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Indiana Fever picks first in star-studded WNBA draft with Caitlin Clark. See full draft order – USA TODAY
As excitement builds among fans for the 2024 WNBA draft, general managers and coaches are furiously reviewing the players and compiling their potential draft boards.
The draft will be held on Monday, April 15 at the famed BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music). ESPN will broadcast the 2024 WNBA draft beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET and will have a pre-show at 7 p.m. ET.
This year marks the first time the WNBA draft will have fans in attendance since the 2014-16 drafts were held at Mohegan Sun Arena, home of the Connecticut Sun. And those fans will have the chance to cheer on Iowa’s record-breaking superstar Caitlin Clark; South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso, fresh off winning the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player after leading the Gamecocks to an undefeated national championship; Stanford star Cameron Brink; LSU’s Angel Reese, last year’s Most Outstanding Player; and a host of other top-tier college players.
So how does the draft actually work and who has the first pick? We answer those questions and more below:
The 2024 WNBA draft is Monday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
ESPN will broadcast the 2024 WNBA draft at 7:30 p.m. ET and will have a pre-show at 7 p.m. ET.
The WNBA draft consists of three rounds with 12 picks in each round.
The order is determined by last year’s standings with the teams with the worst records picking first and the top teams picking last. The exceptions are the first four picks of the first round, which were determined by the draft lottery, and any picks that are traded.
Draft picks can be traded until the order is locked in at 5 p.m. ET on April 14 (the day before the draft).
The Indiana Fever earned the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft after winning the draft lottery on Dec. 10, 2023.
This marks the second consecutive year that the Fever has the first pick. Indiana selected former South Carolina star Aliyah Boston with the No. 1 pick in 2023. Boston went on to win WNBA Rookie of the Year honors last year.
There is no likely about it. The Indiana Fever are expected to select Caitlin Clark with the top pick in the 2024 WNBA draft on Monday.
Opposing teams are already marketing their games against the Fever and Clark, and in the case of the Las Vegas Aces, moving a home game against Indiana to a bigger venue.
FIRST ROUND
UPDATE: The WNBA announced Sunday afternoon that the Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx swapped first-round picks, which is reflected below.
SECOND ROUND
THIRD ROUND
