2019 WNBA draft
The 2019 WNBA draft was the league's draft for the 2019 WNBA season. On March 19, the league announced the draft would be held on April 10 at Nike New York headquarters. The first round was televised on ESPN2, and the second and third rounds were televised on ESPNU.[1]
2019 WNBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | April 10, 2019 |
Location | Nike NYHQ, New York City |
Network(s) | ESPN2 (first round) ESPNU (second and third rounds) |
Overview | |
League | WNBA |
Teams | 12 |
First selection | Jackie Young Las Vegas Aces |
On August 28, 2018, the league held the draft lottery between the four non-playoff teams – Indiana, New York, Las Vegas, and Chicago. The Aces won the top pick for the third year in a row.[2] For just the second time, all five players of one school's starting lineup was drafted, when Notre Dame's starting five were selected in the first 20 picks.
Draft lottery
The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2019 draft took place on August 28, 2018 during halftime of the 2018 WNBA Playoffs game between the Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics.[2] [3]
Lottery chances
All odds out of 1,000 based on percentages. (The 11-12-13-14 combination is ignored.) [2]
- Indiana Fever (44.2%)
- Las Vegas Aces (27.6%) - WON
- Chicago Sky (17.8%)
- New York Liberty (10.4%)
The lottery odds were based on combined records from the 2017 and 2018 WNBA seasons. The Aces won the Draft Lottery for the third year in a row, previously selecting Kelsey Plum in 2017 and A'ja Wilson in 2018. Plum was selected when the team was still located in San Antonio.
The order of selection for the remainder of the first round as well as the second and third round was in inverse order of the teams’ respective regular-season records solely from 2018.[2][4]
Draft invitees
On April 9, 2019, one day before the Draft, the WNBA released the names of the players who would be invited to be in attendance at the draft. [5]
- Kristine Anigwe, California
- Kalani Brown, Baylor
- Napheesa Collier, UConn
- Sophie Cunningham, Missouri
- Asia Durr, Louisville
- Megan Gustafson, Iowa
Han Xu, Xinjiang Magic Deer, China - Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State
- Arike Ogunbowale, Notre Dame
- Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn
Alanna Smith, Stanford - Jackie Young, Notre Dame
Three of these players were not chosen until the second round, with Cunningham, Han, and Gustafson respectively chosen 13th, 14th, and 17th overall.
Key
+ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |
Draft selections
Round 1
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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1 | Jackie Young | G | Las Vegas Aces | Notre Dame | |
2 | Asia Durr | G | New York Liberty | Louisville | |
3 | Teaira McCowan | C | Indiana Fever | Mississippi State | |
4 | Katie Lou Samuelson | G/F | Chicago Sky | Connecticut | |
5 | Arike Ogunbowale | G | Dallas Wings | Notre Dame | |
6 | Napheesa Collier + | F | Minnesota Lynx | Connecticut | |
7 | Kalani Brown | C | Los Angeles Sparks | Baylor | |
8 | Alanna Smith | F | Phoenix Mercury | Stanford | |
9 | Kristine Anigwe | C/F | Connecticut Sun | California | |
10 | Kiara Leslie | G | Washington Mystics | NC State | |
11 | Brianna Turner | F | Atlanta Dream | Notre Dame | |
12 | Ezi Magbegor | F | Seattle Storm | Melbourne Boomers (Australia) |
Round 2
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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13 | Sophie Cunningham | G | Phoenix Mercury [lower-alpha 1] | Missouri | |
14 | Han Xu | C | New York Liberty | Xinjiang Magic Deer (China) | |
15 | Chloe Jackson | G | Chicago Sky | Baylor | |
16 | Jessica Shepard | F | Minnesota Lynx[lower-alpha 2] | Notre Dame | |
17 | Megan Gustafson | F/C | Dallas Wings | Iowa | |
18 | Natisha Hiedeman | G | Minnesota Lynx | Marquette | |
19 | Marina Mabrey | G | Los Angeles Sparks | Notre Dame | |
20 | Cierra Dillard | G | Minnesota Lynx[lower-alpha 3] | Buffalo | |
21 | Bridget Carleton | G | Connecticut Sun[lower-alpha 4] | Iowa State | |
22 | Kennedy Burke | G | Dallas Wings[lower-alpha 5] | UCLA | |
23 | Maite Cazorla | G | Atlanta Dream | Oregon | |
24 | Anriel Howard | F | Seattle Storm | Mississippi State |
Round 3
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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25 | Paris Kea | G | Indiana Fever | North Carolina | |
26 | Megan Huff | F | New York Liberty | Utah | |
27 | María Conde | F | Chicago Sky | Wisła Can-Pack Kraków (Poland) | |
28 | Caliya Robinson | F | Indiana Fever[lower-alpha 1] | Georgia | |
29 | Morgan Bertsch | F | Dallas Wings | UC Davis | |
30 | Kenisha Bell | G | Minnesota Lynx | Minnesota | |
31 | Ángela Salvadores | G | Los Angeles Sparks | Ensino (Spain) | |
32 | Arica Carter | G | Phoenix Mercury | Louisville | |
33 | Regan Magarity | F | Connecticut Sun | Virginia Tech | |
34 | Sam Fuehring | F | Washington Mystics | Louisville | |
35 | Li Yueru | C | Atlanta Dream | Guangdong Vermilion Birds (China) | |
36 | Macy Miller | G | Seattle Storm | South Dakota State |
Source[12]
Draft-day trades
Draft-day trades occurred on April 10, 2019, the day of the draft.
- The Atlanta Dream traded Brianna Turner (Notre Dame) for Marie Gülich (from Phoenix Mercury).[13]
- The Minnesota Lynx traded Natisha Hiedeman (Marquette) for Lexie Brown (from Connecticut Sun).[14]
Footnotes
- The Aces traded this pick to Phoenix in a three team trade also involving Kelsey Bone and the 26th selection in the 2018 WNBA Draft.[6]
- The Aces traded this pick to Minnesota in addition to Jill Barta in exchange for Ji-Su Park and Kahlia Lawrence.[7]
- The Mercury traded this pick to Minnesota in addition to Danielle Robinson in exchange for the 12th pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft.[8]
- The Sun traded this pick to Atlanta in addition to the 15th pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft in exchange for Bria Holmes.[9] The Dream then traded the pick back to Connecticut along with Layshia Clarendon in exchange for Alex Bentley[10]
- The Mystics traded this pick to Dallas in addition to Aerial Powers in exchange for Tayler Hill.[11]
References
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- "Kalani Brown and Arike Ogunbowale Among Prospects to Attend the WNBA Draft 2019 Presented by State Farm". WNBA. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- "Mercury Acquires Two Draft Picks in Sign-And-Trade Deal". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- "Lynx Make Trade On Draft Night, Add Two Pieces Including Familiar Face". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. April 12, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- "Minnesota Lynx Acquire Guard Danielle Robinson and a 2019 Second Round Pick in Exchange for a 2018 First Round Pick". lynx.wnba.com. lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- "Atlanta Dream Trade Bria Holmes to Connecticut Sun". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- "Dream Trade Layshia Clarendon, Draft Pick to Sun For Alex Bentley". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- "Mystics Trade Tayler Hill To Wings For Aerial Powers". wnba.com. WNBA. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- "WNBA Draft '19 Draft Board". wnba.com. WNBA. April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- Spruill, Tamryn (April 10, 2019). "2019 WNBA Draft: Every pick, all three rounds, Nos. 1-36". Swish Appeal (Vox Media). Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- "WNBA Draft: Lynx bring in Shepard, Dillard, Bell, trade for Brown". FOX Sports. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.