The 2022 WNBA Draft has come and gone, and the hard work, resilience, and talent of 36 players has been awarded after they were selected by the WNBA’s 12 franchises.
The 26th annual WNBA Draft was held at Spring Studios in New York and was broadcasted on ESPN. The 2022 WNBA Draft was the first in-person W draft since 2019.
Kentucky legend Rhyne Howard went No. 1 overall to the Atlanta Dreams. NaLyssa Smith of Baylor went second off the board to Indiana followed by the Mystics’ decision to draft Shakira Austin third overall out of Ole Miss.
FIRST ROUND:
No. 1 Atlanta Dream: Rhyne Howard — Ole Miss
No. 2 Indiana Fever: NaLyssa Smith — Baylor
No. 3 Washington Mystics: Shakira Austin — Ole Miss
No. 4 Indiana Fever: Emily Engstler — Louisville
No. 5 New York Liberty: Nyara Sabally — Oregon
No. 6 Indiana Fever: Lexie Hull — Stanford
No. 7 Dallas Wings: Veronica Burton — Northwestern
No. 8 Las Vegas Aces (From Minnesota): Minnesota Lynx
No. 9 Los Angeles Sparks: Rae Burrell — Tennessee
No. 10 Indiana Fever: Queen Egbo — Baylor
No. 11 Las Vegas Aces: Kierstan Bell — Florida Gulf Coast
No. 12 Connecticut Sun: Nia Clouden — Michigan Sun
Second Round
No. 13 Minnesota Lynx: Khayla Pointer — LSU
No. 14 Washington Mystics: Christyn Williams — UConn
No. 15 Atlanta Dreams: Naz Hilmon — Michigan
No. 16 Los Angeles Sparks: Kianna Smith — Louisville
No. 17 Seattle Storm: Elissa Cunana — NC State
No. 18 Seattle Storm: Lorela Cubaj — Georgia Tech
No. 19 Los Angeles Sparks: Olivia Nelson-Ododa – UCon
No. 20 Indiana Fever: Destanni Henderson — South Carolina
No. 21 Seattle Storm: Evina Westbrook — UConn
No. 22 Minnesota Lynx: Kayla Jones – NC State
No. 23 Las Vegas Aces: Aisha Sheppard — Virginia Tech
No. 24 Connecticut Sun: Jordan Lewis — Baylor
Third Round
No. 25 Indiana Fever: Ameysha Williams-Holiday — Jackson State
No. 26 Phoenix Mercury : Maya Dodson — Notre Dame
No. 27 Los Angeles Sparks: Amy Atwell — Hawai’i
No. 28 Minnesota Lynx: Hannah Sjerven — South Dakota
No. 29 New York Liberty: SIka Kone — Mali
No. 30 Dallas Wings: Jasmine Dickey — Delaware
No. 31 Dallas Wings: Jazz Bond – North Florida
No. 32 Phoenix Mercury: Macee Williams — IUPUI
No. 33 Seattle Storm: Jade Melboure — Australia
No. 34 Indiana Fever: Ali Patberg — Indiana
No. 35 Las Vegas Aces: Faustine Aifuwa — LSU
No. 36 Connecticut Sun: Kiara Smith — Florida
