by Guest » 23 Apr 2024, 03:40
2025 Mock Draft wrote: β23 Apr 2024, 02:13
FIRST ROUND
1.
New York Liberty (
via Phoenix) β
Paige Bueckers, 6β0β PG, UCONN
2. Seattle Storm β Kiki Ifiaren, 6β3β PF, Stanford*
3. Indiana Fever β Aneesha Morrow, 6β1β SF, LSU
4. Los Angeles Sparks β Dominique Malonga, 6β6β C, France
5. Golden State β Raven Johnson, 5β9β PG, South Carolina^
6. Dallas Wings (via Chicago) β Janiah Barker, 6β4β PF, Texas A&M^*
7. Washington Mystics β Olivia Miles, 5β10β PG, Notre Dame
8. Minnesota Lynx β Te-Hina Paopao, 5β9β PG, South Carolina
9. Washington Mystics (from Atlanta via Dallas) β Sonia Citron, 6β1β SG/SF, Notre Dame
10. Chicago Sky (via Dallas) β Laila Phelia, 6β0β SG, Michigan*
11. Connecticut Sun β Azzi Fudd, 5β11β SG, UCONN
12. Phoenix Mercury (via New York) β Maddy Westbeld, 6β3β PF, Notre Dame
13. Las Vegas Aces β VOID
SECOND ROUND
13. Phoenix β Shyanne Sellers, 6β2β PG, Maryland
14. Seattle β Ajsa Sivka, 6β4β³ PF, Slovenia
15. Indiana β Lucy Olsen, 5β9β SG, Iowa
16. Los Angeles β Aziaha James, 5β9β SG, NC State
17. Golden State β Ayoka Lee, 6β6β C, Kansas State
18. Minnesota (via Chicago) β Saniya Rivers, 6β1β SF, NC State
19. Las Vegas (via Washington) β Emily Ryan, 5β11β PG, Iowa State
20. Minnesota β Maddie Scherr, 5β10β SG, TCU
21. Atlanta β JaβNaiya βJJβ Quinerly, 5β8β SG, West Virginia
22. Dallas βHailey Van Lith, 5β7β PG/SG, TCU
23. Connecticut β Yvonne Ejim, 6β1β SF, Gonzaga
24. Chicago (via New York) β Georgia Amoore, 5β6β PG, Kentucky
25. Las Vegas β Alexis Markowski, 6β3β C, Nebraska
THIRD ROUND
26. Phoenix β Sedona Prince, 6β7β C, TCU
27. Seattle β Liatu King, 6β0β SF, Pittsburgh*
28. Indiana β Rori Harmon, 5β6β PG, Texas
29. Los Angeles β Rayah Marshall, 6β4β PF, USC
30. Golden State βGianna Kneepkens, 6β0β SG, Utah
31. Los Angeles (via Chicago) β Talia von Oelhoffen, 5β11β PG, Oregon State*
32. Washington β Makayla Timpson, 6β2β PF, Florida
33. Minnesota β Charlisse Leger-Walker, 5β10β SG, Washington State*
34. Atlanta β Phillipina Kyei, 6β8β C, Oregon
35. Dallas β Alyssa Ustby, 6β1β SF, UNC
36. Atlanta (via Connecticut) β Debora Dos Santos, 6β0β PF, San Francisco
37. New York β Bella Smuda, 6β6β C, Liberty
38. Las Vegas -. Matilda Ekh, 6β0β SF, Virginia Tech
Okay, now Iβm confused again. When talking about the draft the other day, someone helpfully explainedβ¦
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 itβs 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]) β [b]Paige Bueckers[/b], 6β0β PG, UCONN
[spoiler]2. [b]Seattle[/b] Storm β [b]Kiki Ifiaren[/b], 6β3β PF, Stanford*
3. [b]Indiana[/b] Fever β [b]Aneesha Morrow[/b], 6β1β SF, LSU
4. [b]Los Angeles[/b] Sparks β [b]Dominique Malonga[/b], 6β6β C, France
