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2026 WNBA Mock Draft After Dallas Wings' 2nd Consecutive Lottery Win
The WNBA held its draft lottery Sunday, and for the second year in a row, the Dallas Wings earned the No. 1 pick after having top odds (42 percent). The Minnesota Lynx landed at No. 2 (26.1 percent), followed by the Seattle Storm at No. 3 (16.7 percent), the Washington Mystics at No. 4 (9.7 percent) and the Chicago Sky at No. 5 (5.5 percent).
For the first time in league history, the first round will feature 15 picks, with the expansion of the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo—who will flip a coin for the No. 6 and No. 7 draft picks at a later date.
CBA uncertainty looms, but beyond that, the next hurdle will be the expansion draft, followed by an unprecedented free agency that will give us the real structure of all teams and a better picture of draft needs.
1. Dallas Wings: Awa Fam, Spain
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Position: F | Size: 6'5" | Age: 19
Awa Fam embodies everything front offices covet in a modern post: size, mobility, fluid athleticism and a rapidly evolving skill set that stretches well beyond the paint. The combination of rim protection, perimeter comfort and scoring versatility at just 19 years old makes her one of the most intriguing long-term prospects to come out of Europe in recent years.
At 6'5", Fam impacts the game on both ends with her feel, timing and instincts, and her passing ability—arguably one of the most overlooked strengths in her profile—elevates her value in today's positionless, playmaking-oriented frontcourt landscape.
Defensively, Fam's length and mobility allow her to guard multiple positions, switch onto smaller players and protect the rim without sacrificing agility. Offensively, she runs the floor like a wing, thrives in transition and can score from multiple levels, all traits that align perfectly with how WNBA teams are building around pace, versatility and spacing.
With continued development, Fam has a legitimate chance to emerge as one of the next great forwards in the WNBA.
2. Minnesota Lynx: Azzi Fudd, UConn
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Position: G | Size: 5'11" | Age: 22
Azzi Fudd is exactly the type of target a title contender like Minnesota could pursue, as she's one of the best pro-ready shot-makers in the country. She combines elite efficiency with volume in a way few guards can match. Her off-ball understanding, quick-trigger pure release and ability to score at all three levels have made her one of the most potent guards to try to stop.
After averaging 17.5 points and nearly 44 percent from deep in last year's NCAA tournament, Fudd has hit another gear this season, averaging career bests in nearly every statistical category with 20.4 points, 3.8 assists and 2.4 steals per game, 47 percent shooting and 50 percent from three.
For the Lynx, Fudd would be a high-upside perimeter weapon who can both stretch defenses and score in bursts. Her star potential and natural marketability are undeniable, and she has the talent to become a future All-Star.
3. Seattle Storm: Lauren Betts, UCLA
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Position: C | Size: 6'7" | Age: 22
This is a crucial offseason for the Seattle Storm, with a chance to reset their trajectory through a coaching hire, a critical free-agency period and a lottery pick that can help anchor their next era.
Lauren Betts is one of the most efficient, dominant post players in the college game and could immediately elevate Seattle's frontcourt alongside promising talent Dominique Malonga.
At 6'7", she brings elite size, interior touch and rim protection, and her offensive production as a career 64 percent scorer is a rarity. She continues to showcase her vision, composure on the block and passing ability in averaging a career-best 4.3 assists per game this season.
The question will be if the Storm value a more traditional, back-to-the-basket big. If so, pairing Betts with Malonga could give Seattle a foundation few teams can match in two top young post players with complementary skill sets. Malonga brings face-up ability and mobility, while Betts adds power, efficiency and disciplined paint defense. Together, they could become one of the league's most dominant young frontcourts.
4. Washington Mystics: Olivia Miles, TCU
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Position: PG | Size: 5'10" | Age: 22
After landing All-Rookie selections Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen and stashing Georgia Amoore as she rehabs from her ACL tear, the Washington Mystics enter 2026 with another opportunity to add premium young talent through three first-round picks.
Very few guards in the world can control pace and create offense the way Olivia Miles does. She is having the most productive season of her career after transferring to TCU, averaging career bests in both points (17.6) and assists (7.6) per game.
Miles can dictate the pace of the game and generate efficient, high-percentage looks for her teammates with her vision and decision-making as one of the most dangerous playmakers in the country. She thrives in transition, collapses defenses as a downhill driver and remains one of the best rebounding guards in college basketball at 6.4 per game.
