Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu was taken as the top overall pick as the WNBA held their annual draft on Friday night. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the selections via video conference while some of the top picks were available virtually to get their reactions. The season was scheduled to begin May 15 but has been postponed for now.
As expected, the New York Liberty took the now former Oregon Ducks guard with the first selection. The Dallas Wings took Satou Sabally, the teammate of Ionescu also out of Oregon, with the second pick. Lauren Cox out of Baylor went third to the Indiana Fever. Ionescu, who is the only NCAA Division I player to ever score 2,000 points, dish out 1,000 assists, and grab 1,000 rebounds in a career averaged 17.5 points per game, 8.6 rebounds, and 9.1 assists for the Ducks in 2019-20. Below is the rest of the first, second, and third round picks:
4. Atlanta Dream- Chennedy Carter (Texas A&M)
5. Dallas Wings- Bella Alarie (Princeton)
6. Minnesota Lynx- Mikiah Herbert Harrigan (South Carolina)
7. Dallas Wings- Tyasha Harris (South Carolina)
8. Chicago Sky- Ruthy Hebard (Oregon)
9. New York Liberty- Megan Walker (UConn)
10. Phoenix Mercury- Jocelyn Willoughby (Virginia)
11. Seattle Storm- Katija Laksa (South Florida)
12. New York Liberty- Jazmine Jones (Louisville)
Round 2
13. New York Liberty- Kylee Shook (Louisville)
14. Indiana Fever- Kathleen Doyle (Iowa)
15. New York Liberty- Leaonna Odom (Duke)
16. Minnesota Lynx- Crystal Dangerfield (UConn)
17. Atlanta Dream- Brittany Brewer (Texas Tech)
18. Phoenix Mercury- Te’a Cooper (Baylor)
19. Seattle Storm- Joyner Holmes (Texas)
20. Los Angeles Sparks- Beatrice Mompremier (Miami, FL)
21. Dallas Wings- Luisa Geiselsoder (Germany)
22. Los Angeles Sparks- Leonie Fiebich (Germany)
23. Connecticut Sun- Kaila Charles (Maryland)
24. Washington Mystics- Jaylen Agnew (Creighton)
Round 3
25. Atlanta Dream- Mikayla Pivec (Oregon State)
26. Minnesota Lynx- (via trade with New York Liberty): Erica Ogwumike (Rice)
27. Atlanta Dream- Kobi Thornton (Clemson)
28. Indiana Fever- Kamiah Smalls (James Madison)
29. Phoenix Mercury- Stella Johnson (Rider)
30. Chicago Sky- Japreece Dean (UCLA)
31. Seattle Storm- Haley Gorecki (Duke)
32. Chicago Sky- Kiah Gillespie (Florida State)
33. Las Vegas Aces- Lauren Manis (Holy Cross)
34. Los Angeles Sparks- Tynice Martin (West Virginia)
35. Connecticut Sun- Juicy Landrum (Baylor)
36. Washington Mystics- Sug Sutton (Texas)
