WNBA Draft 2021 Results Tracker: Dallas Wings Take Charli Collier, Awak Kuier With Top 2 Picks
Travel back in time and check out the full history of the WNBA Draft, including interesting videos, articles and even fun quizzes, from every year the draft has taken place. See great first pick reactions, mock drafts, and stats for every player ever drafted! Plus check out the top 10 WNBA Draft steals of all time, and the greatest WNBA Draft picks ever.
1997 WNBA Draft
1997 was the first WNBA draft. It had three different types of drafts as the WNBA had to build all of its rosters.
1998 WNBA Draft
Two expansion teams joined the league so there was also an expansion draft and an allocation draft this year to go along with the traditional draft.
1999 WNBA Draft
More WNBA expansion took place. So there once again was an expansion draft. Players from the American Basketball League were also added to the WNBA family.
- 1999 WNBA Draft Overview
- Draft selections and career stats
- WNBA draft wiki
2000 WNBA Draft
Another year of expansion another year of multiples drafts. The new millennium begun with a third year of WNBA basketball and a third year of growth.
2001 WNBA Draft
This was the first draft where this only one draft! Just the traditional draft of college players becoming professional WNBA players. No expansion draft whatsoever.
2002 WNBA Draft
This draft had notable stars such as Sue Bird selected in the first round. It also featured the first time the WNBA implemented a draft lottery to select the teams who would pick at the top of the draft.
2003 WNBA Draft
The 2003 WNBA Draft had a dispersal draft along with a traditional draft. Due to two teams folding and two teams moving to new cities. The draft was also reduced from four rounds to three.
2004 WNBA Draft
Another dispersal draft occurred in 2004 for the Cleveland Rockers who no longer existed after the 2003 season.
2005 WNBA Draft
2005 was a traditional draft with just the selection of college players eligible being selected. The first pick overall was Janel McCarville.
2006 WNBA Draft
The 2006 draft marked the tenth WNBA draft of all time. A tremendous accomplishment for a new league that has fought and persevered through th years to continue to grow and succeed.
2007 WNBA Draft
2007 featured another dispersal draft due to the Charlotte Sting folding.
2008 WNBA Draft
Notable players such as Candace Parker and Sylvia Fowles were drafted in 2008 adding more star power to the WNBA.
2009 WNBA Draft
There was another dispersal draft due to Houston Rockets folding. This 2008 draft marked the thirteenth WNBA Draft in the league’s history.
2010 WNBA Draft
This was the first draft of the new decade. Interesting fact: the Sacramento Monarchs folded after the draft was over so their picks were just eliminated.
2011 WNBA Draft
No teams dissolved this year so it was just a traditional draft. Maya Moore was drafted at number one.
2012 WNBA Draft
2012 draft featured new stars like Nneka Ogwumike and Devereaux Peters.
2013 WNBA Draft
The draft was shown on SportsCenter for the first time on April 15th. The draft featured the “three to see” players which were Elena Delle Donne, Brittney Griner, and Skylar Diggins-Smith.
2014 WNBA Draft
The draft lottery was shown during prime time on SportsCenter on December 10, 2013. At this point the WNBA draft was growing into a bigger and bigger event.
2015 WNBA Draft
Jewell Lloyd went number one and left school a year early. This was extremely rare at the time and is something we will be seeing more and more of.
2016 WNBA Draft
2016 marked the twentieth year of the WNBA – a tremendous accomplishment for the W. Another historic thing happened during the draft: Three UCONN players were selected in the first round. An incredible testament to the development and quality of players coming out of UCONN.
2017 WNBA Draft
The 2017 Draft featured no UCONN players in the first round and had a lot of PAC 12 love with players drafted from Washington, Oregon State, and Stanford.
2018 WNBA Draft
In 2018 UCONN came back with a vengeance having three players selected in the first round of the draft.
2019 WNBA Draft
The 2019 WNBA draft took place at the Nike New York Headquarters. Round One was televised on ESPN 2 with round two and three being televised on ESPN U
2020 WNBA Draft
The 2020 WNBA Draft was unlike any other. Due to the coronavirus pandemic it was held completely virtually. The WNBA and ESPN did a fantastic job working through all the challenges of running an all virtual draft.