The Indiana Fever, Los Angeles Sparks, Phoenix Mercury and Seattle Storm missed the 2023 WNBA playoffs, but there will be a bright side to that come April. They will have the top four picks in what could be a very talented and noteworthy 2024 WNBA draft.
The draft order will be determined later this year when the WNBA conducts its lottery. But we likely won’t know exactly which prospects will be available until after the college season ends with the women’s Final Four on April 5 and 7 in Cleveland. This year’s senior class — those who entered college for the 2020-21 season — is the last that has the COVID-19 waiver, which means players can return for a fifth season.
The class includes many big names, such as Iowa‘s Caitlin Clark and LSU‘s Angel Reese, whose teams met in the 2023 NCAA final won by the Tigers, and Stanford‘s Cameron Brink, whose Cardinal won the NCAA title in 2021.
“If the depth of the class turns out to be what it’s capable of being, having two first-round picks is exciting for what that can do for us,” Sparks coach Curt Miller…
