2025 WNBA Draft Selection Updates

NEW YORK —The 2025 WNBA Draft is right here, and Ballislife presents a reside replace of the complete draft evening!

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The Dallas Wings are projected to pick out UConn’s Paige Bueckers No.1 general with the primary decide. With 38 choices, the draft might be divided into three rounds. The Minnesota Lynx already struck a commerce with the Chicago Sky, sending Chicago the No.11 general Draft.

With an thrilling evening of head, Ballislife has all of the updates, choice, information, trades, and extra! Listed here are the reside outcomes from the 2025 WNBA Draft held in New York Metropolis

Full 2025 WNBA Draft Order

First Spherical

1. Dallas Wings: Paige Bueckers, Guard, UConn

The Dallas Wings are searching for some extent guard to enrich capturing guard Arike Ogunbowale, Paige Bueckers is an distinctive candidate to fill within the place wants. She led the UConn Huskies to their first nationwide championship since 2016 and has made a big impression on each ends of the court docket since returning to play for her fifth season.

Bueckers will usher in her distinctive playmaking abilities, versatility and skill to play a number of positions to the Wings. She might be the franchise participant Dallas has been in search of, particularly after relocating from Tulsa practically a decade in the past.

– Aya Abdeen

2. Seattle Storm: Dominique Malonga, Middle, France

With the No.2 general decide, the Seattle Storm choose French sensation Dominque Malonga. At 6’6 she bolsters the Storm’s entrance court docket depth alongside Ezi Magbegor and Nneka Ogwumike. Recognized for her dunking abilities, Malonga offers each an inside and outdoors risk for seattle.

At simply 19 years previous, she strikes unbelievable nicely for her measurement. The Storm are getting a participant who possess nice size and measurement.

– Sara Jane Gamelli

3. Washington Mystics: Sonia Citron, Guard, Notre Dame

With the No.3 general decide the Mystics are getting a franchise participant with Sonia Citron. A participant that may construct round Aaliyah Edwards and Shakira Austin, Citron is a participant that brings a lot wanted capturing. Washington ranked one of many lowest in offense final season, and what higher option to substitute Julie Vanloo and Ariel Atkins.

Citron is a superb two-way participant that brings size and measurement to the Mystics. In her senior season, she averaged 14.1 factors, capturing 37.2 % from past the arc. Her versatility will give the Mystics choices to play her on the wing. Both approach, she’s a elegant scorer, which they wanted.

– Sara Jane Gamelli

4.Washington Mystics: Kiki Iriafen, Ahead, USC

Somewhat little bit of a shock right here as I anticipated the Mystics to take Iriafen with the third decide and Citron with the fourth as an alternative of the opposite approach round. That’s an excellent name by Aya on the mock draft as she had Citron within the No. 3 slot. Regardless, they each find yourself in DC and I like the pairing. Iriafen entered her senior season firmly within the working to be taken No. 1 general after averaging a career-high 19.4 factors and 11 rebounds per sport her junior season at Stanford (2023-24). Iriafen suffered a slight statistical regression at USC this season and is in flip the fourth decide, however she’s nonetheless an excellent addition for a rebuilding Mystics crew.

-Will Despart

5. Golden State Valkyries: Justé Jocyté, Ahead, Lithuania

It is the primary yr the WNBA Draft has had an growth crew since 2008 and this Golden State’s first decide ever. What higher option to construct your franchise round Justé Jocyté. I will not lie, each respected mock, embody ours had Aneesah Morrow heading to the Bay space right here.

Do not get me unsuitable, this can be a improbable decide. Jocyté is an especially proficient participant who can participant each on and off ball. At six toes, she has the flexibility to have the ability to play a number of positions. The Valkyries already cemented Temi Fagbenle and Tiffany Hayes, Justé Jocyté. will add one other stage of offense wanted to leap begin this franchise.

The primary participant chosen in franchise historical past, Justé Jocyté is an elite shooter who will hit spot up, and can put up a ton of threes, which can work out all too nicely subsequent to Hayes.

