WNBA Mock Draft 2025: Projecting Rounds 1-2 after Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings | Sporting News

Anticipation for the 2025 WNBA season hits another gear with Monday's WNBA Draft.

Eight days after a women's NCAA champion was crowned, some of the biggest names in the game will learn where their professional careers will begin.

They'll then head to their new basketball homes to begin training camp at the end of the month.

UConn's Paige Bueckers is expected to go first overall to Dallas, but that is the lone certainty of this draft cycle.

With a group of elite college prospects electing to return to school for the 2025-26 season, there was a late shake-up in pre-draft preparations, causing some players' names to move up in draft conversations.

Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp Just as every year that has a consensus No.

1 pick, the draft unofficially begins at No.

2 with the Seattle Storm, while the Washington Mystics will look to accelerate their rebuild with three picks in the top 12.

After Bueckers, fans will want to familiarize themselves with 19-year-old French prospect Dominique Malonga, viewed by many as the second-best prospect in the class.

Among other college stars to watch out for are USC's Kiki Iriafen, LSU's Aneesah Morrow, TCU's Hailey Van Lith and Kentucky's Georgia Amoore.

Where will each star land? Here is Sporting News' final WNBA Mock Draft, complete with first- and second-round selections.

SN's WNBA HQ: Live WNBA scores | Updated WNBA standings | Full WNBA schedule WNBA Mock Draft 2025 First round 1.

Dallas Wings: Paige Bueckers, UConn Age: 23, RS Senior Position: Guard Height: 6-0 No surprises here: Bueckers will hear her name called first overall after finishing up her college career on top as a national champion.

Bueckers has all the tools to be a superstar at the next level and will add excitement to a retooling Dallas roster that already features All-Star Game MVP Arike Ogunbowale.

2.

Seattle Storm: Dominique Malonga, ASVEL (France) | France Age: 19 Position: Forward/Center Height: 6-6 There's too much smoke here to ignore.

Malonga's dynamic upside makes her the likely choice at No.

2.

Initially, I believed Seattle's crowded frontcourt would make the franchise look elsewhere, but who better for Malonga to learn under than the likes of Nneka Ogwumike, Ezi Magbebor and French National teammate Gabby Williams? 3.

Washington Mystics (via CHI): Kiki Iriafen, USC | Nigeria/America Age: 21, Graduate Student Position: Forward Height: 6-3 Washington needs talent, and Iriafen has plenty of it.

She'll step into a situation where she can contribute right away, but she won't face too much pressure to do so.

The first of three Mystics draft picks in the top six, Iriafen will be a key component of a youth movement.

4.

Washington Mystics: Sonia Citron, Notre Dame Age: 21, Senior Position: Guard Height: 6-1 Citron is the draft class' second-best guard, which is nothing to scoff at.

She averaged 16.3 points over Notre Dame's three tournament games and finished the season canning a career-best 51 triples at a 37.2 percent clip.

That should translate immediately.

5.

Golden State Valkyries: Aneesah Morrow, LSU Age: 22, Senior Position: Forward Height: 6-1 Morrow led the country with 13.5 rebounds per game, and her numbers are indicative of someone with a natural ability to clean the glass.

Not for nothing, she also averaged 20.5 points for her college career.

Morrow's motor and intensity will make her a great Day 1 fit in Natalie Nakase's system.

6.

Washington Mystics (via ATL): Shyanne Sellers, Maryland Age: 21, Senior Position: Guard Height: 6-2 She was born and raised in Aurora, Ohio, but Sellers spent the last four years in College Park, Md., a quick trip from the Mystics' CareFirst Arena.

Staying near her college home should ease the transition for Sellers, who adds playmaking and creation to a Washington team in need of more backcourt talent.

7.

Connecticut Sun: Juste Jocyte, ASVEL (France) | Lithuania Age: 19 Position: Guard/Forward Height: 6-2 As a young prospect with plenty of potential, Jocyte is one of the more intriguing prospects in the class.

As the youngest player to ever play in a EuroLeague game, she comes with years of professional experience, and her time in France could be a draw for Connecticut's French head coach, Rachid Meziane.

8.

Connecticut Sun (via IND): Hailey Van Lith, TCU Age: 23, Graduate Student Position: Guard Height: 5-9 Van Lith closed her career with an incredible season that saw her win Big 12 Player of the Year and lead the Horned Frogs to their best-ever season.

