2025 WNBA Mock Draft
Paige Bueckers to Dallas. Golden State gets their playmaker. The Washington Mystics get two of the best post players in this draft class. WNBA Draft. April 14. 7:30 PM EST.
Dallas Wings: Paige Bueckers
UConn | Point Guard | 6’0
19.9 PPG | 4.6 APG | 4.4 RPG | 2.9 STOCKS
53% FG | 42% 3PT | 89% FT | 63% TS
28.4% USG | 3.52 AST/TO | 40.5 PER | 23.4 BPM
Paige Bueckers is the full package. Size, speed, shotmaking, and resilience. She led the Huskies to their 12th National Title on April 6th after a handful of heartbreaking seasons including two cut short due to major injuries. Bueckers is a leader first and foremost and is a sure-thing to staple her name in WNBA history starting this upcoming season.
Pairing PB with Arike Ogunbowale makes for one of the most prolific backcourts in the league. Arike scored 22.2 PPG last season (career high) and will head back to a secondary playmaking role with the floor general Bueckers on her way to the Wings. Hopefully, Dallas doesn’t trade one of their world-class guards this time.
Seattle Storm: Shyanne Sellers
Maryland | Guard/Wing | 6’2
14.4 PPG | 4.1 APG | 3.8 RPG | 1.1 STOCKS
46% FG | 41% 3PT | 87% FT | 57% TS
24.3% USG | 1.23 AST/TO | 21.4 PER | 7.8 BPM
It’s between Malonga, Iriafen, and Sellers for the Seattle Storm at Number 2 overall. Sellers is a do-it-all 6’2 guard/wing who will make her money at the free throw line in the WNBA. She’s a crafty scorer that dropped 28 against Alabama in the Round of 32. While Sellers turns the ball over at a high rate, she should benefit from becoming the 2nd or even 3rd option on the Storm who have the 5’9 34-year-old Skylar Diggins-Smith and 6’4 25-year-old Ezi Magbegor as their key pieces. Sellers is the high-energy two-way player they don’t have rostered.
Sellers had a FT attempt rate of 39.4%. For reference, Bueckers was at 23.5%, Citron at 21.2%, Rivers at 22.6%, and even post player Aneesah Morrow was at 34.1%. Sellers is the most well-rounded scorer above 6’1 in this class and should rise to the top three on draft night.
Washington Mystics: Kiki Iriafen
USC | Post | 6’3
18.0 PPG | 8.4 RPG | 1.8 APG | 1.5 STOCKS
49% FG | 29% 3PT | 81% FT | 55% TS
27.7% USG | 0.75 AST/TO | 28.0 PER | 11.0 BPM
When Watkins went down with the injury within the first five minutes of USC’s Round of 32 matchup against Mississippi State, everyone thought the Trojans might be an early out. Then Iriafen came alive and dropped 36 points. Kiki Iriafen might not be the most explosive player at the post position in recent years, but she makes up for that with ball knowledge. Starting her career at Stanford, she learned to play alongside another big in Cameron Brink and now, learned how to BE the big with USC. At times, Iriafen goes cold from the field but the upside is extremely high as her shot form projects a solid WNBA mid range and 3PT%. One improvement area: only averaged 1.5 stocks this year.
Washington simply needs talent. 31-year-old Brittney Skyes and 24-year-old Shakira Austin are the only two rostered players coming off of seasons in which they averaged 10.0 PPG or more. Austin played in just 12 games last season. With the addition of Iriafen, the Mystics bring in a high-IQ post player that will complement Austin perfectly down low. Now, the focus for Washington is on the wing spot.
Washington Mystics: Sonia Citron
Notre Dame | Wing | 6’1
14.1 PPG | 5.4 RPG | 2.7 APG | 2.8 STOCKS
48 FG%. | 37% 3PT | 89% FT | 59% TS
18.2% USG | 1.47 AST/TO | 22.6 PER | 13.6 BPM
Sonia Citron is a safe bet to make a positive impact in the W. A high-level three-way scorer that plays on both ends of the floor and understands how to play alongside WNBA talent. At Notre Dame she was the 3rd and even 4th option at times with Hidalgo, Miles, and Westbeld all in the starting lineup. Citron had a 3PT rate of 39.7% and really found her groove later in the season. I have Sonia ranked as a top 5 prospect because she’s not only the best 3 point shooter in her class (Utah’s Kneepkens is there too), but her 7 steal game against Texas, 11 rebound game against Syracuse, and 6 assist game against Boston College show that she’s a multi-dimensional talent.
