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2022 WNBA draft

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2022 WNBA Draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 11, 2022
LocationNew York City
Network(s)United States:ESPN
Canada:TSN1/4
Overview
LeagueWNBA
Teams12
First selectionRhyne Howard
Atlanta Dream
←2021
2023→

The2022 WNBA Draft,theWNBA's draft for the2022 WNBA season,was held on April 11, 2022 inNew York Cityand aired live onESPNin the United States and onTSN1/4in Canada at 7:00 p.m.EDT.[1]The draft was the 27th in WNBA history.

Draft lottery

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The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2022 draft took place on December 19, 2021 and was televised on ESPN in the United States and on TSN2 in Canada.[2]The four non-playoff teams in 2021 qualified for the lottery drawing:Atlanta Dream,Indiana Fever,Washington Mystics,and theLos Angeles Sparks.With the Sparks having previously traded their 2022 first-round pick, their lottery pick belonged to theDallas Wingsat the time of the lottery. The Mystics won the lottery and had the first pick in the draft. This was the first time that the Mystics won the lottery in franchise history. The next three picks initially belonged to the Fever, Dream, and Wings.[3]However, by the time of the draft, the only one of the top four picks that still belonged to the same team was that of the Fever. In March 2022, the Wings included their lottery pick in a larger trade with the Fever. Less than a week before the draft, the Mystics and Dream would swap their top-three picks, with the Mystics also sending the Dream a 2022 second-round pick and the rights to swap picks with the Sparks in 2023.

Lottery chances

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Team Combined 2020–2021 record Lottery chances (out of 1,000)
Indiana Fever 12–42 442
Atlanta Dream 15–39 276
Washington Mystics 21–33 178
Los Angeles Sparks 27–27 104

The lottery odds were based on combined records from the 2020 and 2021 WNBA seasons. In the drawing, 14 balls numbered 1–14 are placed in a lottery machine and mixed. Four balls are drawn to determine a four-digit combination (only 11–12–13–14 is ignored and redrawn). The team to which that four-ball combination is assigned receives the No. 1 pick. The four balls are then placed back into the machine and the process is repeated to determine the second pick. The two teams whose numerical combinations do not come up in the lottery will select in the inverse order of their two-year cumulative record.Ernst & Youngknows the discreet results before they are announced.[4]

The order of selection for the remainder of the first round as well as the second and third rounds was determined by inverse order of the teams' respective regular-season records solely from 2021.

Eligibility

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Under the currentcollective bargaining agreement(CBA) between the WNBA and its players' union, draft eligibility for players not defined as "international" requires the following to be true:[5]

  • The player's 22nd birthday falls during the calendar year of the draft. For this draft, the cutoff birth date is December 31, 2000.
  • She has either:
    • completed her college eligibility;
    • received a bachelor's degree, or is scheduled to receive such in the 3 months following the draft; or
    • is at least 4 years removed from high school graduation.

A player who is scheduled to receive her bachelor's degree within 3 months of the draft date, and is younger than the cutoff age, is only eligible if the calendar year of the draft is no earlier than the fourth after her high school graduation.

Players with remaining college eligibility who meet the cutoff age must notify the WNBA headquarters of their intent to enter the draft no later than 10 days before the draft date, and must renounce any remaining college eligibility to do so. A separate notification timetable is provided for players involved in postseason tournaments (most notably theNCAA Division I tournament); those players (normally) must declare for the draft within 24 hours of their final game.

"International players" are defined as those for whom all of the following is true:

  • Born and currently residing outside the U.S.
  • Never "exercised intercollegiate basketball eligibility" in the U.S.

For "international players", the eligibility age is 20, also measured on December 31 of the year of the draft.

Key

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+ Denotesplayer who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
Bold Denotesplayer who won Rookie of the Year

Draft

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First round

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Pick Player Nationality Team School / club team
1 Rhyne Howard+ United States Atlanta Dream(fromWashington)[a] Kentucky
2 NaLyssa Smith United States Indiana Fever Baylor
3 Shakira Austin United States Washington Mystics(fromAtlanta)[a] Ole Miss
4 Emily Engstler United States Indiana Fever(fromLos AngelesviaDallas)[b][c] Louisville
5 Nyara Sabally Germany New York Liberty Oregon
6 Lexie Hull United States Indiana Fever(fromDallas)[b] Stanford
7 Veronica Burton United States Dallas Wings(fromChicagoviaDallasandIndiana)[d][e][b] Northwestern
8 Mya Hollingshed Puerto Rico[11] Las Vegas Aces(fromMinnesotaviaPhoenix,New York,andSeattle)[f][g][h][i] Colorado
9 Rae Burrell United States Los Angeles Sparks(fromSeattle)[j] Tennessee
10 Queen Egbo United States Indiana Fever(fromMinnesota)[k] Baylor
11 Kierstan Bell United States Las Vegas Aces Florida Gulf Coast
12 Nia Clouden United States Connecticut Sun Michigan State

