For the second consecutive year, dallas wings Will be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft.
wings, which took Yukon‘S Paige Bueckers In 2025, Sunday won the 2026 WNBA Draft Lottery and will select the first-round pick on April 13. They are the fourth franchise to have the first overall pick in consecutive seasons, although others have won back-to-back draft lotteries but traded away one of the picks.
The lottery odds for the five teams that did not make the playoffs in 2025 were based on the cumulative records of the past two WNBA regular seasons. minnesota lynx And seattle hurricane In the lottery.
With a cumulative record of 19–65, the Wings had the best chance of getting the top pick (42%) and were at least guaranteed a top-three selection.
,[We want] Someone who wants to win,” Dallas continued. Maddie SiegristThe team’s lottery representative. “We have an exciting young group, and we’ve really bonded together. I’m excited to bring someone else in.”
Bueckers won WNBA Rookie of the Year and was also named to the All-WNBA second team. But the Wings again failed to make the postseason and finished the 2025 season with the league’s worst record (10–34).
In the last five years, only indiana fever There have been more lottery selections than Wings. Bueckers and Siegrist (No. 3 in 2023) were the only lottery picks to play for Dallas last season.
This year’s draft lottery was the first lottery to feature five teams since 2010. The Lynx, which had the second-best odds on Sunday, will choose second. Storm will finish third, followed by washington mystic at number 4 and chicago sky At number 5.
“We’re really excited,” Storm general manager Talisa Rhea told ESPN’s Kevin Pelton. “I think the top three, especially in this draft, are going to be a great player for us. So definitely happy to get there. I think there are definitely some great players that will be able to make an impact on teams right away, which isn’t always the case. I think there’s good depth in this draft and good top-tier talent. At 3, I really think we’ll find someone to help us right away.”
of yukon azy fad is projected to go to number 1 in ESPN’s latest mock draft Released on Sunday night, Spain’s Awa Fam debuted at number 2. TCU‘S olivia miles, UCLA‘S Lauren Bates And LSU‘S flaujay johnson Complete the remaining predicted lottery selections.
While most of the league’s rosters are currently made up of free agents, the Wings have five players under contract, including Bueckers, Siegrist, diamond miller, aziyah james And JJ Quinerly,
Arike Ogunbowale, Li Yueru, Myisha Hines-Allen And tyasha harris Are independent agents.
The Wings entered the 2026 season with a new coach in Jose Fernandez after firing Chris Coclans after only one year.
“There are a lot of exciting things happening around Dallas,” Siegrist said. “We’ve got a new coach… practice facility… some top players over the last few years. We’re very excited to bring in another top prospect.”
The 2026 season will also feature two expansion franchises – the portland fire And toronto tempoThey will select sixth and seventh, although in what order is not yet known, No date has been set for the extension draft, the terms of which must be collectively bargained, CBA negotiations continue after the players union and league agreed to a one-month extension, The current CBA will expire on November 30,
The remaining order of the first round is: No. 8 golden stateNo. 9 Washington, No. 10 Indiana, No. 11 Washington, No. 12 connecticutnumber 13 atlantaNo. 14 Seattle, No. 15 Connecticut.
