Paige Bueckers, Hailey Van Lith, More Show Off WNBA Draft Outfits in Videos, Photos

The stage is set for the WNBA Draft on Monday, and several projected top picks brought their best looks to the orange carpet ahead of the event.

UConn's Paige Bueckers and TCU's Hailey Van Lith were among the draft-hopefuls that showed off their outfits before the start of the draft in New York.

Just like last year when the Indiana Fever selected Caitlin Clark first overall, the No. 1 pick in this year's draft appears to be a lock, and it's Bueckers. Bueckers, a former Naismith College Player of the Year winner, put up 19.9 points, 4.6 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game during his final collegiate season. She capped off her prolific college career with a national championship game win over South Carolina.

Given all she's accomplished and how WNBA-ready she appears, it's hard to imagine the Dallas Wings won't take Bueckers with the top pick.

Van Lith made a few stops during her college career, finishing up with TCU last season. She put up 19.7 points, 5.4 assists and 4.6 boards, leading the Horned Frogs to their first Elite Eight to bolster her resume ahead of the draft.

Dominique Malonga is a lesser-known name in the United States since she didn't play college basketball stateside, but she's widely projected to be a top-five pick. She spent the 2024 season playing in France's top professional league and competed in the Olympics for France. She also made history as the first French woman to dunk in a game back in November.

There are plenty of exciting college players set to join the professional ranks, but Malonga will be a player to watch this summer.

The orange carpet at the WNBA draft gives those invited the chance to show off their fashion sense, but the real show starts at 7:30 p.m. ET when 36 players will hear their names called.