With the 2025 WNBA Draft just a month away, WNBA coaches and general managers are likely putting the finishing touches on their respective draft strategies. For teams like the Dallas Wings, Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics, who own the first three picks in the draft, the upcoming selections will be easy ones; elite talents like Paige Bueckers, Olivia Miles and Dominique Malonga are all no-brainer selections and will undoubtedly be drafted very early.
How the later stages of the draft pan out, though, is anyone’s guess. This is where WNBA teams could still be willing to be swayed. For instance, while the Indiana Fever own picks No. 19 and 20, the organization will obviously need more than two names to target in case earlier picks don’t fall as expected. The front office will need a group of players on their draft board that they’ll anticipate being able to choose from.
And what better way for a draft-bound player to rise up those draft boards than to play well in the NCAA Tournament? It’s a golden opportunity for WNBA hopefuls to make a strong final impression. March is when the lights shine the brightest after all, and how draft-eligible players perform on the national stage is one of many things those coaches and general managers will be taking into account…
