WNBA Draft

The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players. The first WNBA draft was held in 1997.

First picks

The top picks each year have been:

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Notes:

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• 1: Won the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award.
• 2: Started the WNBA All-Star Game in her first season.
• 3: Made the WNBA All-Star Game as a reserve in her first season.

Trivia:

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• Dena Head is the oldest #1 draft pick, having graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1992. http://www.mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=4045&season=115
• Lauren Jackson is the youngest #1 draft pick, being drafted at the age of 19.
• Diana Taurasi was selected to play on the 2004 USA Women's National Basketball team which won the Gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was the youngest player selected to play on the team.