There’s no question about the No. 1 pick in Monday’s WNBA draft (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) as Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark is certain to go to the Indiana Fever.
But after that, the mystery starts. And what the Los Angeles Sparks do with the Nos. 2 and 4 picks could shape the rest of the draft.
The Sparks, with coach Curt Miller in his second season and general manager Raegan Pebley in her first, are in a period of franchise refresh. Forward Nneka Ogwumike, the face of the team, left in free agency for the Seattle Storm in February. The Sparks haven’t been to the playoffs since 2020; the three-year postseason drought is the longest in franchise history. So this draft could mean a lot to Los Angeles.
“They’re an incredible opportunity for our organization,” Pebley said of the two lottery picks. “We want to see two players that not only have the skill set to make an impact early but also a long runway ahead of them [with] opportunities to develop.”
After Clark, a quartet of post players appears to be next on the draft board: forward Cameron Brink (
