The Dallas Wings will have the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft — widely expected to be UConn star Paige Bueckers — after winning the league’s draft lottery Sunday.
The Los Angeles Sparks will select second, followed by the Chicago Sky and Washington Mystics.
The Wings had a combined 45.4% chance of earning the top pick, including both their odds and those of the Sky, as Dallas had the rights to swap first-round picks with Chicago. The odds were based on the two-year cumulative records for the four teams that missed the 2024 postseason. The Sparks’ probability to win the lottery was 44.2% and the Mystics’ 10.4%.
With their No. 1 pick in tow, the Wings will seek to return to the playoffs after an injury-plagued 9-31 run in 2024. It will be the franchise’s first No. 1 overall pick since 2021, when Dallas selected Charli Collier, but marks the first time the organization won the lottery.
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