WNBA draft 2026: where will Azzi Fudd, Lauren Betts and other top prospects land? – live updates

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The draftees person deed nan orangish carpet. Azzi Fudd is successful a civilization Coach sequined grey gown. Flau’jae Johnson told reporters she wanted to look for illustration “the draught was astatine 6 and nan Met Gala was astatine 6.30”.

Flau’jae Johnson connected nan orangish carpet. Photograph: Pamela Smith/AP

Mississippi’s Cotie McMahon connected nan orangish carpet. Photograph: Pamela Smith/AP

Azzi Fudd successful civilization Coach. Photograph: Pamela Smith/AP

TCU’s Olivia Miles connected nan orangish carpet. Photograph: Pamela Smith/AP

Fudd is nan favourite for No 1 pick, but it’s a tight race

For nan past 3 years, nan No 1 prime has been a foregone conclusion entering draught night. In 2022, it was South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston. In 2024, it was Iowa’s Caitlin Clark. Last year, it was UConn’s Paige Bueckers. This twelvemonth is little certain.

Azzi Fudd, Olivia Miles, Awa Fam and Lauren Betts person each been speculated arsenic No 1 prime options. As of Monday morning, Fudd was atop mock drafts by Bleacher Report, USA Today, CBS Sports and ESPN. The Athletic went pinch Miles.

The sportsbooks person Fudd arsenic nan frontrunner to beryllium nan apical pick, followed by Fam, Betts and Miles.

Full WNBA draught order

First round

Dallas Wings

Minnesota Lynx (from Chicago Sky)

Seattle Storm (from Los Angeles Sparks)

Washington Mystics

Chicago Sky (from Connecticut Sun)

Toronto Tempo

Portland Fire

Golden State Valkyries

Washington Mystics (from Seattle Storm)

Indiana Fever

Washington Mystics (from New York Liberty)

Connecticut Sun (from Phoenix Mercury)

Atlanta Dream

Seattle Storm (from Las Vegas Aces)

Connecticut Sun (from Minnesota Lynx)

Second round

Seattle Storm (from Dallas Wings)

Portland Fire (from Chicago Sky)

Connecticut Sun

Washington Mystics

Los Angeles Sparks

Chicago Sky (from Portland Fire)

Toronto Tempo

Golden State Valkyries

Los Angeles Sparks (from Seattle Storm)

Indiana Fever

Toronto Tempo (from New York Liberty)

Phoenix Mercury

Atlanta Dream

Las Vegas Aces

Washington Mystics (from Minnesota Lynx)

Third round

Dallas Wings

Chicago Sky

Connecticut Sun

Washington Mystics

Los Angeles Sparks

Toronto Tempo

Portland Fire

Golden State Valkyries

Seattle Storm

Indiana Fever

New York Liberty

Phoenix Mercury

Atlanta Dream

Las Vegas Aces

Minnesota Lynx

Bryan Armen Graham, Andrew Lawrence, Stephanie Kaloi and I made our predictions for really we deliberation coming will go. Who will spell No 1? Who are immoderate late-round sleepers? Which world players should you know?

Hello from New York! We’re an hour from nan commencement of this year’s WNBA draft.

We travel to you successful nan mediate of a very packed offseason. Less than a period ago, nan WNBA and its players agreed connected a new corporate bargaining agreement aft much than a twelvemonth of tense negotiations. Since then, nan offseason has been a full-on sprint. The description draught for nan league’s 2 caller teams successful Toronto and Portland took spot connected 3 April; March Madness wrapped up pinch UCLA’s triumph complete South Carolina connected 5 April; nan free agency play officially opened past Monday; and now it’s draught time.

The biggest rising stars successful nan women’s crippled are present astatine nan Shed astatine Hudson Yards. We’ve sewage nan 4 main contenders to beryllium nan No 1 prime – UConn’s Azzi Fudd, TCU’s Olivia Miles, UCLA’s Lauren Betts and Spanish phenom Awa Fam. LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson, South Carolina’s Raven Johnson and Mississippi’s Cotie McMahon are besides among nan 15 players successful attendance.

The draught originates astatine 7pm Eastern time. The players person already deed nan orangish carpet. (Photos to come!)

If you person immoderate questions, predictions, thoughts, etc, nonstop an email my way.