WNBA Draft picks tracker 2026: Live results, complete list of selections from Rounds 1-3

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Women's basketball's future will come to the fore at The Shed at Hudson Yards on Monday, dancing atop the orange carpet before hearing their names called one by one at the 2026 WNBA Draft.

College and international basketball's finest young talents are slated to take the stage during the spectacle, which represents the informal start of the WNBA season. It's unclear who will hear their name called first at the festival; Azzi Fudd and Awa Fam seem the likeliest contenders for the crown, although the Wings have remained tight-lipped throughout the draft process

Regardless, the festival should prove a memorable one. With more teams and more picks on the docket than ever before, fireworks are expected to abound plenty across the three-round sequence.

The Sporting News is tracking live results and highlights from Monday's WNBA Draft. Follow below for analysis from the 2026 WNBA Draft.

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WNBA Draft picks 2026: Updated results from Rounds 1-3

Round 1

PickTeamPlayerSchool/Country1Dallas WingsAzzi FuddUConn2Minnesota Lynx (via Chicago)Olivia MilesTCU3Seattle Storm (via Los Angeles)Awa FamSpain4Washington MysticsLauren BettsUCLA5Chicago Sky (via Connecticut)Gabriela JaquezUCLA6Toronto TempoKiki RiceUCLA7Portland FireIyana Martin Spain8Golden State ValkyriesFlau'Jae JohnsonLSU9Washington Mystics (via Seattle)Angela DugalicUCLA10Indiana FeverRaven JohnsonSouth Carolina11Washington Mystics (via New York)Cotie McMahonOle Miss12Connecticut Sun (via Phoenix)Nell AnglomaFrance13Atlanta DreamMadina OkotSouth Carolina14Seattle Storm (via Las Vegas)Taina MairDuke15Connecticut Sun (via Minnesota)Gianna KneepkensUCLA

Round 2 

PickTeamPlayerSchool/Country16Seattle Storm (via Dallas)Marta SuarezTCU17Portland Fire (via Chicago)Frieda BuhnerGermany18Connecticut SunCharlisse Leger-WalkerUCLA19Washington MysticsCassandre ProsperNotre Dame20Los Angeles Sparks21Chicago Sky (via Portland)22Toronto Tempo23Golden State Valkyries24Los Angeles Sparks (via Seattle)25Indiana Fever26Toronto Tempo (via New York)27Phoenix Mercury28Atlanta Dream29Las Vegas Aces30Washington Mystics (via Minnesota)

Round 3 

PickTeamPlayerSchool31Dallas Wings32Chicago Sky33Connecticut Sun34Washington Mystics35Los Angeles Sparks36Toronto Tempo37Portland Fire38Golden State Valkyries39Seattle Storm40Indiana Fever41New York Liberty42Phoenix Mercury43Atlanta Dream44Las Vegas Aces45Minnesota Lynx

WNBA Draft news, updates from Rounds 1-3

(All times Eastern)

8:36 p.m. — The draft rights to Flau'Jae Johnson have been traded from the Valkyries to the Storm in exchange for Marta Suarez's draft rights and a 2nd round pick in the 2028 WNBA draft. 

8:26 p.m. — And it's a new record for the Bruins! Gianna Kneepkens marks the fifth UCLA player drafted in the first round this year. 

8:04 p.m. — Raven Johnson is headed to Indiana to join the likes of Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston.

7:59 p.m. — Make it four first-round picks for UCLA, tying UConn's record from 2002. Angela Dugalic will reunite with Lauren Betts in Washington.

7:52 p.m. — Flau'Jae Johnson is off the board. The LSU basketball star and rapper is headed to Golden State.

7:49 p.m. — Iyana Martin Carrion is the second Spanish player off the board in this year's draft. The 20-year-old point guard is the first draft pick in franchise history for Portland.

7:44 p.m. — Kiki Rice is the first pick in franchise history for the Toronto Tempo. That makes three straight UCLA players drafted in the first six picks.

7:36 p.m. — The second member of UCLA's National Championship team is off the board. Gabriela Jaquez is off to the windy city with pick No. 5.

7:32 p.m. — With the fourth pick of the draft, the Washington Mystics chose to add some size with Lauren Betts. She is the first UCLA player of the night to hear her name called.

7:27 p.m. — Awa Fam Thiam is chosen with pick No. 3. The 6-foot-6 Spanish center is headed to Seattle to join the Storm. 

7:19 p.m. — The Minnesota Lynx have the No. 2 pick and they've gone with Olivia Miles, TCU's star point guard. 

7:13 p.m. — The Dallas Wings select Azzi Fudd with the first overall selection in the 2026 WNBA Draft. 

6:26 p.m. — Just eight days removed from a national title, UCLA has several players who could hear their names tonight. And they're rolling in the orange carpet. 

6:07 p.m. — Another UConn guard is expected by many to go No. 1 overall this year and the team is on the orange carpet to show their support. 

How to watch the WNBA Draft 

  • Date: Monday, April 13
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: ESPN 
  • Live stream:ESPN+

The 2026 WNBA Draft will be televised nationally by ESPN, with live coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, April 13.

Host Ryan Ruocco will be joined live on site with analysts Rebecca Lobo and Andraya Carter and reporter Holly Rowe. Elle Duncan, Chiney Ogwumike and Andraya Carter will be on WNBA Countdown leading into the draft.

Viewers looking to stream the WNBA Draft live can do so with the ESPN app.

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