With a historic 2024 season in the books, WNBA front offices will now turn their attention toward the WNBA Draft lottery.
After landing the No. 1 pick in each of the last two lottery drawings and selecting Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark, the Indiana Fever reached the postseason and moved down the draft board. This year, there are three teams in contention for the top pick: the Los Angeles Sparks, Dallas Wings and Washington Mystics. (The Chicago Sky are also a lottery team, but the Wings own the right to swap picks with the Sky.)
This lottery drawing is essentially viewed as the Paige Bueckers sweepstakes. The UConn guard is already off to a terrific start in her senior season, and she has the potential to be a franchise-changing superstar.
Here is everything you need to know about the WNBA Draft lottery, including how to watch the annual event.
How to watch the WNBA Draft lottery today: TV channel, live stream
- TV channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Sling
Fans can watch the WNBA Draft lottery on ESPN following the conclusion of the TCU vs. North Carolina State women's basketball game. The event will also be available to stream on Sling.
WNBA Draft lottery start time
- Date: Sunday, Nov. 17
- Time: 5 p.m. ET
The results of the WNBA Draft lottery will be revealed at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 17. The 2025 WNBA Draft will be held on Monday, April 14.
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How does the WNBA Draft lottery work?
Lottery odds are based on the combined 2023 and 2024 regular season records of the four teams that did not make the 2024 playoffs. Here is the breakdown of the process, per WNBA.com:
In the drawing, 14 balls numbered 1-14 will be placed in a lottery machine and mixed. Four balls will be drawn to determine a four-digit combination. The team assigned that four-ball combination will receive the No. 1 pick. The four balls will then be placed back into the machine and the process will be repeated to determine the second pick. The team with the lowest cumulative two-year record whose numerical combinations do not come up in the first two four-ball combinations will select third and the remaining team will select fourth.
WNBA Draft lottery odds
Here are the full odds for each team to receive the No. 1 overall pick, per WNBA.com.
| Team | Combined 2023-24 record | Odds |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 25-55 | 44.2% |
| Dallas Wings* | 31-49 | 22.7% |
| Chicago Sky* | 31-49 | 22.7% |
| Washington Mystics | 33-47 | 10.4% |
*Dallas owns the right to swap picks with Chicago. The Wings received the pick swap in the 2023 trade that sent Marina Mabrey to the Sky.
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