Washington takes the two most WNBA-ready players on the board at three and four. Washington made the second-most 3s last season with 9.7. Why not bulk that number up with Citron?
Golden State Valkyries: Serena Sundell
Kansas State | Point Guard | 6’1
14.1 PPG | 7.3 APG | 4.4 RPG | 2.0 STOCKS
50% FG | 32% 3PT | 79% FT | 57% TS
22.6% USG | 2.52 AST/TO | 26.4 PER | 12.7 BPM
The WCBB assist leader is headed to the Bay. What do you look for when drafting as an expansion franchise? Is it upside? Is it safety? Is it consistency? These are probably internal questions that front office is figuring out but for me, Sundell has the potential to be one of the best floor generals in this draft class. For a team that won’t win more than 15 games this season, why not take a swing on a player who as a four-year starter averaged nearly 6 dimes per game in the Big 12?
Sundell has a great feel for the game. If she’s doubled the dribble is kept alive and she finds the open girl. If she’s left alone up top she’s using her straight-line form to knock it down. She’ll find the mismatch with ease with crisp and ‘no-bullshit’ passes. Crafty, creative, Nash-like. Sundell is my sleeper in this draft class and I think Golden State should take a swing here.
Washington Mystics: Aneesah Morrow
LSU | Post | 6’1
18.7 PPG | 13.5 RPG | 1.6 APG | 4.6 STOCKS
49% FG | 29% 3PT | 73% FT | 54% TS
24.7% USG | 0.77 AST/TO | 32.7 PER | 14.8 BPM
Best player on the board for the Mystics here. Aneesah Morrow is baby Angel Reese. There is a real chance that the two LSU bigs are 1st and 2nd in rebounds per game during the prime of their careers. Morrow is an athlete above all. She can hound defenders, score on wings, and beat bigs with her speed. A much better FT shooter than Reese, the Mystics are getting a potential All-Star in Morrow who is coming out of that incredible LSU pipeline.
Morrow dropped 28 & 12, 36 & 14, 26 & 11 & 7, and 30 & 19 in four of her last seven games as a Tiger. There’s a case for the Storm to take her at number two, and there is no way she should fall outside of this pick on draft night. Morrow is currently 3rd on my draft board but due to the direction Seattle andGolden State might go, this could be the best pick of the draft.
Connecticut Sun: Dominique Malonga
ASVEL (via France) | Post | 6’6
14.9 PPG | 10.4 RPG | 1.5 APG | 2.5 STOCKS
49% FG | 31% 3PT | 71% FT
The French aren’t just taking over the NBA. After a narrow loss to the United States in the Gold Medal game in Paris (66-67), France has cemented themselves as the best country outside of North America in regards to producing basketball talent. Gabby Williams, Marine Johannes, and now Dom Malonga will lead the way for the French to get into the WNBA space. Malonga played just 7.1 MPG in four appearances in the Olympics, but has really made her mark in the youth ranks as a 6’6 post player who has the potential to become a force on both ends of the floor.
The Sun aren’t returning any starters from last year’s playoff squad, so the slate is brand new. I think Malonga is the choice here if she’s available with her extremely high upside at 6’6.
Connecticut Sun: Ajsa Sivka
Schio (Slovenia) | Wing | 6’4
7.6 PPG | 3.1 RPG | 2.1 APG | 0.7 STOCKS
Connecticut goes all-in on the 2026 WNBA Draft with these two selections. Malonga and Sivka are two long-term projects that could benefit from playing extra minutes on a team that won’t be competing for a playoff spot this season. Sivka is a jumbo sized guard/wing that is extremely crafty in the half court and will be a 3 & D crafty wing from day one.
Los Angeles Sparks: Gianna Kneepkens
Utah | Wing | 6’0
19.3 PPG | 5.0 RPG | 3.0 APG | 1.3 STOCKS
50% FG | 45% 3PT | 89% FT | 67% TS
27.3% USG | 1.25 AST/TO | 31.6 PER | 14.9 BPM
Kneepkens is the best three-point scorer in this draft class. That warrants a lottery selection in my book. The Utah wing had a four game stretch where she averaged 29 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 4.0 APG in Big 12 play. Her shooting stats in that span? 54% from beyond the arc on 19 threes and 84% from the line on 27 attempts. She is a modern scorer that would complement a Sparks backcourt and frontcourt that are starting to come into their own. L.A. shot 32% from beyond the arc last season and desperately need to score more points. Kneepkens is a great fit and could thrive alongside Plum and their two top picks last season in Brink and Jackson.
