With Draft Day approaching — Thursday, 7 PM ET beginning on ESPN2 — look how experts around the web are projecting the first round to play out:
| Team | Bleacher Report | Excelle Sports | Newsday | |
| 1 – | San Antonio Stars | Kelsey Plum, G, Washington | Kelsey Plum, G, Washington | Kelsey Plum, G, Washington |
| 2 – | Chicago Sky | Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, G, Maryland | Brionna Jones, C, Maryland | Alexis Peterson, G, Syracuse |
| 3 – | Dallas Wings | Brionna Jones, C, Maryland | Allisha Gray, G, South Carolina | Brionna Jones, C, Maryland |
| 4 – | Dallas Wings | Alaina Coates, C, South Carolina | Alaina Coates, C, South Carolina | Allisha Gray, G, South Carolina |
| 5 – | San Antonio Stars | Allisha Gray, G, South Carolina | Alexis Peterson, G, Syracuse | Alaina Coates, C, South Carolina |
| 6 – | Washington Mystics | Chantel Osahor, F, Washington | Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, G, Maryland | Sydney Wiese, G, Oregon State |
| 7 – | Atlanta Dream | Alexis Jones, G, Baylor | Nia Coffey, F, Northwestern | Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, G, Maryland |
| 8 – | Connecticut Sun | Sydney Wiese, G, Oregon State | Tori Jankoska, G, Michigan State | Alexis Jones, G, Baylor |
| 9 – | Chicago Sky | Nia Coffey, F, Northwestern | Sydney Wiese, G, Oregon State | Nia Coffey, F, Northwestern |
| 10 – | Dallas Wings | Erica McCall, C, Stanford | Nina Davis, F, Baylor | Chantel Osahor, F/C, Washington |
| 11 – | Los Angeles Sparks | Alexis Peterson, G, Syracuse | Alexis Jones, G, Baylor | Alexis Prince, G, Baylor |
| 12 – | Minnesota Lynx | Brittney Sykes, G, Syracuse | Kaela Davis, G, South Carolina | Kaela Davis, G, South Carolina |