5. [b]Golden State[/b] β [b]Raven Johnson[/b], 5β9β PG, South Carolina^
6. [b]Dallas[/b] Wings ([b]via Chicago[/b]) β [b]Janiah Barker[/b], 6β4β PF, Texas A&M^*
7. [b]Washington[/b] Mystics β [b]Olivia Miles[/b], 5β10β PG, Notre Dame
8. [b]Minnesota[/b] Lynx β [b]Te-Hina Paopao[/b], 5β9β PG, South Carolina
9. [b]Washington[/b] Mystics ([b]from Atlanta[/b] via Dallas) β [b]Sonia Citron[/b], 6β1β SG/SF, Notre Dame
10. [b]Chicago[/b] Sky (via Dallas) β [b]Laila Phelia[/b], 6β0β SG, Michigan*
11. [b]Connecticut[/b] Sun β [b]Azzi Fudd[/b], 5β11β SG, UCONN
12. [b]Phoenix[/b] Mercury ([b]via New York[/b]) β [b]Maddy Westbeld[/b], 6β3β PF, Notre Dame
[strikethrough]13. [b]Las Vegas[/b] Aces[/strikethrough] β VOID
SECOND ROUND
13. [b]Phoenix[/b] β [b]Shyanne Sellers[/b], 6β2β PG, Maryland
14. [b]Seattle[/b] β [b]Ajsa Sivka[/b], 6β4β³ PF, Slovenia
15. [b]Indiana[/b] β [b]Lucy Olsen[/b], 5β9β SG, Iowa
16. [b]Los Angeles[/b] β [b]Aziaha James[/b], 5β9β SG, NC State
17. [b]Golden State[/b] β [b]Ayoka Lee[/b], 6β6β C, Kansas State
18. [b]Minnesota[/b] ([b]via Chicago[/b]) β [b]Saniya Rivers[/b], 6β1β SF, NC State
19. [b]Las Vegas[/b] ([b]via Washington[/b]) β [b]Emily Ryan[/b], 5β11β PG, Iowa State
20. [b]Minnesota[/b] β [b]Maddie Scherr[/b], 5β10β SG, TCU
21. [b]Atlanta[/b] β [b]JaβNaiya βJJβ Quinerly[/b], 5β8β SG, West Virginia
22. [b]Dallas[/b] β[b]Hailey Van Lith[/b], 5β7β PG/SG, TCU
23. [b]Connecticut[/b] β [b]Yvonne Ejim[/b], 6β1β SF, Gonzaga
24. [b]Chicago[/b] (via New York) β [b]Georgia Amoore[/b], 5β6β PG, Kentucky
25. [b]Las Vegas[/b] β [b]Alexis Markowski[/b], 6β3β C, Nebraska
THIRD ROUND
26. [b]Phoenix[/b] β [b]Sedona Prince[/b], 6β7β C, TCU
27. [b]Seattle[/b] β [b]Liatu King[/b], 6β0β SF, Pittsburgh*
28. [b]Indiana[/b] β [b]Rori Harmon[/b], 5β6β PG, Texas
29. [b]Los Angeles[/b] β [b]Rayah Marshall[/b], 6β4β PF, USC
30. [b]Golden State[/b] β[b]Gianna Kneepkens[/b], 6β0β SG, Utah
31. [b]Los Angeles[/b] ([b]via Chicago[/b]) β [b]Talia von Oelhoffen[/b], 5β11β PG, Oregon State*
32. [b]Washington[/b] β [b]Makayla Timpson[/b], 6β2β PF, Florida
33. [b]Minnesota[/b] β [b]Charlisse Leger-Walker[/b], 5β10β SG, Washington State*
34. [b]Atlanta[/b] β [b]Phillipina Kyei[/b], 6β8β C, Oregon
35. [b]Dallas[/b] β [b]Alyssa Ustby[/b], 6β1β SF, UNC
36. [b]Atlanta[/b] ([b]via Connecticut[/b]) β [b]Debora Dos Santos[/b], 6β0β PF, San Francisco
37. [b]New York[/b] β [b]Bella Smuda[/b], 6β6β C, Liberty
38. [b]Las Vegas[/b] -. [b]Matilda Ekh[/b], 6β0β SF, Virginia Tech[/quote][/spoiler]
[/quote]
Okay, now Iβm confused again. When talking about the draft the other day, someone helpfully explainedβ¦
[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 itβs just a mock up but how are they even a possibility enough for someone to post about it?