5. Chicago Sky: Flau'Jae Johnson, LSU
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Position: G | Size: 5'10" | Age: 22
The Chicago Sky enter 2026 with the most uncertainty in the league. After sacrificing draft capital for short-term, win-now moves in 2025, they finished 10-34 and 12th in the standings.
Thankfully for Sky faithful, they are still involved in the lottery and have an opportunity to either embrace the draft and select a young, dynamic player to build with or trade it for a more proven, veteran asset to help right the ship.
If they keep the pick, Flau'Jae Johnson is one of the most recognizable and marketable players in college, who also happens to be playing the most efficient basketball of her career. The 5'10" wing is averaging 17.3 points and a career-best 3.7 assists while shooting a career-best 56 percent from the floor and 57 percent from the three-point line.
Pair that production with her two-way versatility, and she trends as exactly the kind of target the Sky could rely upon for years.
6. Toronto Tempo: Ta'Niya Latson, South Carolina
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Position: G | Size: 5'8" | Age: 21
Our first expansion team in the lottery—the Tempo for our purposes, but it could be either franchise—might have an opportunity to draft one of the most prolific scorers in college basketball.
Ta'Niya Latson led the NCAA in scoring last season at 25.2 points per game for Florida State and is off to a solid start for No. 2 ranked South Carolina, averaging 17 points in five games.
While it's too early to tell how the 5'8" guard will fully adjust to South Carolina's system with multiple offensive threats and taking fewer shot attempts per game (she went from 19.5 last season to 10.8 so far this year), there's no doubt she has pro characteristics that will appeal to any front office.
One area of improvement has been Latson's perimeter efficiency, which has already increased to a career-best 44 percent from deep so far.
Latson is great at getting downhill, creating her own shot and putting pressure on defenses at all three levels. She could be a cornerstone offensive piece for the Tempo to build around.
7. Portland Fire: Gianna Kneepkens, UCLA
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Position: G | Size: 6'0" | Age: 22
As our other expansion franchise, the Fire have an opportunity to lean into an offensive identity of overall skill and efficiency by selecting Gianna Kneepkens.
Prior to her time at UCLA, she was a career 43-percent shooter at Utah who shot a career-best 44.8 percent last season. Her connection rate is down early on at 35 percent, but she's adapting to a new system. I look forward to watching her progression throughout this season with the Bruins.
Although she's forced opponents to make her a focal point from the perimeter, her versatility is key with her ability to attack off the dribble and generate high-percentage shots with her passing. She's also an elite cutter off the ball.
Kneepkens' combination of experience, efficiency, toughness and proven production could make her a valuable addition for an expansion team.
8. Golden State Valkyries: Kiki Rice, UCLA
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Position: G | Size: 5'11" | Age: 21
Kiki Rice is off to a great start in her senior campaign with the Bruins, averaging career highs in points and rebounds. The Valkyries have a chance to add a strong lead guard, whose playmaking ability, size, pace management and downhill pressure fit seamlessly into a roster still establishing its long-term identity.
Rice can initiat the offense or play off the ball, and her size and strength give her the tools to be able to defend multiple positions. For Golden State, looking to continue to build on an impressive foundational year one, Rice could be a great, versatile asset in the backcourt for the future.
9. Washington Mystics: Marta Suarez, TCU
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Position: G/F | Size: 6'3" | Age: 23
Marta Suarez put more of the country on notice early on this season with her 26-point performance against NC State. But those who have followed her career understand she is one of the more unique hybrid skilled players in the nation.
Suarez transitioned seamlessly from Cal to Mark Campbell's pro system to fine-tune her extensive collegiate career, and she is already turning heads with the freedom she has been given to play with this year. At 6'3", Suarez has been primarily considered a forward but displays guard skills with her ability to pass, stretch the floor and make decisions out of ball-screen action as a playmaker.
Suarez is averaging a career-high 18.5 points per game and would be a tremendous addition for a Mystics team seemingly determined to rebuild through the draft with sustained success.
10. Indiana Fever: Serah Williams, UConn
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Position: F | Size: 6'4" | Age: 21
It's hard to predict the direction the Indiana Fever need to go with this pick, but at first glance, depth in the post appears to be one of their most glaring concerns.
Serah Williams averaged 19.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game for Wisconsin last season before transferring to UConn. In just 18 minutes per game, the 6'4" forward is averaging 8.2 points and has been efficient at 53 percent from the field.