Second round

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Pick Player Nationality Team School / club team
13 Khayla Pointer United States Las Vegas Aces(fromMinnesotaviaIndiana)[f] LSU
14 Christyn Williams United States Washington Mystics(fromAtlanta)[a] UConn
15 Naz Hillmon United States Atlanta Dream(fromLos Angeles)[l] Michigan
16 Kianna Smith United States Los Angeles Sparks(fromWashington)[m] Louisville
17 Elissa Cunane United States Seattle Storm(fromNew York)[h] NC State
18 Lorela Cubaj Italy Seattle Storm(fromDallas)[n] Georgia Tech
19 Olivia Nelson-Ododa United States Los Angeles Sparks(fromChicagoviaDallas)[o][p] UConn
20 Destanni Henderson United States Indiana Fever(fromPhoenix)[q] South Carolina
21 Evina Westbrook United States Seattle Storm UConn
22 Kayla Jones United States Minnesota Lynx NC State
23 Aisha Sheppard United States Las Vegas Aces Virginia Tech
24 Jordan Lewis United States Connecticut Sun Baylor

Third round

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Pick Player Nationality Team School / club team
25 Ameshya Williams-Holliday United States Indiana Fever Jackson State
26 Maya Dodson United States Phoenix Mercury(fromAtlanta)[r] Notre Dame
27 Amy Atwell Australia Los Angeles Sparks Hawaii
28 Hannah Sjerven United States Minnesota Lynx(fromWashington)[s] South Dakota
29 Sika Koné Mali New York Liberty CB Islas Canarias(Spain)
30 Jasmine Dickey United States Dallas Wings Delaware
31 Jazz Bond United States Dallas Wings(fromChicago)[d] North Florida
32 Macee Williams United States Phoenix Mercury IUPUI
33 Jade Melbourne Australia Seattle Storm Canberra Capitals(Australia)
34 Ali Patberg United States Indiana Fever(fromMinnesota)[k] Indiana
35 Faustine Aifuwa United States Las Vegas Aces LSU
36 Kiara Smith United States Connecticut Sun Florida

Footnotes

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  1. ^abcApril 6, 2022: Washington to Atlanta[6]
    • Atlanta acquired a2022 first-round pick(1st overall)
    • Washington acquired2022 first-roundandsecond-round picks(3rd and 14th overall), and the right to swap picks with Los Angeles in 2023
  2. ^abcMarch 8, 2022: Dallas to Indiana[7]
    • Dallas acquiredTeaira McCowan,a2022 first-round pick,and Chicago's 2023 first-round pick
    • Indiana acquired2022 first-round picksand a 2023 first-round pick
  3. ^April 14, 2021: Los Angeles to Dallas[8]
    • Los Angeles acquired 2021 first-round and2022 second-round picks
    • Dallas acquired a2022 first-round pick
  4. ^abJune 2, 2021: Dallas to Chicago[9]
    • Chicago acquiredDana Evansand a2022 first-round pick
    • Dallas acquiredShyla Heal,2022 first-andthird-round picks
  5. ^February 3, 2022: Chicago to Indiana (three-team trade with Phoenix)[10]
    • Chicago acquiredJulie Allemandand 2023 first-round pick from Phoenix
    • Indiana acquiredBria Hartley,2022and 2023 first-round picks from Chicago, and2022and 2023 second-round picks from Phoenix
    • Phoenix acquiredDiamond DeShields
  6. ^abApril 10, 2022: Minnesota to Las Vegas[12]
    • Minnesota acquired Vegas's 1st and 2nd Round Picks in 2023
    • Las Vegas acquired the 8th and 13th Picks in 2022
  7. ^February 10, 2021: Phoenix to New York[13]
  8. ^abFebruary 10, 2021: New York to Seattle[14]
    • New York acquiredNatasha Howard
    • Seattle acquired 2021 first-round and2022 second-round picks,andPhoenix's 2022 first-round pick
  9. ^February 11, 2021: Seattle to Minnesota[15]
  10. ^February 3, 2022: Seattle to Los Angeles[16]
  11. ^abFebruary 15, 2021: Minnesota to Indiana[17]
    • Minnesota acquired Indiana's2022 second-round pick
    • Indiana acquiredOdyssey Sims,Temi Fagbenle,Minnesota's 2022 first-andthird-round picks
  12. ^February 5, 2022: Los Angeles to Atlanta[18]
  13. ^May 13, 2021: Washington to Los Angeles[19]
    • Washington acquiredSydney Wiese
    • Los Angeles acquiredWashington's 2022 second-round pick
  14. ^February 10, 2021: Seattle to Dallas[20]
    • Seattle acquiredKatie Lou Samuelsonand a2022 second-round pick
    • Dallas acquired New York's 2021 first-round pick
  15. ^February 9, 2021: Chicago to Dallas[21]
    • Chicago acquired a 2021 second-round pick
    • Dallas acquiredChicago's 2022 second-round pick
  16. ^April 14, 2021: Dallas to Los Angeles[22]
    • Dallas acquired a2022 first-round pick
    • Los Angeles acquired 2021 first-round and2022 second-round picks
  17. ^February 3, 2022: Phoenix to Indiana (three-team trade with Chicago) → see Chicago to Indiana (note D)
  18. ^February 13, 2021: Phoenix to Atlanta[23]
    • Phoenix acquired a2022 third-round pick
    • Atlanta acquiredYvonne Turner
  19. ^February 5, 2021: Minnesota to Washington[24]
    • Minnesota acquired a2022 third-round pick
    • Washington acquiredErica McCall

