The WNBA Draft 2025 presented by State Farm® was held on Monday, April 14 at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York City. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce the draft picks live on ESPN with exclusive coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. The draft, along with the WNBA Countdown Presented by Google (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET) will also be available live on the ESPN App. 

New this year, the draft was held at The Shed at Hudson Yards in Manhattan, New York. 

Individual 2025 WNBA Draft Tickets were SOLD OUT on TicketMaster. Fans could still grab a seat to watch all the action LIVE by purchasing a WNBA Experiences package presented by DashPass.

The Dallas Wings won the first overall pick at the 2025 WNBA Draft Lottery presented by State Farm held on November 17, 2024.  The Wings will have the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft for the second time in franchise history. With the 2021 No. 1 pick coming via trade, this marks the first time the Wings won the Draft Lottery. 

By missing the 2024 WNBA Playoffs presented by Google, the Dallas Wings, Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky, and Washington Mystics qualified for the 2025 Draft Lottery presented by State Farm.  

The Los Angeles Sparks, which had the most chances to win the top pick, won the second selection, but traded it to the Seattle Storm, thus the Storm now possess the pick. 

The Dallas Wings and Chicago Sky, each of whom posted a combined record of 31-49 over the past two seasons, tied for the second-most chances at the top pick with 227 chances out of 1,000. The Chicago Sky received the third selection, but traded it to the Washington Mystics, thus the Mystics now possess the pick. The Washington Mystics received the fourth overall pick, so the Mystics will now be selecting both third and fourth in the 2025 WNBA Draft. 

First Round 

1. Dallas Wings 
2. Seattle Storm (from Los Angeles) 
3. Washington Mystics (from Chicago) 
4. Washington Mystics 
5. Golden State Valkyries 
6. Washington Mystics (from Atlanta, via Dallas) 
7. New York Liberty (from Phoenix) 
8. Connecticut Sun (from Indiana) 
9. Los Angeles Sparks (from Seattle) 
10. Chicago Sky (from Connecticut) 
11. Minnesota Lynx 
12. Dallas Wings (from New York, via Phoenix) 

Las Vegas has had its own first round pick rescinded. 

Second Round 

1. Las Vegas Aces (from Los Angeles) 
2. Dallas Wings 
3. Minnesota Lynx (from Chicago, via Phoenix) 
4. Chicago Sky (from Washington via Las Vegas) 
5. Golden State Valkyries 
6. Atlanta Dream 
7. Indiana Fever (from Phoenix) 
8. Indiana Fever 
9. Los Angeles Sparks (from Seattle) 
10. Chicago Sky (from Las Vegas) 
11. Washington Mystics (from Connecticut) 
12. Minnesota Lynx 
13. Connecticut Sun (from New York, via Chicago) 

Third Round 

1. Seattle Storm (from Los Angeles) 
2. Dallas Wings 
3. Los Angeles Sparks (from Chicago) 
4. Seattle Storm (from Washington) 
5. Golden State Valkyries 
6. Dallas Wings (from Atlanta) 
7. Washington Mystics (from Phoenix) 
8. Indiana Fever 
9. Seattle Storm 
10. Las Vegas Aces 
11. Atlanta Dream (from Connecticut) 
12. Minnesota Lynx  
13. New York Liberty  

The WNBA Draft consisted of three rounds, with each round taking place on April 14th.  

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 and any picks traded. Additionally, Golden State received the fifth pick in each round in their inaugural expansion season. 

Draft picks can be traded among teams, so the order and number of picks per team can change significantly.

Exercised draft picks can be traded during or after the Draft. 

All NCAA players who are turning twenty-two years old in 2025 are eligible to renounce any remaining NCAA eligibility (including extra eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the pandemic) in order to opt into the 2025 WNBA Draft. 

College seniors who have exhausted all eligibility are not required to renounce.  

All international players who are turning twenty years old in 2025 are also eligible for the 2025 WNBA Draft. 

Year | Team with No. 1| Player Taken  

2024: Indiana Fever | Caitlin Clark 

2023: Indiana Fever | Aliyah Boston  

2022: Atlanta Dream | Rhyne Howard   

2021: Dallas Wings | Charli Collier   

2020: New York Liberty | Sabrina Ionescu  

2019: Las Vegas Aces | Jackie Young  

2018: Las Vegas Aces | A’ja Wilson  

2017: San Antonio Stars | Kelsey Plum  

2016: Seattle Storm | Breanna Stewart   

2015: Seattle Storm | Jewell Loyd  

2014: Connecticut Sun | Chiney Ogwumike   

2013: Phoenix Mercury | Brittney Griner   

2012: Los Angeles Sparks | Nneka Ogwumike  

2011: Minnesota Lynx | Maya Moore  

2010: Connecticut Sun | Tina Charles  

2009: Atlanta Dream | Angel McCoughtry  

2008: Los Angeles Sparks | Candace Parker   

2007: Phoenix Mercury | Lindsey Harding  

2006: Minnesota Lynx | Seimone Augustus  

2005: Charlotte Sting | Janel McCarville  

2004: Phoenix Mercury | Diana Taurasi  

2003: Cleveland Rockets | LaToya Thomas  

2002: Seattle Storm | Sue Bird  

2001: Seattle Storm | Lauren Jackson 

2000: Cleveland Rockers | Ann Wauters

1999: Washington Mystics | Chamique Holdsclaw

1998: Utah Starzz | Margo Dydek

1997: Houston Comets | Tina Thompson