by Guest » Yesterday, 03:40
2025 Mock Draft wrote: ↑Yesterday, 02:13
FIRST ROUND
1.
New York Liberty (
via Phoenix) –
Paige Bueckers, 6’0” PG, UCONN
2. Seattle Storm – Kiki Ifiaren, 6’3” PF, Stanford*
3. Indiana Fever – Aneesha Morrow, 6’1” SF, LSU
4. Los Angeles Sparks – Dominique Malonga, 6’6” C, France
5. Golden State – Raven Johnson, 5’9” PG, South Carolina^
6. Dallas Wings (via Chicago) – Janiah Barker, 6’4” PF, Texas A&M^*
7. Washington Mystics – Olivia Miles, 5’10” PG, Notre Dame
8. Minnesota Lynx – Te-Hina Paopao, 5’9” PG, South Carolina
9. Washington Mystics (from Atlanta via Dallas) – Sonia Citron, 6’1” SG/SF, Notre Dame
10. Chicago Sky (via Dallas) – Laila Phelia, 6’0” SG, Michigan*
11. Connecticut Sun – Azzi Fudd, 5’11” SG, UCONN
12. Phoenix Mercury (via New York) – Maddy Westbeld, 6’3” PF, Notre Dame
13. Las Vegas Aces – VOID
SECOND ROUND
13. Phoenix – Shyanne Sellers, 6’2” PG, Maryland
14. Seattle – Ajsa Sivka, 6’4″ PF, Slovenia
15. Indiana – Lucy Olsen, 5’9” SG, Iowa
16. Los Angeles – Aziaha James, 5’9” SG, NC State
17. Golden State – Ayoka Lee, 6’6” C, Kansas State
18. Minnesota (via Chicago) – Saniya Rivers, 6’1” SF, NC State
19. Las Vegas (via Washington) – Emily Ryan, 5’11” PG, Iowa State
20. Minnesota – Maddie Scherr, 5’10” SG, TCU
21. Atlanta – Ja’Naiya “JJ” Quinerly, 5’8” SG, West Virginia
22. Dallas –Hailey Van Lith, 5’7” PG/SG, TCU
23. Connecticut – Yvonne Ejim, 6’1” SF, Gonzaga
24. Chicago (via New York) – Georgia Amoore, 5’6” PG, Kentucky
25. Las Vegas – Alexis Markowski, 6’3” C, Nebraska
THIRD ROUND
26. Phoenix – Sedona Prince, 6’7” C, TCU
27. Seattle – Liatu King, 6’0” SF, Pittsburgh*
28. Indiana – Rori Harmon, 5’6” PG, Texas
29. Los Angeles – Rayah Marshall, 6’4” PF, USC
30. Golden State –Gianna Kneepkens, 6’0” SG, Utah
31. Los Angeles (via Chicago) – Talia von Oelhoffen, 5’11” PG, Oregon State*
32. Washington – Makayla Timpson, 6’2” PF, Florida
33. Minnesota – Charlisse Leger-Walker, 5’10” SG, Washington State*
34. Atlanta – Phillipina Kyei, 6’8” C, Oregon
35. Dallas – Alyssa Ustby, 6’1” SF, UNC
36. Atlanta (via Connecticut) – Debora Dos Santos, 6’0” PF, San Francisco
37. New York – Bella Smuda, 6’6” C, Liberty
38. Las Vegas -. Matilda Ekh, 6’0” SF, Virginia Tech
Okay, now I’m confused again. When talking about the draft the other day, someone helpfully explained…
Draft order is picked by lottery. The 4 teams with the cumulative worst prior 2 year records get weighted based on performance and then drawn.
So how does New York, the ones who played for the wnba championship last year possibly get the no. 1 pick? I know it’s just a mock up but how are they even a possibility enough for someone to post about it?
