Which team will get the coveted No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft? The answer will come Sunday (5 p.m. ET, ESPN) when the league holds its draft lottery.
The Indiana Fever won the top pick the past two years, and both selections — Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark — have been home runs who won the Rookie of the Year award.
Right now, the top pick for 2025 looks as certain: UConn guard Paige Bueckers. But who will be her coach? That we don’t know, as the three teams that could get the No. 1 pick — the Los Angeles Sparks, Dallas Wings and Washington Mystics — all fired their coaches after the season. The Mystics also don’t currently have a general manager.
The other lottery team, the Chicago Sky, also fired its coach but recently hired Tyler Marsh, who had been a Las Vegas Aces assistant the past three years. However, because of a trade with Dallas that allows the Wings to swap picks with the Sky in the 2025 draft, Chicago won’t get the No. 1 pick.
The Sparks have the best odds (44.2%), followed by the…