With less than a month until the 2026 WNBA season tips off, it’s time for the WNBA Draft.
After drafting Paige Bueckers first overall last season, the rebuilding Dallas Wings will once again select first overall tonight after finishing last and winning the draft lottery.
Tonight’s draft also marks the first 45-pick draft for the WNBA as the league is expanding to 15 teams.
Both the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo will make their first-ever WNBA draft selections tonight following the April 3 expansion draft, where each team selected 11 players from other WNBA rosters to create the inaugural lineups.
15 prospects, including projected first-overall selection Azzi Fudd, were invited to attend tonight’s draft in New York City.
The 2026 WNBA Draft is tonight, April 13, at 7 p.m. ET.
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As noted above, 15 prospects were invited to tonight’s draft. UConn guard Azzi Fudd, UCLA center Lauren Betts and TCU’s Olivia Miles are among the names projected to be selected high up in the draft. Here are all 15 players set to attend the draft:
The WNBA draft has three rounds with 45 total draft picks.
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