-Sara Jane Gamelli

6. Washington Mystics: Georgia Amoore, Guard, Kentucky

The backcourt parade continues with the Australian Amoore becoming a member of the fold alongside Citron and Iriafen. Amoore has earned All-American honors in consecutive seasons and her playmaking skills must be welcome for a Mystics group searching for to maintain tempo on nationwide scoreboards. Amoore and Citron can have a powerful backcourt mentor to work with in Brittney Sykes, who is ready to return for a 3rd season within the nation’s capital.

-Geoff Maggliochetti

7. Connecticut Solar (By way of Phoenix Mercury): Aneesah Morrow, Ahead, LSU

Alyssa Thomas, Dewanna Bonner, and Brionna Jones. Aneesah Morrow is a key addition that head coach Rachid Meziane wants in his first yr. She brings dynamic play, versatility, and powerful rebounding skills to the crew. Morrow is coming off 4 consecutive seasons double-doubles from each DePaul and LSU and would be the ahead to look at sooner or later for the Solar.

-Aya Abdeen

8. Connecticut Solar (By way of Indiana Fever): Saniya Rivers, Guard, NC State

The Solar proceed to restock their depleted roster with playmakers, including Rivers mere minutes after Morrow’s arrival. A South Carolina switch, Rivers impressed on either side of the ball by main the Wolfpack in assists, blocks, and steals. Rivers ought to have a right away alternative to step up and succeed on the skilled one with an aura of uncertainty surrounding Marina Mabrey’s Uncasville destiny.

-Geoff Maggliochetti

9. Los Angeles Sparks (By way of Seattle Storm): Sarah Ashlee Barker, Guard, Alabama

Wow. The Sparks take Alabama’s Sarah Ashlee Barker with Hailey Van Lith and Shyanne Sellers nonetheless on the board. That’s a little bit of a attain for my part, however Barker earned fairly a bit of fine press after dropping 45 within the Crimson Tide’s Spherical of 32 loss to Maryland a number of weeks in the past.

All issues thought-about, Barker goes to an excellent touchdown spot for her improvement. She’ll get to play alongside All-Star veterans Kelsey Plum and De’Arica Hamby and with younger stars Rickea Jackson and Cameron Brink.

-Will Despart

10. Chicago Sky (By way of Connecticut Solar): Ajša Sivka, Foward, Tarbes Gespe Bigorre/Slovenia.

The primary decide of the Tyler Marsh period, Ajsa Sivka is a reasonably good puzzle piece to suit into his system. Sivka is proficient on each ends of the ground and is a superb shooter and passer for her 6’4 body.

She’ll be an attention-grabbing addition to Chicago’s beginning lineup, contemplating the truth that she’ll probably be enjoying alongside two different bigs in Angel Reese and Kamila Cardoso. It’s not simply the Twin Towers in Chicago, there’s three of them now and the brand new one can deliver the ball up the court docket too.

-Will Despart

11. Chicago Sky (By way of Minnesota Lynx): Hailey Van Lith, Guard, TCU

The Chicago Sky acquired the decide via a commerce with the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday, they want some extent guard to backup Courtney Vandersloot. Particularly after choosing ahead Ajsa Sivka at tenth general, they added in Hailey Van Lith.

Van Lith is coming off a season the place she was part of historical past with the TCU Horned Frogs. She is thought for her versatile offense sport, reminiscent of her efficient scoring and playmaking abilities. Head coach Tyler Marsh is optimistic to see Van Lith studying from Vandersloot to organize for the long run.

-Aya Abdeen

12. Dallas Wings (By way of New York Liberty): Aziaha James, Guard, NC State

Dallas bookended the primary spherical by pairing Bueckers with James, a Raleigh stalwart who turned one of many ACC’s prime skills during the last two years. James took benefit of two years on the Wolfpack bench and the endurance paid off when she established herself a sterling two-way and transitional star.

James’ wholesome sense of reckless abandon from deep ought to assist a Dallas crew that ranked tenth in three-point makes an attempt per sport and he or she ought to be taught loads from DiJonai Carrington.

-Geoff Maggliochetti