NEW YORK — The 2024 Women’s National Basketball Association draft was an exciting one as the next generation of women’s basketball players were selected by their new teams.
Two-time Naismith College Player of the Year Caitlin Clark was selected by the Indiana Fever with the first overall pick of the draft, which was presented by State Farm® and was held at the at the historic Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) for the first time.
A three-time unanimous first-team All-American, Clark led Iowa to its second straight appearance in the NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship game earlier this month. The 6-0 guard averaged 31.6 points, 8.9 assists and 7.4 rebounds per game, leading all of Division I in scoring and assists. Clark finished her four-year career as the all-time leader in NCAA Division I history in total points (3,951 points) and three-pointers made (548). The Des Moines, Iowa native was the leading scorer in Division I for three of her four seasons with the Hawkeyes, becoming the only player in NCAA history with 1,000 points in back-to-back seasons (2022-23 and 2023-24). Clark is the second-straight No. 1 overall selection for the Fever, joining 2023 No. 1 pick Aliyah Boston.
The Chicago Sky selected Kamilla Cardoso of South Carolina with the third overall pick. The 6-7 center helped led South Carolina to the 2024 national championship, winning Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four and her second championship. Cardoso, who is from Brazil, was named to the All-SEC First Team and AP All-America Second Team. She also participated in the NBA Academy Women’s Program in Mexico in 2018 (NBA Academy Latin America) and the 2019 Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global camp in Charlotte.
The Sky used the seventh overall selection to select Angel Reese of Louisiana State University. The 6-3 forward helped lead LSU to the national title in 2023. During that championship season, she posted an NCAA-record 34 double-doubles and won the Most Outstanding Player award at the Final Four. Reese led the SEC in scoring (18.6 ppg) and rebounds (13.4 rpg) for the 2023-24 season, becoming the first player to do so in back-to-back years since 1990.
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The Chicago Sky opened the second round with its third selection of the draft, picking Brynna Maxwell of Gonzaga with the 13th overall pick. Maxwell averaged 14.2 points per game in her final season with the Bulldogs and was an All-WCC First-Team selection. With its first selection of the night, the Seattle Storm drafted Nika Mühl of Connecticut with the No. 14 pick. Mühl helped the Huskies reach the Final Four three times in her career and was twice named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2022, 2023). Mühl, who is from Croatia, participated in the NBA Academy Women’s Program at the Next Generation Showcase at the 2019 Women’s Final Four. Mühl also participated in the 2019 Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global Camp in Charlotte.
See the list of complete results for WNBA Draft 2024 below.
| First Round | ||||
| Pick | Team | Player | School/Country | Position |
| 1 | Indiana Fever | Caitlin Clark | Iowa | G |
| 2 | Los Angeles Sparks | Cameron Brink | Stanford | C-F |
| 3 | Chicago Sky | Kamilla Cardoso | South Carolina | C |
| 4 | Los Angeles Sparks | Rickea Jackson | Tennessee | F |
| 5 | Dallas Wings | Jacy Sheldon | Ohio State | G |
| 6 | Washington Mystics | Aaliyah Edwards | Connecticut | F |
| 7 | Chicago Sky | Angel Reese | LSU | F |
| 8 | Minnesota Lynx | Alissa Pili | Utah | F |
| 9 | Dallas Wings | Carla Leite | France | G |
| 10 | Connecticut Sun | Leïla Lacan | France | G |
| 11 | New York Liberty | Marquesha Davis | Mississippi | G |
| 12 | Atlanta Dream | Nyadiew Puoch | Australia | F-C |
| Second Round | ||||
| Pick | Team | Player | School/Country | Position |
| 13 | Chicago Sky | Brynna Maxwell | Gonzaga | G |
| 14 | Seattle Storm | Nika Mühl | Connecticut | G |
| 15 | Indiana Fever | Celeste Taylor | Ohio State | G |
| 16 | Las Vegas Aces | Dyaisha Fair | Syracuse | G |
| 17 | New York Liberty | Esmery Martinez | Arizona | F |
| 18 | Las Vegas Aces | Kate Martin | Iowa | G |
| 19 | Connecticut Sun | Taiyanna Jackson | Kansas | C |
| 20 | Atlanta Dream | Isobel Borlase | Australia | G |
| 21 | Washington Mystics | Kaylynne Truong | Gonzaga | G |
| 22 | Connecticut Sun | Helena Pueyo | Arizona | G |
| 23 | New York Liberty | Jessika Carter | Mississippi State | C |
| 24 | Las Vegas Aces | Elizabeth Kitley | Virginia Tech | C |
| Third Round | ||||
| Pick | Team | Player | School/Country | Position |
| 25 | Phoenix Mercury | Charisma Osborne | UCLA | G |
| 26 | Seattle Storm | Mackenzie Holmes | Indiana | F |
| 27 | Indiana Fever | Leilani Correa | Florida | G |
| 28 | Los Angeles Sparks | McKenzie Forbes | USC | G-F |
| 29 | Phoenix Mercury | Jaz Shelley | Nebraska | G |
| 30 | Washington Mystics | Nastja Claessens | Belgium | F |
| 31 | Minnesota Lynx | Kiki Jefferson | Louisville | G |
| 32 | Atlanta Dream | Matilde Villa | Italy | G |
| 33 | Dallas Wings | Ashley Owusu | Penn State | G |
| 34 | Connecticut Sun | Abbey Hsu | Columbia | G |
| 35 | New York Liberty | Kaitlyn Davis | USC | F |
| 36 | Las Vegas Aces | Angel Jackson | Jackson State | C |
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