That's a wrap on the 2025 WNBA Draft.
This year's draft took place Monday night from The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York City as the 13 different WNBA franchises combined to select 38 players. And the opening round saw four teams make multiple picks.
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The three-round event began as expected with the Dallas Wings taking UConn's three-time AP First Team All-American guard Paige Bueckers No. 1 overall. Fresh off leading the Huskies to a national championship, Bueckers became the second top pick in Wings franchise history. Dallas both kicked off and closed the draft's first round, later grabbing NC State's two-time First Team All-ACC guard at No. 12.
There were just 12 first-round selections, rather than 13, because the were stripped of their pick for violating league rules regarding impermissible player benefits.
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An international prospect came off the board second overall as the picked French center , who has drawn comparisons to fellow French phenom . Seattle acquired the No. 2 pick from the in a blockbuster offseason trade that saw head to L.A. and join the Aces.
The entered the draft with three selections inside the top six -- and they came away with a trio of big-name college prospects. Washington used the No. 3 pick, which it acquired in the Ariel Atkins trade, on Notre Dame's three-time All-ACC guard before taking USC's AP All-American forward at No. 4. The Mystics then added Kentucky guard , a two-time AP All-American, with the No. 6 pick.
Like Washington, the and also made back-to-back selections in Round 1. The Sun used the seventh and eighth overall picks on LSU's three-time AP All-American forward and NC State's two-time First Team All-ACC guard , respectively.
After the Sparks nabbed Alabama's two-time First Team All-SEC guard at No. 9, the Sky took Slovenian forward 10th and TCU's AP All-American guard 11th.
The , meanwhile, made three selections in their first-ever WNBA draft: Lithuanian guard at No. 5 overall, Maryland's three-time First Team All-Big Ten guard in Round 2 and UConn national champion guard in Round 3.
Who did the Dallas Wings pick in the WNBA draft?
- No. 1 (first round): Paige Bueckers, G, UConn
- No. 12 (first round): Aziaha James, G, NC State
- No. 14 (second round): Madison Scott, G, Ole Miss
- No. 27 (third round): JJ Quinerly, G, West Virginia
- No. 31 (third round): Aaronette Vonleh, C, Baylor
List of all 2025 WNBA Draft picks
Here's a full look at the 2025 WNBA Draft results:
First round
1. Dallas Wings: Paige Bueckers, G, UConn
2. Seattle Storm (from Los Angeles): Dominique Malonga, C, France
3. Washington Mystics (from Chicago): Sonia Citron, G, Notre Dame
4. Washington Mystics: Kiki Iriafen, F, USC
5. Golden State Valkyries: Justé Jocytė, G, Lithuania
6. Washington Mystics (from Atlanta): Georgia Amoore, G, Kentucky
7. Connecticut Sun (from Phoenix): Aneesah Morrow, F, LSU
8. Connecticut Sun (from Indiana): Saniya Rivers, G, NC State
9. Los Angeles Sparks (from Seattle): Sarah Ashlee Barker, G, Alabama
10. Chicago Sky (from Connecticut): Ajsa Sivka, F, Slovenia
11. Chicago Sky (from Minnesota): Hailey Van Lith, G, TCU
12. Dallas Wings (from New York): Aziaha James, G, NC State
Second round
13. Las Vegas Aces (from Los Angeles): , G, Alabama
14. Dallas Wings: , G, Ole Miss
15. Minnesota Lynx (from Chicago): Anastasiia Olairi Kosu, F, Russia
16. Chicago Sky (from Washington): , F, Notre Dame
17. Golden State Valkyries: Shyanne Sellers, G, Maryland
18. Atlanta Dream: , G, South Carolina
19. Indiana Fever (from Phoenix): , F, Florida State
20. Indiana Fever: , G, South Carolina
21. Los Angeles Sparks (from Seattle): , F, South Carolina
22. Chicago Sky (from Las Vegas): , G, Texas A&M
23. Washington Mystics (from Connecticut): , G, Iowa
24. Minnesota Lynx: , F, Washington
25. Connecticut Sun (from New York): , F, USC
Third round
26. Seattle Storm (from Los Angeles): , G, Kansas State
27. Dallas Wings: , G, West Virginia
28. Los Angeles Sparks (from Chicago): , F, Notre Dame
29. Seattle Storm (from Washington): , G, TCU
30. Golden State Valkyries: Kaitlyn Chen, G, UConn
31. Dallas Wings (from Atlanta): , C, Baylor
32. Washington Mystics (from Phoenix): , G, Alabama
33. Indiana Fever: , F, Gonzaga
34. Seattle Storm: , G, Michigan
35. Las Vegas Aces: , G, Harvard
36. Atlanta Dream (from Connecticut): , F, Ohio State
37. Minnesota Lynx: , F, UConn
38. New York Liberty: , F, France
When does the WNBA season start?
The new WNBA season will get underway Friday, May 16.
