2026 WNBA Draft: UCLA Sets Record with Six Players Selected

The 2026 WNBA Draft was held on Monday, consisting of three rounds with 45 total selections. The Dallas Wings selected University of Connecticut guard Azzi Fudd with the first overall pick. A trade was executed between the Golden State Valkyries and Seattle Storm, and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) set a record with six players selected from one school in a single draft.

First Round Selections

The first round of the draft proceeded as follows:

1. Dallas Wings: Azzi Fudd, Guard, University of Connecticut
2. Minnesota Lynx: Olivia Miles, Guard, Texas Christian University
3. Seattle Storm: Awa Fam, Center, Spain
4. Washington Mystics: Lauren Betts, Center, UCLA
5. Chicago Sky: Gabriela Jaquez, Guard, UCLA
6. Toronto Tempo: Kiki Rice, Guard, UCLA
7. Portland Fire: Iyana Martín Carrión, Guard, Spain
8. Golden State Valkyries: Flau'jae Johnson, Guard, Louisiana State University
9. Washington Mystics: Angela Dugalić, Forward, UCLA
10. Indiana Fever: Raven Johnson, Guard, University of South Carolina
11. Washington Mystics: Cotie McMahon, Forward, University of Mississippi
12. Connecticut Sun: Nell Angloma, Forward, France
13. Atlanta Dream: Madina Okot, Center, University of South Carolina
14. Seattle Storm: Taina Mair, Guard, Duke University
15. Connecticut Sun: Gianna Kneepkens, Guard, UCLA

Draft Trade

Following the selection of Flau'jae Johnson with the eighth overall pick, the Golden State Valkyries traded her draft rights to the Seattle Storm. In exchange, the Valkyries received the draft rights to forward Marta Suárez—selected by the Storm with the 16th overall pick—and a 2028 second-round draft pick.

Notable Draft Outcomes and Context

The Dallas Wings selected a UConn guard with the first overall pick for the second consecutive year, having chosen Paige Bueckers first in the 2025 draft.

UCLA had five players selected in the first round, including three consecutive picks at numbers 4, 5, and 6.

With the selection of UCLA guard Charlisse Leger-Walker by the Connecticut Sun with the 18th overall pick in the second round, UCLA set a record for the most players selected from one school in a single WNBA draft, with six.

UCLA won the 2026 NCAA women's basketball tournament eight days prior to the draft.

The sports media outlet CBS Sports published letter grades for each first-round selection, which it described as representing the opinions of its analysts.

Subsequent Rounds

The draft concluded with the second round (picks 16-30) and third round (picks 31-45), completing the selection of 45 players from various collegiate and international programs.