Her role as the leader of TCU's potent offense makes her a prime candidate to be the lead guard in Meziane's uptempo system.

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Los Angeles Sparks (via SEA): Georgia Amoore, Kentucky | Australia Age: 24, Graduate Student Position: Guard Height: 5-6 It's an exciting time in Los Angeles, which takes Amoore to add youth to the backcourt.

She can study under the tutelage of Kelsey Plum while being the next member of a two timelines approach that also features second-year stars Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson.

10.

Chicago Sky (via CON): Saniya Rivers, NC State Age: 22, Senior Position: Guard/Forward Height: 6-1 With the frontcourt of the future shored up, Chicago looks to bolster its complement of wings with Rivers.

She has the potential to be a two-way talent and thrive under head coach Tyler Marsh.

11.

Minnesota Lynx: Ajsa Sivka, Tarbes (France) | Slovenia Age: 19 Position: Forward Height: 6-4 Minnesota picks late, so it will go for talent and upside.

Sivka has both.

She's skilled and shoots the ball well, which can space the floor for the talent the Lynx already have in place.

12.

Dallas Wings (via NYL): Rayah Marshall, USC Age: 22, Senior Position: Center Height: 6-4 Dallas hired former USC assistant Chris Koclanes as its new head coach, meaning there's pre-existing familiarity.

Marshall stepped up at the end of her college career and adds depth to the Wings frontcourt.

Second round 13.

Las Vegas Aces (via LAS) Te-Hina Paopao, G, South Carolina (5-9) 14.

Dallas Wings Sarah Ashlee Barker, G, Alabama (6-0) 15.

Minnesota Lynx (via CHI) Sedona Prince, C, TCU (6-7) 16.

Chicago Sky (via WAS) Aziaha James, G, NC State (5-9) 17.

Golden State Valkyries Makayla Timpson, F, Florida State (6-2) 18.

Atlanta Dream Sania Feagin, F, South Carolina (6-3) 19.

Indiana Fever (via PHX) Maddy Westbeld, F, Notre Dame (6-3) 20.

Indiana Fever Lucy Olsen, G, Iowa (5-10) 21.

Seattle Storm Serena Sundell, G, Kansas State (6-1) 22.

Chicago Sky JJ Quinerly, G, West Virginia (5-8) 23.

Washington Mystics (via CON) Alyssa Utsby, F, UNC (6-1) 24.

Minnesota Lynx Harmoni Turner, G, Harvard (5-10) 25.

Connecticut Sun (via NYL) Yvonne Ejim, F, Gonzaga (6-1) WNBA Draft order 2025 First round 1.

Dallas Wings 2.

Seattle Storm (via LAS) 3.

Washington Mystics (via CHI) 4.

Washington Mystics 5.

Golden State Valkyries 6.

Washington Mystics (via ATL) 7.

Connecticut Sun (via NYL, from PHX) 8.

Connecticut Sun (via IND) 9.

Los Angeles Sparks (via SEA) 10.

Chicago Sky (via CON) 11.

Minnesota Lynx 12.

Dallas Wings (via NYL) NOTE: Las Vegas would have been in line for the No.

10 pick, but the pick was forfeited due to violations involving impermissible player benefits and workplace policies .

Second round 13.

Las Vegas Aces (via LAS) 14.

Dallas Wings 15.

Minnesota Lynx (via CHI) 16.

Chicago Sky (via WAS) 17.

Golden State Valkyries 18.

Atlanta Dream 19.

Indiana Fever (via PHX) 20.

Indiana Fever 21.

Seattle Storm 22.

Chicago Sky (via LVA) 23.

Washington Mystics (via CON) 24.

Minnesota Lynx 25.

Connecticut Sun (via NYL) Third round 26.

Los Angeles Sparks 27.

Dallas Wings 28.

Los Angeles Sparks (via CHI) 29.

Seattle Storn (via WAS) 30.

Golden State Valkyries 31.

Dallas Wings (via ATL) 32.

Washington Mystics (via PHX) 33.

Indiana Fever 34.

Seattle Storm 35.

Las Vegas Aces 36.

Atlanta Dream (via CON) 37.

Minnesota Lynx 38.

New York Liberty.

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