WNBA Draft day is here! After a trade for the top pick, Rhyne Howard of the Kentucky Wildcats is expected to go No. 1 overall to the Atlanta Dream. When the Washington Mystics held the selection, it was debated if they would take Howard or NaLyssa Smith of the Baylor Bears.
You can read up on Howard, Smith and the other top prospects by checking out our story stream of Eric Nemchock’s 2022 draft profiles:
Draft order
First round
1) Atlanta Dream: Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
2) Indiana Fever: NaLyssa Smith, Baylor
3) Washington Mystics: Shakira Austin, Ole Miss
4) Indiana Fever: Emily Engstler, Louisville
5) New York Liberty: Nyara Sabally, Oregon
6) Indiana Fever: Lexie Hull, Stanford
7) Dallas Wings: Veronica Burton, Northwestern
8) Las Vegas Aces: Mya Hollingshed, Colorado
9) Los Angeles Sparks: Rae Burrell, Tennessee
10) Indiana Fever: Queen Egbo, Baylor
11) Las Vegas Aces: Kierstan Bell, FGCU
12) Connecticut Sun: Nia Clouden, Michigan St.
Second round
13) Las Vegas Aces: Khayla Pointer, LSU
14) Washington Mystics: Christyn Williams, UConn
15) Atlanta Dream: Naz Hillmon, Michigan
16) Los Angeles Sparks: Kianna Smith, Louisville
17) Seattle Storm: Elissa Cunane, NC State
18) New York Liberty: Lorela Cubaj, Georgia Tech
19) Los Angeles Sparks: Olivia Nelson-Ododa, UConn
20) Indiana Fever: Destanni Henderson, South Carolina
21) Seattle Storm: Evina Wetbrook, UConn
22) Minnesota Lynx: Kayla Jones, NC State
23) Las Vegas Aces: Aisha Sheppard, Virginia Tech
24) Connecticut Sun: Jordan Lewis, Baylor
Third round
25) Indiana Fever: Ameshya Williams-Holliday, Jackson State
26) Phoenix Mercury: Maya Dodson, Notre Dame
27) Los Angeles Sparks: Amy Atwell, Hawai’i
28) Minnesota Lynx: Hannah Sjerven, South Dakota
29) New York Liberty: Sika Kone, Mali
30) Dallas Wings: Jasmine Dickey, Delaware
31) Dallas Wings: Jazz Bond, North Florida
32) Phoenix Mercury: Macee Williams, IUPUI
33) Seattle Storm: Jade Melbourne, Australia
34) Indiana Fever: Ali Patberg, Indiana
35) Las Vegas Aces: Faustine Aifuwa, LSU
36) Connecticut Sun: Kiara Smith, Florida
How to watch
When: Monday, April 11 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Spring Studios in New York City, NY
TV: ESPN