NEW YORK —The 2025 WNBA Draft is here, and Ballislife presents a live update of the entire draft night!
The Dallas Wings are projected to select UConn’s Paige Bueckers No.1 overall with the first pick. With 38 selections, the draft will be divided into three rounds. The Minnesota Lynx already struck a trade with the Chicago Sky, sending Chicago the No.11 overall Draft.
With an exciting night of head, Ballislife has all the updates, selection, news, trades, and more! Here are the live results from the 2025 WNBA Draft held in New York City
Complete 2025 WNBA Draft Order
First Round
1. Dallas Wings: Paige Bueckers, Guard, UConn
The Dallas Wings are seeking a point guard to complement shooting guard Arike Ogunbowale, Paige Bueckers is an exceptional candidate to fill in the position needs. She led the UConn Huskies to their first national championship since 2016 and has made a significant impact on both ends of the court since returning to play for her fifth season.
Bueckers will bring in her exceptional playmaking skills, versatility and ability to play multiple positions to the Wings. She could be the franchise player Dallas has been looking for, especially after relocating from Tulsa nearly a decade ago.
– Aya Abdeen
2. Seattle Storm: Dominique Malonga, Center, France
With the No.2 overall pick, the Seattle Storm select French sensation Dominque Malonga. At 6’6 she bolsters the Storm’s front court depth alongside Ezi Magbegor and Nneka Ogwumike. Known for her dunking skills, Malonga provides both an interior and outside threat for seattle.
At just 19 years old, she moves incredible well for her size. The Storm are getting a player who possess great length and size.
– Sara Jane Gamelli
3. Washington Mystics: Sonia Citron, Guard, Notre Dame
With the No.3 overall pick the Mystics are getting a franchise player with Sonia Citron. A player that can build around Aaliyah Edwards and Shakira Austin, Citron is a player that brings much needed shooting. Washington ranked one of the lowest in offense last season, and what better way to replace Julie Vanloo and Ariel Atkins.
Citron is a great two-way player that brings length and size to the Mystics. In her senior season, she averaged 14.1 points, shooting 37.2 percent from beyond the arc. Her versatility will give the Mystics options to play her at the wing. Either way, she’s a polished scorer, which they needed.
– Sara Jane Gamelli
4.Washington Mystics: Kiki Iriafen, Forward, USC
A little bit of a surprise here as I expected the Mystics to take Iriafen with the third pick and Citron with the fourth instead of the other way around. That’s a good call by Aya on the mock draft as she had Citron in the No. 3 slot. Regardless, they both end up in DC and I love the pairing. Iriafen entered her senior season firmly in the running to be taken No. 1 overall after averaging a career-high 19.4 points and 11 rebounds per game her junior season at Stanford (2023-24). Iriafen suffered a slight statistical regression at USC this season and is in turn the fourth pick, but she’s still a great addition for a rebuilding Mystics team.
-Will Despart
5. Golden State Valkyries: Justé Jocyté, Forward, Lithuania
It’s the first year the WNBA Draft has had an expansion team since 2008 and this Golden State’s first pick ever. What better way to build your franchise around Justé Jocyté. I won’t lie, every reputable mock, include ours had Aneesah Morrow heading to the Bay area here.
Don’t get me wrong, this is a fantastic pick. Jocyté is an extremely talented player who can player both on and off ball. At six feet, she has the versatility to be able to play multiple positions. The Valkyries already cemented Temi Fagbenle and Tiffany Hayes, Justé Jocyté. will add another level of offense needed to jump start this franchise.
The first player selected in franchise history, Justé Jocyté is an elite shooter who will hit spot up, and will put up a ton of threes, which may work out all too well next to Hayes.
-Sara Jane Gamelli
6. Washington Mystics: Georgia Amoore, Guard, Kentucky
The backcourt parade continues with the Australian Amoore joining the fold alongside Citron and Iriafen. Amoore has earned All-American honors in consecutive seasons and her playmaking abilities should be welcome for a Mystics group seeking to keep pace on national scoreboards. Amoore and Citron will have a strong backcourt mentor to work with in Brittney Sykes, who is set to return for a third season in the nation’s capital.
-Geoff Maggliochetti
7. Connecticut Sun (Via Phoenix Mercury): Aneesah Morrow, Forward, LSU
Alyssa Thomas, Dewanna Bonner, and Brionna Jones. Aneesah Morrow is a key addition that head coach Rachid Meziane needs in his first year. She brings dynamic play, versatility, and strong rebounding abilities to the team. Morrow is coming off four consecutive seasons double-doubles from both DePaul and LSU and will be the forward to watch in the future for the Sun.
-Aya Abdeen
8. Connecticut Sun (Via Indiana Fever): Saniya Rivers, Guard, NC State
The Sun continue to restock their depleted roster with playmakers, adding Rivers mere minutes after Morrow’s arrival. A South Carolina transfer, Rivers impressed on both sides of the ball by leading the Wolfpack in assists, blocks, and steals. Rivers should have an immediate opportunity to step up and succeed at the professional one with an aura of uncertainty surrounding Marina Mabrey’s Uncasville fate.
-Geoff Maggliochetti
9. Los Angeles Sparks (Via Seattle Storm): Sarah Ashlee Barker, Guard, Alabama
Wow. The Sparks take Alabama’s Sarah Ashlee Barker with Hailey Van Lith and Shyanne Sellers still on the board. That’s a bit of a reach in my opinion, but Barker earned quite a bit of good press after dropping 45 in the Crimson Tide’s Round of 32 loss to Maryland a few weeks ago.
All things considered, Barker is going to a great landing spot for her development. She’ll get to play alongside All-Star veterans Kelsey Plum and De’Arica Hamby and with young stars Rickea Jackson and Cameron Brink.
-Will Despart
10. Chicago Sky (Via Connecticut Sun): Ajša Sivka, Foward, Tarbes Gespe Bigorre/Slovenia.
The first pick of the Tyler Marsh era, Ajsa Sivka is a pretty good puzzle piece to fit into his system. Sivka is proficient on both ends of the floor and is a great shooter and passer for her 6’4 frame.
She’ll be an interesting addition to Chicago’s starting lineup, considering the fact that she’ll likely be playing alongside two other bigs in Angel Reese and Kamila Cardoso. It’s not just the Twin Towers in Chicago, there’s three of them now and the new one can bring the ball up the court too.
-Will Despart
11. Chicago Sky (Via Minnesota Lynx): Hailey Van Lith, Guard, TCU
The Chicago Sky acquired the pick through a trade with the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday, they need a point guard to backup Courtney Vandersloot. Especially after selecting forward Ajsa Sivka at 10th overall, they added in Hailey Van Lith.
Van Lith is coming off a season where she was a part of history with the TCU Horned Frogs. She is known for her versatile offense game, such as her effective scoring and playmaking skills. Head coach Tyler Marsh is optimistic to see Van Lith learning from Vandersloot to prepare for the future.
-Aya Abdeen
12. Dallas Wings (Via New York Liberty): Aziaha James, Guard, NC State
Dallas bookended the first round by pairing Bueckers with James, a Raleigh stalwart who became one of the ACC’s top talents over the last two years. James took advantage of two years on the Wolfpack bench and the patience paid off when she established herself a sterling two-way and transitional star.
James’ healthy sense of reckless abandon from deep should help a Dallas team that ranked 10th in three-point attempts per game and she should learn plenty from DiJonai Carrington.
-Geoff Maggliochetti
