Taina Mair Taken By Seattle In The 1st Round Of The WNBA Draft

DULUTH, GEORGIA - MARCH 08: Taina Mair #22 of the Duke Blue Devils celebrates winning the Women's ACC Championship over the Louisville Cardinals with Ashlon Jackson #3 at Gas South Arena on March 08, 2026 in Duluth, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) | Getty Images C ongratulations to Blue Devil Taina Mair, who was taken by the Seattle Storm with the #14 pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday night.

Also with the Storm: former Blue Devil Lexie Brown. Now 31, Brown might become a mentor to Mair as she begins her pro career. Fellow Blue Devil Ashlon Jackson was also drafted, taken with the #23 pick by the Golden State Valkyries.

This will be remembered as the UCLA draft – the Bruins saw five players go in the first round – but it was a really good draft for Duke, too. Having two players picked in the first 23 is a great look for Kara Lawson’s program. Dorchester’s Taina Mair taken by Seattle 14th overall in Monday’s WNBA draft Watch: Duke Guard Taina Mair | 2026 WNBA Draft Mair and Jackson Selected in 2026 WNBA Draft Taina Mair selected 14th by Seattle Storm in WNBA Draft Duke women’s basketball’s Ashlon Jackson selected 23rd in 2026 WNBA Draft Duke hoops star Taina Mair got her start on courts in Dot Go to the DBR Boards to find Blue Healer Auctions || Drop us a line