Here's the result: The Dallas Wings will have the No. 1 pick in 2025. WNBA draft. That means they are likely to take Paige Bueckers, a star at the University of Connecticut who was named National Player of the Year as a freshman and has since established herself as a great two-way point guard. This season, the Buccaneers are averaging 21.3 points on 65 percent shooting, four assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game.
Paige Backers is currently the frontrunner for the No. 1 pick, but she's not the only option. Kiki Iliafen, a high-scoring forward from the University of Southern California, could also be among the top candidates.
Here are the remaining WNBA Draft Lottery results:
2nd place: Los Angeles Sparks
3rd place: Chicago Sky
4th place: Washington Mystics
5th place: Golden State Valkyries
6th place: Washington Mystics (from Dream)
7th place: New York Liberty (via Mercury)
8th place: Indiana Fever
9th place: Seattle Storm
No. 10: Chicago Sky (via Sun)
11th place: Minnesota Lynx
No.12: Phoenix Mercury (via Liberty)
The WNBA Draft is scheduled to be held on Monday, April 14, after the 2024-25 NCAA basketball season.
Heading into the lottery, the Sparks had the best odds for first place (44.2%) as they had the worst cumulative record of 22-55 over the past two seasons. The Wings and Sky each had a 22.7% chance of getting the No. 1 pick, but because the Wings traded picks with the Sky, their odds of getting the No. 1 pick actually became 45.4%. The Mystics had a slim chance of finishing first, finishing with a 10.4% chance. In the end, the results perfectly reflected the lottery odds.
Each lottery team's representative player was a young star player. Rikea Jackson represented the Sparks, Aaliyah Edwards represented the Mystics, Maddie Siegrist represented the Wings, and Angel Reese represented the Sky.
The Indiana Fever has had the past two No. 1 picks. They drafted Aliyah Boston in 2023 and Kaitlyn Clark in 2024. The duo helped lead the Fever to the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
WNBA Draft Lotta Prediction
ESPN's 2025 Draft Mock We currently project the following players to be drafted within the top 10.
- Paige Backers, University of Connecticut
- Kiki Iriafen, Dallas Wings
- Azzie Fudd, University of Connecticut
- Olivia Miles, Notre Dame
- Lauren Betts, UCLA
- Dominic Malonga, Washington Mystics
- Aneesa Morrow, LSU
- Jania Barker, UCLA
- Te Hina Paopao, South Carolina
- Lori Harmon, Texas
Fudd may choose to return to college next season, so depending on that decision, she may not participate in this year's draft. Tankasson Mock Draft Sonia Citron (Notre Dame), Shan'Ann Sellers (Maryland), Ajisa Shibuka (Schio), Lori Harmon (Texas) and Georgia Amoore (Kentucky) are all expected to advance to the first round.
But this season will speak volumes. Some players, like Fudd, have an extra year available due to COVID-19 and injuries and may or may not choose to enter this year's draft. Other players, like LSU's Frauge Johnson, are not currently scheduled to enter the draft, but could choose to enter the draft early if they continue to dominate this season.
