?
You can catch the livestream on the ESPN App, along with the pre-draft show, the WNBA Countdown Presented by Google, starting at 7 PM ET.
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Complete Order for This Tear’s WNBA Draft
College basketball’s brightest stars are on the cusp of their dreams. After dedicating their lives to this moment, they’ll be eagerly awaiting their names to be called by a WNBA team on draft night. The competition is fierce, especially between perennial rivals Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. All eyes are on Clark, who’s projected as the top pick.
The Indiana Fever hold the top pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, making them the frontrunners to land college star Caitlin Clark. This could reunite Clark with last year’s top pick, Aliyah Boston, on the Fever roster.
In the First Round, the Order is as Follows:
- Indiana
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- Los Angeles
- Dallas
- Washington
- Minnesota
- Chicago
- Dallas
- Connecticut
- New York
- Atlanta
Second round:
- Chicago
- Seattle
- Indiana
- Las Vegas
- New York
- Las Vegas
- Connecticut
- Atlanta
- Washington
- Connecticut
- New York
- Las Vegas
Third round:
- Phoenix
- Seattle
- Indiana
- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Washington
- Minnesota
- Atlanta
- Dallas
- Connecticut
- New York
- Las Vegas
How is WNBA draft order determined?
The WNBA draft is a three-round event where all 12 teams get to select players. Each round features 12 picks.
As the WNBA states: “The order of team picks in each round are the inverse order of the standings from the last regular season, except for the first four picks of the first round, which are determined by the Draft Lottery.”
“The Draft Lottery took place in December with the four teams that did not participate in the playoffs in 2021, with the chances of drawing the first pick being based on the teams’ cumulative records over the last two seasons (the team with the worst cumulative two-year record had the best chances of drawing the first pick).”
WNBA Mock Draft
The WNBA Draft kicks off on Monday, April 15th. Here’s a mock look at the first round selections.
- Indiana Fever: Caitlin Clark, PG, Iowa
- LA Sparks: Rickea Jackson, SF, Tennessee
- Chicago Sky: Cameron Brink, PF, Stanford
- LA Sparks: Kamilla Cardoso, C, South Carolina
- Dallas Wings: Aaliyah Edwards, PF, UConn
- Washington Mystics: Angel Reese, PF, LSU
- Minnesota Lynx: Jacy Sheldon, SG, Ohio State
- Chicago Sky: Isobel Borlase, PG, Australia
- Dallas Wings: Alissa Pili, SF, Utah
- Connecticut Sun: Dyaisha Fair, PG, Syracuse
- New York Liberty: Charisma Osborne, SG, UCLA
- Atlanta Dream: Jessika Carter, C, Mississippi State
Caitlin Clark, fresh off a legendary career at Iowa, is projected as the undisputed number one pick. While her Hawkeyes couldn’t dethrone the dominant South Carolina squad, Clark seems destined for individual glory in the draft.
Meanwhile, Angel Reese, a national champion with LSU and a fan favorite with her aggressive style, faces questions from scouts. Despite her past success, there’s uncertainty about how her offensive skills will translate to the pro level.
Angel Reese’s Emotional Farwell
Leaving the LSU Tigers for the WNBA, Angel Reese had one last farewell to make in Baton Rouge. Forget teammates – it turns out Reese’s emotional goodbye wasn’t for a human Tiger, but for a real, live one named Mike! Seems even the fiercest college athletes have a soft spot for a majestic feline.
“Oh my gosh,” Reese said with a heavy heart as she watched Mike the Tiger stroll regally past, realizing she took him for granted over the past two years.”
“I’ll miss being able to see a live tiger on campus every day,” the projected top-10 WNBA Draft pick wrote on her Instagram story.
LSU’s beloved Mike the Tiger holds a special place in the hearts of all Tigers, and Angel Reese was no exception. As the star player prepared to depart for the WNBA, a visit to Mike wasn’t just a tradition, it was a must. According to the LSU website, Mike is the only live tiger mascot residing on a college campus in the US, and seeing him is even free!
https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Gix_ML0IO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkMike’s habitat sits conveniently between the basketball arena where Reese dominated under Coach Mulkey and the iconic Tiger Stadium where Mike himself rallies the football crowd. Luckily, Reese made her visit count. The very next day, bad weather forced Mike indoors, making her last goodbye even more meaningful. With the WNBA Draft looming on April 15th, Angel ensured she left Baton Rouge with one final roar – a roar shared with Mike the Tiger.
