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.
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 Aziaha James at No. 12.
There were just 12 first-round selections, rather than 13, because the Las Vegas Aces 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 Seattle Storm picked French center Dominique Malonga, who has drawn comparisons to fellow French phenom Victor Wembanyama. Seattle acquired the No. 2 pick from the Los Angeles Sparks in a blockbuster offseason trade that saw Kelsey Plum head to L.A. and Jewell Loyd join the Aces.
The Washington Mystics 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 Sonia Citron before taking USC's AP All-American forward Kiki Iriafen at No. 4. The Mystics then added Kentucky guard Georgia Amoore, a two-time AP All-American, with the No. 6 pick.
Like Washington, the Connecticut Sun and Chicago Sky 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 Aneesah Morrow and NC State's two-time First Team All-ACC guard Saniya Rivers, respectively.
After the Sparks nabbed Alabama's two-time First Team All-SEC guard Sarah Ashlee Barker at No. 9, the Sky took Slovenian forward Ajsa Sivka 10th and TCU's AP All-American guard Hailey Van Lith 11th.
The Golden State Valkyries, meanwhile, made three selections in their first-ever WNBA draft: Lithuanian guard Justé Jocytė at No. 5 overall, Maryland's three-time First Team All-Big Ten guard Shyanne Sellers in Round 2 and UConn national champion guard Kaitlyn Chen in Round 3.
Who did the Los Angeles Sparks pick in the WNBA draft?
- No. 9 (first round): Sarah Ashlee Barker, G, Alabama
- No. 21 (second round): Sania Feagin, F, South Carolina
- No. 28 (third round): Liatu King, F, Notre Dame
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): Aaliyah Nye, G, Alabama
14. Dallas Wings: Madison Scott, G, Ole Miss
15. Minnesota Lynx (from Chicago): Anastasiia Olairi Kosu, F, Russia
16. Chicago Sky (from Washington): Maddy Westbeld, F, Notre Dame
17. Golden State Valkyries: Shyanne Sellers, G, Maryland
18. Atlanta Dream: Te-Hina Paopao, G, South Carolina
19. Indiana Fever (from Phoenix): Makayla Timpson, F, Florida State
20. Indiana Fever: Bree Hall, G, South Carolina
21. Los Angeles Sparks (from Seattle): Sania Feagin, F, South Carolina
22. Chicago Sky (from Las Vegas): Aicha Coulibaly, G, Texas A&M
23. Washington Mystics (from Connecticut): Lucy Olsen, G, Iowa
24. Minnesota Lynx: Dalayah Daniels, F, Washington
25. Connecticut Sun (from New York): Rayah Marshall, F, USC
Third round
26. Seattle Storm (from Los Angeles): Serena Sundell, G, Kansas State
27. Dallas Wings: JJ Quinerly, G, West Virginia
28. Los Angeles Sparks (from Chicago): Liatu King, F, Notre Dame
29. Seattle Storm (from Washington): Madison Conner, G, TCU
30. Golden State Valkyries: Kaitlyn Chen, G, UConn
31. Dallas Wings (from Atlanta): Aaronette Vonleh, C, Baylor
32. Washington Mystics (from Phoenix): Zaay Green, G, Alabama
33. Indiana Fever: Yvonne Ejim, F, Gonzaga
34. Seattle Storm: Jordan Hobbs, G, Michigan
35. Las Vegas Aces: Harmoni Turner, G, Harvard
36. Atlanta Dream (from Connecticut): Taylor Thierry, F, Ohio State
37. Minnesota Lynx: Aubrey Griffin, F, UConn
38. New York Liberty: Adja Kane, F, France
When does the WNBA season start?
The new WNBA season will get underway Friday, May 16.
