2026 WNBA Draft results, full list of picks & selections
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. MORE: Azzi Fudd stuns in high-slit dress on WNBA Draft Orange Carpet 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.
Apr 13, 2026; New York, NY, USA; Lauren Betts poses for a photo on the orange carpet before the 2026 WNBA Draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images 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. MORE: WNBA top 10 draft picks’ rookie salaries revealed 2026 WNBA Draft Results Apr 13, 2026; New York, NY, USA; WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert (left) poses for photos with Azzi Fudd who was selected first overall by the Dallas Wings during the 2026 WNBA Draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards.