It’ll cost fans about double for them to watch the WNBA draft in person this year, thanks in large part to unprecedented demand — marking the second consecutive year the draft will be a seated event with fans in attendance.
The lowest-tier general admission ticket for the 2025 draft, held at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York City, is $99 on Ticketmaster. A similar ticket to the same event last year, when stars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese were drafted at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, was $49.99. General admission tickets are sold out, according to the league.
The WNBA’s premium ticket packages, which includes reserved seating and special access to draft night events, including in some cases access to the orange carpet that the draftees walk down, are almost sold out. Only the lowest-level “draftee” ticket package, which is $299 per person, was still available as of Friday afternoon. UConn star Paige Bueckers is expected to be the top pick in the draft this year.
The buzz around this year’s draft stands in contrast to the 2023 WNBA draft, which hosted no fans and was open to only draftees, their families and league sponsors. It is also a continuation of the viewing trends across women’s basketball. The women’s championship game between UConn and South…
