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2026 WNBA draft
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)'s draft for the 2026 season will be held following the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This will be the first draft for the league's two newest expansion teams: the Portland Fire and the Toronto Tempo.
| 2026 WNBA Draft |
|---|
| Basketball |
| April 13, 2026 |
| U.S.: ESPN |
| 45 total selections in 3 rounds |
| Women's National Basketball Association |
| 15 |
| Portland Fire Toronto Tempo |
| Azzi Fudd (Dallas Wings) |
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)'s draft for the 2026 season will be held following the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This will be the first draft for the league's two newest expansion teams: the Portland Fire and the Toronto Tempo.
In November 2025, the WNBA announced that the 2026 WNBA Draft Lottery would be held on November 23, 2025. The lottery decided the order of the first 5 picks in the 2026 WNBA draft and was televised on ESPN in the United States. The five teams that did not qualify for 2025 WNBA playoffs participated in this draft lottery.
The lottery chances were based on the combined record from the 2024 and 2025 WNBA seasons. In the drawing, 14 balls numbered 1 to 14 were placed in a lottery machine and mixed. Four balls were drawn to determine a four-digit combination. The team assigned that four-ball combination received the No. 1 pick. The four balls were then be placed back into the machine and the process was repeated to determine the second pick. Of the three teams not selected in the drawings, the team with the worst cumulative two-year record was selected third; the team with the next worst record selected fourth; and the remaining team, fifth.
A representative from the league's independent accounting firm, Ernst & Young, was in attendance to oversee the draft lottery process.
Note: The team selected for the No. 1 pick in the lottery is noted below in bold text.
| Team | Combined 2024–25 record | Lottery chances | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Wings | 19–65 | 42.0% | 1st pick |
| Minnesota Lynx (from Chicago Sky) | 23–61 | 26.1% | 2nd pick |
| Seattle Storm (from Los Angeles Sparks) | 29–55 | 16.7% | 3rd pick |
| Washington Mystics | 30–54 | 9.7% | 4th pick |
| Chicago Sky (from Connecticut Sun) | 39–45 | 5.5% | 5th pick |
Notes
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| # | Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs |
| Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azzi Fudd | United States | Dallas Wings | UConn | |
| Olivia Miles | United States | Minnesota Lynx (from Chicago) | TCU | |
| Awa Fam | Spain/ Senegal | Seattle Storm (from Los Angeles) | Valencia (Spain) | |
| Lauren Betts | United States | Washington Mystics | UCLA | |
| Gabriela Jaquez | United States/ Mexico | Chicago Sky (from Connecticut) | UCLA | |
| Kiki Rice | United States | Toronto Tempo | UCLA | |
| Iyana Martín | Spain | Portland Fire | Perfumerias Avenida (Spain) | |
| Flau'jae Johnson | United States | Golden State Valkyries | LSU | |
| Angela Dugalić | United States/ Serbia | Washington Mystics (from Seattle) | UCLA | |
| Raven Johnson | United States | Indiana Fever | South Carolina | |
| Cotie McMahon | United States | Washington Mystics (from New York via Minnesota and Connecticut) | Ole Miss | |
| Nell Angloma | France | Connecticut Sun (from Phoenix via Chicago) | Basket Lattes (France) | |
| Madina Okot | Kenya | Atlanta Dream | South Carolina | |
| Taina Mair | United States | Seattle Storm (from Las Vegas) | Duke | |
| Gianna Kneepkens | United States | Connecticut Sun (from Minnesota via Washington) | UCLA |
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marta Suárez | Spain | Seattle Storm (from Dallas) | TCU | |
| Frieda Bühner | Germany | Portland Fire (from Chicago) | Estudiantes (Spain) | |
| Charlisse Leger-Walker | New Zealand | Connecticut Sun | UCLA | |
| Cassandre Prosper | Canada | Washington Mystics | Notre Dame | |
| Ta'Niya Latson | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | South Carolina | |
| Latasha Lattimore | Chicago Sky (from Portland) | Ole Miss | ||
| Teonni Key | Toronto Tempo | Kentucky | ||
| Ashlon Jackson | Golden State Valkyries | Duke | ||
| Chance Gray | Los Angeles Sparks (from Seattle) | Ohio State | ||
| Justine Pissott | Indiana Fever | Vanderbilt | ||
| Saffron Shiels | Australia | Toronto Tempo (from New York via Chicago) | Townsville Fire (Australia) | |
| Ines Pitarch-Granel | France | Phoenix Mercury | Tango Bourges (France) | |
| Indya Nivar | Atlanta Dream | North Carolina | ||
| Janiah Barker | Las Vegas Aces | Tennessee | ||
| Darianna Littlepage-Buggs | Washington Mystics (from Minnesota) | Baylor |
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zee Spearman | Dallas Wings | Tennessee | ||
| Tonie Morgan | Chicago Sky | Kentucky | ||
| Serah Williams | Connecticut Sun | UConn | ||
| Rori Harmon | Washington Mystics | Texas | ||
| Amelia Hassett | Los Angeles Sparks | Kentucky | ||
| Charlise Dunn | Toronto Tempo | Davidson | ||
| Taylor Bigby | Portland Fire | TCU | ||
| Kokoro Tanaka | Japan | Golden State Valkyries | ||
| Grace VanSlooten | Seattle Storm | Michigan State | ||
| Jessica Timmons | Indiana Fever | Alabama | ||
| Manuela Pouch | Australia | New York Liberty | ||
| Eszter Ratkai | Hungary | Phoenix Mercury | ||
| Kejia Ran | China | Atlanta Dream | ||
| Jordan Obi | Las Vegas Aces | Kentucky | ||
| Lani White | Minnesota Lynx | Utah |
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