The 2024 WNBA Draft has nearly arrived with this year’s event set for April 15 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City. Select prospects including Caitlin Clark, Cameron Brink, Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese were invited to the draft as usual, and thy will get to walk up on stage and greet commissioner Cathy Engelbert when their name is called.
The players and their families won’t be the only ones in attendance this year, however. For the first time since 2016, fans will be able to buy tickets to watch the draft in person.
“We are focused on creating elevated events that WNBA fans won’t want to miss, at a time when the energy for the WNBA has never been higher,” Engelbert stated in a press release. “Last season resulted in our most-watched-regular season in over two decades, our highest total attendance in 13 years and set record figures across WNBA digital and social platforms. As the official start to the WNBA season, we knew the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm should be transformed into a larger, fan-focused…