Dallas Wings secure No. 1 pick in 2025 WNBA Draft, chance to select Paige Bueckers

The winner of Paige Bueckers the draw has been determined.

THE Dallas Wings were named winners of the WNBA Draft Lottery, earning the No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft and paving the way for the team to draft the UConn star.

Dallas had the second-best chance of winning the lottery – the Los Angeles Sparks were first – but the Wings had their chances increased because they were allowed to trade their own first-round pick with the Chicago Sky’s. The pick swap increased Dallas’ chances of getting the first pick and paved the way for getting the first selection.

A bit like how Caitlin Clark was definitely going to be last year’s #1 pick WNBA DraftThis year’s edition should have a clear choice in mind with Bueckers. The Huskies’ guard was the top high school prospect in her recruiting class heading into college and she lived up to expectations in Storrs, Connecticut. Bueckers was named AP Player of the Year and Naismith College Player of the Year in 2021 after a standout freshman season, but injuries limited her next two seasons.

Bueckers is now in her senior season with the Huskies and should continue to be one of the best players in the sport. She is averaging 19.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 88 career games at UConn. Bueckers has one season of eligibility left after this current campaign, but she is expected to turn pro after this season.

Dallas has yet to hire a new head coach since parting ways with Latricia Trammell after last season, but whoever takes over will get the top pick to begin their tenure.

WNBA 2025 Draft Order

1. Dallas Wings

2. The Sparks of Los Angeles

3. Chicago Sky

4. The Washington Mystics

5. Valkyries of the Golden State

6. Washington Mystics from Atlanta Dream via Dallas Wings

7. Phoenix Mercury*

8. Indiana fever

9. Seattle Storm

10. Chicago sky seen from the Connecticut sun

11. Minnesota Lynx

12. Freedom of New York*

*New York has the right to trade its own first-round pick for Phoenix’s first-round pick..

When is the 2025 WNBA Draft?

The 2025 WNBA Draft will take place on Monday, April 14, 2025, a little over a week after the women’s college basketball national championship game.

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