will finally be able to welcome Paige Bueckers to the league.
The versatile UConn standout is the odds-on favorite to become the No. 1 overall pick by the She spent five years at 小蓝视频icut after being sidelined by injuries. Bueckers will have plenty of company at the April 14 event, especially with the WNBA having its first expansion team in 17 years in the making their debut draft selection at No. 5 overall.
This is the 29th draft in league history. There will be 13 franchises making a combined 38 draft selections over three rounds. The first round will feature 12 picks with 13 in each of the final two rounds. After Dallas makes its pick, the Seattle Storm hold the No. 2 selection overall with the Washington Mystics having both the third and fourth picks.
How to watch the 2025 WNBA draft
ESPN is televising the draft starting at 7:30 p.m. ET through 9:30 p.m. ET. A countdown show will be available starting at 7 p.m. ET on the ESPN app, and the WNBA has its own 鈥淥range Carpet鈥� for draft prospects showing off their own style and fashion before the big night. The league also will be providing updates on its social and digital sites, including the WNBA app and WNBA.com.
The orange carpet should be quite the fashion show if only based on the show draftees put on last year. That's when 鈥� female or male 鈥� dressed by Prada for the WNBA or NBA draft and helped set the tone for draft night in style.
When and where is the draft?
Monday, April 14, in New York City.
The draft is being held at The Shed, a cultural center at Hudson Yards in Manhattan. This will be the second straight draft fans will be able to attend. Tickets went on sale March 21 along with .
Who are the top players?
With a new season, this draft has seen some choose to stay in college or hit the transfer portal to tap name, image and likeness deals rather than take the WNBA base salary with the ver real risk of not making a roster.
That means Olivia Miles and Flau-Jae Johnson won鈥檛 have their names called. Instead, the WNBA will have a bit of an with Dominique Malonga being drafted early. The 6-foot-6 center played for France last summer in the Paris Olympics and will be a top selection after averaging a double-double playing for Lyon this season. She also became the first French female player to dunk in a EuroCup game last October.
Miles may not be going to the WNBA draft or staying at Notre Dame. Her Fighting Irish teammate Sonia Citron could be joining Malonga with the Mystics bringing her defense prowess and nearly automatic free throw shooting to Washington.
is another likely Top 10 pick after becoming the first player to play on three different teams in the Elite Eight. She鈥檚 coming off her best college season helping the Horned Frogs make program history, and Van Lith won bronze with the U.S. in 3-on-3 at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
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