2019 WNBA draft

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The 2019 WNBA draft was the league's draft for the 2019 WNBA season. On March 19, the league announced the draft would be held on April 10 at Nike New York headquarters. The first round was televised on ESPN2, and the second and third rounds were televised on ESPNU.[1]

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2019 WNBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 10, 2019
LocationNike NYHQ, New York City
Network(s)ESPN2 (first round)
ESPNU (second and third rounds)
Overview
LeagueWNBA
Teams12
First selectionJackie Young
Las Vegas Aces
 2018
2020 
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On August 28, 2018, the league held the draft lottery between the four non-playoff teams – Indiana, New York, Las Vegas, and Chicago. The Aces won the top pick for the third year in a row.[2] For just the second time, all five players of one school's starting lineup was drafted, when Notre Dame's starting five were selected in the first 20 picks.

Draft lottery

The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2019 draft took place on August 28, 2018 during halftime of the 2018 WNBA Playoffs game between the Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics.[2][3]

Lottery chances

All odds out of 1,000 based on percentages. (The 11-12-13-14 combination is ignored.) [2] The lottery odds were based on combined records from the 2017 and 2018 WNBA seasons. The Aces won the Draft Lottery for the third year in a row, previously selecting Kelsey Plum in 2017 and A'ja Wilson in 2018.

Note: Team selected for the No. 1 pick noted in bold text.

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Team Combined 2017–18 record Lottery chances Result
Indiana Fever 15–53 44.2% 3rd pick
Las Vegas Aces 22–46 27.6% 1st pick
Chicago Sky 25–43 17.8% 4th pick
New York Liberty 29–39 10.4% 2nd pick
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Draft invitees

On April 9, 2019, the WNBA released the names of the players invited to be in attendance at the draft.[4]

Draft selections

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Perspective
* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
# Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs
Bold Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year
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Jackie Young was selected 1st overall by the Las Vegas Aces.
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Arike Ogunbowale was selected 5th overall by the Dallas Wings.
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Napheesa Collier was selected 6th overall by the Minnesota Lynx.
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Alanna Smith was selected 8th overall by the Phoenix Mercury.
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Brianna Turner was selected 11th overall by the Atlanta Dream and sent to the Phoenix Mercury in a draft-day trade.
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Ezi Magbegor was selected 12th overall by the Seattle Storm.

First round

Second round

Third round

Source[12]

Draft-day trades

Draft-day trades occurred on April 10, 2019, the day of the draft.

Footnotes

  1. February 2, 2018: Las Vegas to Phoenix[5]
    • Phoenix received the 13th pick and a 2018 third-round pick (26th overall)
    • Las Vegas received Kelsey Bone
  2. February 1, 2018: Indiana to Las Vegas[6]
    • Indiana received the 28th pick and Kayla Alexander
    • Las Vegas received the 13th pick
  3. April 12, 2018: Las Vegas to Minnesota[7]
    • Minnesota received the 16th pick and Jill Barta
    • Las Vegas received Park Ji-su and Kahlia Lawrence
  4. March 6, 2018: Phoenix to Minnesota[8]
    • Minnesota received the 20th pick and Danielle Robinson
    • Phoenix received a 2018 first-round pick (12th overall)
  5. April 12, 2018: Connecticut to Atlanta[9]
    • Atlanta received the 21st pick and a 2018 second-round pick (15th overall)
    • Connecticut received Bria Holmes
  6. July 9, 2018: Atlanta to Connecticut[10]
  7. July 23, 2018: Washington to Dallas[11]

See also

References

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