Williams brings rim protection, strong rebounding instincts and a physicality that immediately translates to the WNBA level. She can anchor the paint or switch onto the perimeter, which would give the Fever a frontcourt complement who fits well alongside Aliyah Boston.
Her stock remains a bit of an unknown at this time, as there's a lot to be determined this season, but a year in Geno Aurriemma's system would be a bonus for her development and future potential.
11. Washington Mystics: Cotie McMahon, Ole Miss
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Position: G/F | Size: 6'0" | Age: 21
It will be interesting to see if the Mystics keep all three of their first-round picks. If they do, they have an opportunity to cast a wide net from perimeter efficiency, shot making, versatility and size in this class.
Cotie McMahon is off to an impressive, efficient start after transferring to Ole Miss following three years at Ohio State. The 6'0" guard/forward is averaging a career-best 17.5 points per game and shooting a career-best 54 percent from the perimeter. As one of the most powerful players in this draft class, she's in a league of her own in how she might be utilized at the next level.
McMahon's downhill power and ability to create mismatches make her an ideal target for a younger roster building on toughness as an identity. She thrives in transition, embraces contact and brings a competitive edge the Mystics might find appealing.
12. Connecticut Sun: Nell Angloma, France
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Position: G | Size: 6'1" | Age: 19
While the Connecticut Sun are one of the few franchises with a large portion of their roster under contract for next season, their two leading scorers are free agents, and the franchise remains in the midst of a complete rebuild.
They will have a chance to add promising, young international talent with long-term upside at this position of the draft. One of those big names this year is Nell Angloma from France. Her pro upside with size, strength, versatility and playmaking fits exactly the type of profile WNBA front offices are looking for.
She's a smooth, multi-level threat with great passing instincts, versatility positionally, and the defensive length and strength to guard multiple positions.
After a breakout summer at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup, where she averaged 17 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, Angloma is off to a strong start with Lattes Montpellier, averaging 14.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists this season.
13. Atlanta Dream: Yarden Garzon, Maryland
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Position: G | Size: 6'3" | Age: 21
The Dream have a clean slate headed into 2026, with much of their roster free agents. As hard as it is to predict how they will utilize this pick, we do know that perimeter shooting is a must for Karl Smesko's system.
Atlanta was second in the league at three-point attempts last season (28.4) and third in makes per game (9.6). Yarden Garzon has long been known as one of the most potent perimeter threats in college basketball as a career 42 percent shooter.
After a move from Indiana to Maryland this season, the 6'3" wing is still finding her rhythm under a new system just a handful of games into the season, shooting a career-low 31 percent, but her career speaks for itself. Garzon would bring great length on the wing and proven shot-making ability the Dream could utilize well.
14. Seattle Storm: Iyana Martin, Spain
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Position: PG | Size: 5'9" | Age: 19
The Seattle Storm is another franchise with a cloud of question marks looming over the offseason due to the new CBA, and at this position it comes down to assets and best on the board.
As a franchise spoiled with legendary play at the point guard position in the past, the Storm need to address their playmaking. Skylar Diggins is a free agent, Nika Muhl is coming off injury, and depending on how the offseason goes, depth at this spot is critical for any franchise looking to get back to long-term contention.
Iyana Martin is one of the best, young, up-and-coming point guards in the world after being named MVP of the FIBA U19 World Cup at just 17 years old. She was also named EuroLeague Women Young Player of the Year in 2025.
Martin has an advanced feel and command of the game, pairing the ability to facilitate and dictate tempo with comfort operating in both transition and the half court. She's also a poised creator who thrives in pick-and-roll action, consistently reading defenses several steps ahead.
With the ability to generate her own shot and elevate teammates, Martin plays with a maturity and vision that separates her from most point guards.
15. Connecticut Sun: Madina Okot, South Carolina
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Position: C | Size: 6'6" | Age: 21
South Carolina could make an appeal for a waiver to the NCAA to gain an extra year of eligibility for Madina Okot, who is only in her second year of college basketball in the states. The 6'6" center played two years at Zetech University in Kenya before playing a season at Mississippi State.
While the added developmental time could prove beneficial, Okot is draft-eligible and has already proven to be one of the top centers in college basketball, averaging a double-double at 13.2 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.
The Sun have a chance to add depth in both the frontcourt and the backcourt with their two first-round picks.
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