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2026 WNBA Draft results, full list of picks & selections
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The 2026 WNBA Draft occurred on April 13 in New York City, with Azzi Fudd being the first overall pick by the Dallas Wings. Notably, Fudd and Paige Bueckers are the first college teammates selected No. 1 overall in consecutive years.
The 2026 WNBA Draft took place on Monday, April 13, at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York City. It was a historic night in the Big Apple, with former UConn women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd being selected No. 1 overall by the Dallas Wings.
Fudd is now reunited with former Huskies running mate Paige Bueckers, becoming the first former college teammates to be selected by the same team No. 1 overall in back-to-back years.
After Fudd was selected by Dallas, former TCU star and triple-double machine Olivia Miles went No. 2 to the Minnesota Lynx, while Spain’s Awa Fam Thiam went No. 3 to the Seattle Storm.
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We then saw a string of former UCLA teammates and reigning national champions — Lauren Betts to the Washington Mystics and Gabriela Jaquez to the Chicago Sky — round out the top five, before Kiki Rice went to the Toronto Tempo.
Former LSU star Flau’jae Johnson was selected No. 9 overall by the Golden State Valkyrie before being traded to the Seattle Storm in exchange for a 2028 second-round pick and the draft rights to former TCU guard Marta Suarez.
Who will be joining your favorite team for the 2026 season?
A full look at the results for all three rounds of the WNBA Draft can be seen below.
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2026 WNBA Draft Results
Round 1
No. 1: Azzi Fudd, Dallas Wings
No. 2: Olivia Miles, Minnesota Lynx
No. 3: Awa Fam Thiam, Seattle Storm
No. 4: Lauren Betts, Washington Mystics
No. 5: Gabriela Jaquez, Chicago Sky
No. 6: Kiki Rice, Toronto Tempo
No. 7: Iyana Martín Carrión, Portland Fire
No. 8: Flau’jae Johnson, Golden State Valkyries (draft rights traded to Seattle Storm)
No. 9: Angela Dugalić, Washington Mystics
No. 10: Raven Johnson, Indiana Fever
No. 11: Cotie McMahon, Washington Mystics
No. 12: Nell Angloma, Connecticut Sun
No. 13: Madina Okot, Atlanta Dream
No. 14: Taina Mair, Seattle Storm
No. 15: Gianna Kneepkens, Connecticut Sun
Round 2
No. 16: Marta Suárez, Seattle Storm (draft rights traded to Golden State)
No. 17: Frieda Bühner, Portland Fire
No. 18: Charlisse Leger-Walker, Connecticut Sun
No. 19: Cassandre Prosper, Washington Mystics
No. 20: Ta’Niya Latson, Los Angeles Sparks
No. 21: Latasha Lattimore, Chicago Sky
No. 22: Teonni Key, Toronto Tempo
No. 23: Ashlon Jackson, Golden State Valkyries
No. 24: Chance Gray, Los Angeles Sparks
No. 25: Justine Pissott, Indiana Fever
No. 26: Saffron Shiels, Toronto Tempo
No. 27: Ines Pitarch-Granel, Phoenix Mercury
No. 28: Indya Nivar, Atlanta Dream
No. 29: Janiah Barker, Las Vegas Aces
No. 30: Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Washington Mystics
Round 3
No. 31: Zee Spearman, Dallas Wings
No. 32: Tonie Morgan, Chicago Sky
No. 33: Serah Williams, Connecticut Sun
No. 34: Rori Harmon, Washington Mystics
No. 35: Amelia Hassett, Los Angeles Sparks
No. 36: Charlise Dunn, Toronto Tempo
No. 37: Taylor Bigby, Portland Fire
No. 38: Kokoro Tanaka, Golden State Valkyries
No. 39: Grace VanSlooten, Seattle Storm
No. 40: Jessica Timmons, Indiana Fever
No. 41: Manuela Puoch, New York Liberty
No. 42: Eszter Ratkai, Phoenix Mercury
No. 43: Kejia Ran, Atlanta Dream
No. 44: Jordan Obi, Las Vegas Aces
No. 45: Lani White, Minnesota Lynx
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Q&A
Who was the first overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft?
Azzi Fudd was selected as the first overall pick by the Dallas Wings.
Which teams selected Olivia Miles and Awa Fam Thiam in the 2026 WNBA Draft?
Olivia Miles was picked No. 2 by the Minnesota Lynx, and Awa Fam Thiam was selected No. 3 by the Seattle Storm.
What historic achievement did Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers accomplish in the 2026 WNBA Draft?
Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers became the first former college teammates to be selected No. 1 overall in back-to-back years.
Who were the top five picks in the 2026 WNBA Draft?
The top five picks were Azzi Fudd (Dallas Wings), Olivia Miles (Minnesota Lynx), Awa Fam Thiam (Seattle Storm), Lauren Betts (Washington Mystics), and Gabriela Jaquez (Chicago Sky).