Chicago Sky: Sarah Ashlee Barker
Alabama | Combo Guard | 6’0
18.2 PPG | 6.3 RPG | 3.9 APG | 2.8 STOCKS
51% FG | 38% 3PT | 71% FT | 58% TS
28.2% USG | 1.20 AST/TO | 30.3 PER | 13.8 BPM
Sarah Ashlee Barker has a chance to become a superstar. Chicago is the perfect situation for her. A team that lacked consistent scoring in 2024 with just 4.8 3PM and 77.4 PPG, Barker could come in and provide immediate impact on that side of the floor with her experienced decison-making with the ball in her hands as well as a great shooting touch. Barker dropped 45 points on just 25 shot attempts against Maryland in their 2OT loss in the Round of 32. The shot making ability is out of this world and the advanced stats show that Barker is one of the best scorers in this class at all three levels.
Most mocks have Barker going at the end of the 1st/early 2nd round. Selfishly, I think Barker to Chicago could set her up in the ideal situation and my predication is that this matching could propel her into a top three player in this draft class. On my 2025 big board, she is 5th.
Chicago Sky: Hailey Van Lith
TCU | Point Guard | 5’7
17.9 PPG | 5.4 APG | 4.6 RPG | 1.8 STOCKS
45% FG | 34% 3PT | 83% FT | 57% TS
27.2% USG | 1.79 AST/TO | 26.6 PER | 11.4 BPM
Hailey Van Lith is the perfect 6th women for a competing team that needs a boost of offensive spark off the bench. While Chicago isn’t in the mix to compete for a title just yet, Van Lith is a high reward prospect that gives them a massive offensive boost with her experienced playmaking and shot making. She is reliable with the ball in her hands and would attract plenty of fans to the Sky.
Van Lith’s draft stock took a positive turn over tournament play this March, where she led the Horned Frogs to the Elite 8. Although a smaller guard, HVL has the presence on and off the court to make a positive impact on the Sky and WNBA. While she won’t get to that Bueckers/Clark tier, I think she’s a consistent scoring contributor in her WNBA career.
Dallas Wings: Georgia Amoore
Kentucky | Point Guard | 5’6
19.6 PPG | 6.9 APG | 2.3 RPG | 1.4 STOCKS
42% FG | 34% 3PT | 84% FT | 53% TS
28.5% USG | 2.24 AST/TO | 24.6 PER | 10.1 BPM
Amoore doesn’t have the highest upside due to her 5’6 height, but similar to Hailey Van Lith, Amoore can really produce on the offensive side of the ball. A great shot form and incredible vision, the Aussie guard led Kentucky to the Round of 32 and before that, was a superstar at Virginia Tech. Aussie guards are taking over the NBA and soon, they will be a staple in the WNBA starting with players like Amoore.
Dallas needs to make up for the absence of Satou Sabally and in the first round, Bueckers and Amoore are pieces that can help their offense make up for lost ground. They will have to focus on defense in the free agency market and future picks.
SECOND ROUND
Las Vegas Aces: Saniya Rivers
North Carolina State | Wing | 6’1
Dallas Wings: JJ Quinerly
West Virginia | Combo Guard | 5’8
Minnesota Lynx: Aziaha James
North Carolina State | Combo Guard | 5’9
Chicago Sky: Juste Jocyte
Lyon (via Lithuania) | Combo Guard | 6’2
Golden State Valkyries: Sedona Prince
TCU | Post | 6’7
Atlanta Dream: Te-Hina Paopao
South Carolina | Combo Guard | 5’9
Indiana Fever: Madison Scott
Ole Miss | Wing | 6’2
Indiana Fever: Lucy Olsen
Iowa | Combo Guard | 5’10
Los Angeles Sparks: Makayla Timpson
Florida State | Post | 6’2
Chicago Sky: Rayah Marshall
USC | Post | 6’4
Washington Mystics: Sania Feagin
South Carolina | Post | 6’3
Minnesota Lynx: Janiah Barker
UCLA | Post | 6’4
Connecticut Sun: Maddy Westbeld
Notre Dame | Post | 6’3