See also

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References

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  1. ^Philippou, Alexa (March 10, 2022)."2022 WNBA draft to be held April 11 in NYC".ESPN.com.RetrievedMarch 10,2022.
  2. ^"WNBA Draft Lottery 2022 presented By State Farm To Take Place Sunday Dec. 19 On ESPN".espn.com.WNBA. December 2, 2021.RetrievedDecember 13,2021.
  3. ^"Washington Mystics Win Top Pick In 2022 WNBA Draft Presented By State Farm".wnba.com.WNBA. December 19, 2021.RetrievedDecember 20,2021.
  4. ^"New York Liberty Wins Top Pick In 2021 WNBA Draft Presented By State Farm".WNBA.December 4, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 30,2021.A representative from the accounting firm of Ernst & Young was in attendance to oversee the Lottery process.
  5. ^"Article XIII, Section 1: Player Eligibility"(PDF).2020 Women's National Basketball Association Collective Bargaining Agreement.Women's National Basketball Players Association. pp. 110–111.RetrievedDecember 14,2020.
  6. ^"Dream Lands 2022 Number One Overall Draft Pick".WNBA.RetrievedApril 6,2022.
  7. ^"Dallas Wings Acquire Teaira McCowan".WNBA.RetrievedMarch 8,2022.
  8. ^"Dallas Wings and Los Angeles Sparks Exchange Draft Picks".WNBA.RetrievedDecember 24,2021.
  9. ^"Chicago Sky Acquire Dana Evans From Dallas".WNBA.RetrievedJune 2,2021.
  10. ^"Mercury, Fever & Sky Complete Three-Team Trade".WNBA.com.March 3, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 4,2022.
  11. ^"Programa Nacional Femenino recibe autorización de FIBA para naturalizar a Mya Hollingshed".puertorico.basketball(in Spanish). FBPUR. July 8, 2022.
  12. ^"Minnesota Lynx Acquire 2023 First and Second-Round Picks".WNBA.RetrievedApril 10,2022.
  13. ^"MERCURY ACQUIRES ALL-STAR WING KIA NURSE AND WING MEGAN WALKER".WNBA.RetrievedOctober 18,2021.
  14. ^"New York Liberty Acquire Natasha Howard And Sami Whitcomb".WNBA.RetrievedOctober 18,2021.
  15. ^"Lynx trade Mikiah Herbert Harrigan to Seattle for draft pick".WNBA.RetrievedOctober 18,2021.
  16. ^"Storm & Sparks Complete Trade".wnba.com.WNBA. February 3, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 4,2022.
  17. ^"Lynx Acquire 2022 Second-Round Pick For Odyssey Sims and Temi Fagbenle".WNBA.RetrievedOctober 18,2021.
  18. ^"Dream Acquire Erica Wheeler, 2023 First Round Pick and 2022 Second Round Pick in Trade with Sparks".WNBA.February 5, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 16,2022.
  19. ^"Sparks Trade Sydney Wiese to Washington Mystics".WNBA.RetrievedOctober 18,2021.
  20. ^"Storm Acquires Katie Lou Samuelson, Mikiah" Kiki "Herbert Harrigan; Rights To Stephanie Talbot And Two 2022 Draft Picks".WNBA.RetrievedFebruary 10,2021.
  21. ^"Sky Acquire 2021 Second-Round Draft Pick".WNBA.RetrievedOctober 18,2021.
  22. ^"Dallas Wings and Los Angeles Sparks Exchange Draft Picks".WNBA.RetrievedOctober 18,2021.
  23. ^"Dream Acquire Yvonne Turner From Phoenix".WNBA.RetrievedOctober 18,2021.
  24. ^"Minnesota Lynx Acquire 2022 Third-Round Draft Pick in Exchange for Forward Erica McCall".WNBA.RetrievedOctober 18,2021.
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