[quote="2025 Mock Draft" post_id=5793946 time=1713838409]
[spoiler]https://twitter.com/BeyondWSports/status/1782411158445555917[/spoiler]
[quote]FIRST ROUND
1. [b]New York[/b] Liberty ([b]via Phoenix[/b]) – [b]Paige Bueckers[/b], 6’0” PG, UCONN
[spoiler]2. [b]Seattle[/b] Storm – [b]Kiki Ifiaren[/b], 6’3” PF, Stanford*
3. [b]Indiana[/b] Fever – [b]Aneesha Morrow[/b], 6’1” SF, LSU
4. [b]Los Angeles[/b] Sparks – [b]Dominique Malonga[/b], 6’6” C, France
5. [b]Golden State[/b] – [b]Raven Johnson[/b], 5’9” PG, South Carolina^
6. [b]Dallas[/b] Wings ([b]via Chicago[/b]) – [b]Janiah Barker[/b], 6’4” PF, Texas A&M^*
7. [b]Washington[/b] Mystics – [b]Olivia Miles[/b], 5’10” PG, Notre Dame
8. [b]Minnesota[/b] Lynx – [b]Te-Hina Paopao[/b], 5’9” PG, South Carolina
9. [b]Washington[/b] Mystics ([b]from Atlanta[/b] via Dallas) – [b]Sonia Citron[/b], 6’1” SG/SF, Notre Dame
10. [b]Chicago[/b] Sky (via Dallas) – [b]Laila Phelia[/b], 6’0” SG, Michigan*
11. [b]Connecticut[/b] Sun – [b]Azzi Fudd[/b], 5’11” SG, UCONN
12. [b]Phoenix[/b] Mercury ([b]via New York[/b]) – [b]Maddy Westbeld[/b], 6’3” PF, Notre Dame
[strikethrough]13. [b]Las Vegas[/b] Aces[/strikethrough] – VOID
SECOND ROUND
13. [b]Phoenix[/b] – [b]Shyanne Sellers[/b], 6’2” PG, Maryland
14. [b]Seattle[/b] – [b]Ajsa Sivka[/b], 6’4″ PF, Slovenia
15. [b]Indiana[/b] – [b]Lucy Olsen[/b], 5’9” SG, Iowa
16. [b]Los Angeles[/b] – [b]Aziaha James[/b], 5’9” SG, NC State
17. [b]Golden State[/b] – [b]Ayoka Lee[/b], 6’6” C, Kansas State
18. [b]Minnesota[/b] ([b]via Chicago[/b]) – [b]Saniya Rivers[/b], 6’1” SF, NC State
19. [b]Las Vegas[/b] ([b]via Washington[/b]) – [b]Emily Ryan[/b], 5’11” PG, Iowa State
20. [b]Minnesota[/b] – [b]Maddie Scherr[/b], 5’10” SG, TCU
21. [b]Atlanta[/b] – [b]Ja’Naiya “JJ” Quinerly[/b], 5’8” SG, West Virginia
22. [b]Dallas[/b] –[b]Hailey Van Lith[/b], 5’7” PG/SG, TCU
23. [b]Connecticut[/b] – [b]Yvonne Ejim[/b], 6’1” SF, Gonzaga
24. [b]Chicago[/b] (via New York) – [b]Georgia Amoore[/b], 5’6” PG, Kentucky
25. [b]Las Vegas[/b] – [b]Alexis Markowski[/b], 6’3” C, Nebraska
THIRD ROUND
26. [b]Phoenix[/b] – [b]Sedona Prince[/b], 6’7” C, TCU
27. [b]Seattle[/b] – [b]Liatu King[/b], 6’0” SF, Pittsburgh*
28. [b]Indiana[/b] – [b]Rori Harmon[/b], 5’6” PG, Texas
29. [b]Los Angeles[/b] – [b]Rayah Marshall[/b], 6’4” PF, USC
30. [b]Golden State[/b] –[b]Gianna Kneepkens[/b], 6’0” SG, Utah
31. [b]Los Angeles[/b] ([b]via Chicago[/b]) – [b]Talia von Oelhoffen[/b], 5’11” PG, Oregon State*
32. [b]Washington[/b] – [b]Makayla Timpson[/b], 6’2” PF, Florida
33. [b]Minnesota[/b] – [b]Charlisse Leger-Walker[/b], 5’10” SG, Washington State*
34. [b]Atlanta[/b] – [b]Phillipina Kyei[/b], 6’8” C, Oregon
35. [b]Dallas[/b] – [b]Alyssa Ustby[/b], 6’1” SF, UNC
36. [b]Atlanta[/b] ([b]via Connecticut[/b]) – [b]Debora Dos Santos[/b], 6’0” PF, San Francisco
37. [b]New York[/b] – [b]Bella Smuda[/b], 6’6” C, Liberty
38. [b]Las Vegas[/b] -. [b]Matilda Ekh[/b], 6’0” SF, Virginia Tech[/quote][/spoiler]
[/quote]
Okay, now I’m confused again. When talking about the draft the other day, someone helpfully explained…
[quote]Draft order is picked by lottery. The 4 teams with the cumulative worst prior 2 year records get weighted based on performance and then drawn.[/quote]
So how does New York, the ones who played for the wnba championship last year possibly get the no. 1 pick? I know it’s just a mock up but how are they even a possibility enough for someone to post about it?