Here’s the latest news from the WNBA and wider women’s hoops world:
Get ready for WNBA Draft Lottery 2024
On Sunday, Dec. 10, the Indiana Fever, Phoenix Mercury, Los Angeles Sparks and Seattle Storm will learn if the basketball gods bless them with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, as the WNBA Draft Lottery 2024 will be broadcast at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The lottery will be held before Utah takes on South Carolina and North Carolina meet UConn in the final two games of the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase triple header.
In short, it should be a celebratory Sunday for women’s hoops, where we’ll gain insight into the future of the WNBA before enjoying some excellent NCAA action.
The Fever have the best odds of landing the No. 1 pick for a second-straight season, as they own 442 of the 1,000 chances. Next is the Mercury with 276-in-1,000 odds, followed by the Sparks with 178-in-1,000 odds. The Storm round out the lottery with 104 of the 1,000 chances. As recently as 2022, the Washington Mystics, owners of the third-best odds, were awarded the No. 1 pick. In the era of four lottery teams, the only time a franchise with the fourth-best odds received the No. 1 pick was in 2012, when the Sparks won the right to select Nneka Ogumike.
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