Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the 2023 WNBA Draft. A brief preview of what you can expect the next few hours until the Indiana Fever are ready to announce their No. 1 pick:
For the rest of this hour until 3 p.m. ET, women’s basketball managing editor Shannon Ryan will offer some thoughts on how the WNBA can capitalize on the momentum created by this year’s NCAA Tournament. What can the WNBA take from an entertaining, highly watched month of basketball? And how can the W compete with the appeal of staying in school?
From 3-4 p.m. ET, staff writer Sabreena Merchant will jump in with a close look at South Carolina’s all-time great draft class, headlined by Aliyah Boston. Then, from 4-5 ET, she will expand out to the class as a whole, with a focus on the most polarizing prospects eligible to be drafted tonight.
At 5 p.m., staff writer Ben Pickman will look ahead to a stacked 2024 WNBA Draft class, featuring Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers. And in the final hour before the draft begins, he’ll analyze which teams are poised to improve through this year’s draft — and how the 2023 class compares to recent years.
Once the draft begins, we’ll up-to-date info on every pick as well as instant analysis. Stay tuned!
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