2019 WNBA Draft Notebook

 

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Coming off one of its best seasons in program history, the Atlanta Dream holds the 11th (First Round), 23rd (Second Round) and 35th (Third Round) picks in the 2019 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm. The draft is set for Wednesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. ET.

Las Vegas holds the No. 1 pick for the third consecutive year after winning the WNBA Draft Lottery in August. New York, Indiana, Chicago and Dallas round out the first five picks, while the First Round will wrap up with picks from Atlanta at No. 11 and Seattle at No. 12.

Atlanta’s current coaching staff heads into their second WNBA Draft together this season after picking Monique Billings (15th), Kristy Wallace (16th) and Mackenzie Engram (27th) in 2018. Billings finished her rookie season in Atlanta with 106 points, 51 defensive rebounds (88 total) and 14 steals in 32 games.

 

Coverage

ESPN2 will air the first round beginning at 7 p.m. ET, followed by coverage of the second and third rounds on ESPNU at 8 p.m. ET.  The draft will also stream live on the ESPN app.

 

2019 WNBA Draft Order

First Round
1. Las Vegas (14-20)
2. New York (7-27)
3. Indiana (6-28)
4. Chicago (13-21)
5. Dallas (15-19)
6. Minnesota (18-16)
7. Los Angeles (19-15)
8. Phoenix (20-14)
9. Connecticut (21-13)
10. Washington (22-12)
11. Atlanta (23-11)
12. Seattle (26-8)

Second Round
1/13. Phoenix from Indiana (6-28) via Las Vegas (Bone, 2/2/18) (Alexander, 2/1/18)
2/14. New York (7-27)
3/15. Chicago (13-21)
4/16 Minnesota from Las Vegas (14-20) (Park, Lawrence, Barta, 4/12/18)
5/17. Dallas (15-19)
6/18. Minnesota (18-16)
7/19. Los Angeles (19-15)
8/20. Minnesota from Phoenix (20-14) (Robinson, 3/6/18)
9/21. Connecticut from Connecticut (21-13) via Atlanta (B. Holmes, 4/12/18) (Clarendon, Bentley, 7/9/18)
10/22. Dallas from Washington (22-12) (Hill, Powers, 7/23/18)
11/23. Atlanta (23-11)
12/24. Seattle (26-8)

Third Round
1/25. Indiana (6-28)
2/26. New York (7-27)
3/27. Chicago (13-21)
4/28. Indiana from Las Vegas (14-20) (Alexander, 2/1/18)
5/29. Dallas (15-19)
6/30. Minnesota (18-16)
7/31. Los Angeles (19-15)
8/32. Phoenix (20-14)
9/33. Connecticut (21-13)
10/34. Washington (22-12)
11/35. Atlanta (23-11)
12/36. Seattle (26-8)

 

Prospects Attending WNBA Draft in New York

Kristine Anigwe (Cal), Kalani Brown (Baylor), Napheesa Collier (UConn), Sophie Cunningham (Mizzou), Asia Durr (Louisville), Megan Gustafson (Iowa), Teaira McCowan (Mississippi State), Arike Ogunbowale (Notre Dame), Katie Lou Samuelson (UConn), Alanna Smith (Stanford), Han Xu (China), Jackie Young (Notre Dame).

 

Mock Drafts (most recent)

WNBA Mock Draft
Associated Press | April 9, 2019

WNBA Mock Draft
Newsday | April 9, 2019

WNBA Mock Draft Big Board 9.0: Final calls
High Post Hoops | April 9, 2019

2019 WNBA Mock Draft
Swish Appeal (SB Nation) | April 9, 2019

WNBA Mock Draft 2019: Asia Durr is the new no. 1 pick headed to Las Vegas
SB Nation | April 8, 2019

WNBA mock draft 2019: Sabrina Ionescu’s return to Oregon shuffles top pick
ESPN | April 7, 2019

2019 WNBA Mock Draft: Analyzing Elite Prospects and Hidden Gems
Bleacher Report | April 5, 2019

 

Atlanta’s All-Time Draft Selections by College/Country

Baylor (3), Connecticut (1), Duke (1), Georgia (2), Georgia Tech (1), Hartford (1), Iowa (1), Iowa State (1), James Madison (2), Kansas State (1), Louisville (2), Mississippi State (1), Penn State (1), Rutgers (1), South Florida (1), Southern California (1), Syracuse (1), Tennessee (2), Texas (1), Texas A&M (2), UCLA (1), West Virginia (1), Xavier (1).

Australia (1), France (1).