It’s been quite an eventful free agency period in the WNBA, and now that the dust has mostly settled and we know where everyone will be playing in 2025, it’s time to return to the WNBA Draft board and see what’s changed—and what hasn’t.
Since our last mock draft, which was written shortly after the Golden State Valkyries picked much of their inaugural roster in the December expansion draft, a flurry of free agency activity has shaken up the spring draft board considerably. Five of the first 12 picks in the draft (first round) have changed teams, most notably Nos. 2 and 3, which were traded to the Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics, respectively.
What does that say about the level of talent in this draft class? Each WNBA team might have a different answer to that question, depending on their goals for the draft, but the top two picks in the draft seem to be a foregone conclusion regardless. As for the rest, let’s run through the draft board again and project how the first round might shake out now that the busiest period of free agency is over.
1. Dallas Wings: Paige Bueckers (UConn)
For all the movement lower in the draft order and in free agency, nothing has changed here. Bueckers is not only the best player in the 2025 draft class, she’s one of the best…
