Beaming with life and vigor, the orange carpet served as the perfect background for one of hoop’s favorite spectacles, the 2023 WNBA Draft.
It was an event filled with action. From glitzy outfits to memeable moments, the eyes of the basketball world were firmly fixed on Spring Studio’s makeshift draft hub on Monday.
Collegiate stars like Aliyah Boston, Diamond Miller and Maddy Siegrist took the plunge, officially earning their stripes as pro ballplayers. There were hectic trades, emotive reunions and the ever-necessary Holly Rowe interview.
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With that, here are our favorite moments from this year’s WNBA Draft, an event that certainly lived up to its marquee billing.
Best moments of the 2023 WNBA Draft
1. Aliyah Boston’s precious request
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this one belongs in the Library of Alexandria.
.@aa_boston asked reporters if they could take her picture using her own phone so she would have the photos #WNBADraft pic.twitter.com/y7iJfT2bcX
— Cassandra Negley (@CasNegley) April 10, 2023
Boston had but one request for the reporters on site as this year’s WNBA Draft: to catch a flick of her with some of her fellow “Freshies.” Boston asked…
