There wasn’t much suspense in the 2023 WNBA Draft: from the moment the Indiana Fever won the rights to the No. 1 overall pick in the lottery, South Carolina superstar Aliyah Boston was always going to be the selection.
WNBA Draft 2023 results: Pick-by-pick tracker for every selection
We’re keeping track of every pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft here.
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Boston won a national championship with the Gamecocks in 2022, and was also named national player of the year during that junior season. While South Carolina fell short in their bid for back-to-back national titles this year — and Caitlin Clark stole national player of the year honors away from Boston — there’s no doubt that the Fever just landed a new franchise player.
The Minnesota Lynx picked at No. 2, and they did the sensible thing by selecting Maryland forward Diamond Miller. Miller combines guard skills on the perimeter with the size of a forward at 6’3, and she should be a great building block for an organization that lost long-time franchise icon Sylvia Fowles to retirement over the offseason.
Stephanie Soares, who was selected at No. 4 by the Mystics, has one of the most fascinating stories in this draft class after starting her career at the NAIA level coming out of Brazil. While Soares is recovering from a torn ACL suffered after transferring to Iowa State, her size at 6’6 and perimeter skill set feels like a perfect match for today’s game.
For more information on each prospect, check out our 2023 WNBA mock draft which features detailed blurbs on every pick.
We’ll be keeping track of every pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft here.
- Indiana Fever - Aliyah Boston, C, South Carolina
- Minnesota Lynx - Diamond Miller, F, Maryland
- Dallas Wings - Maddy Siegrist, F, Villanova
- Washington Mystics - Stephanie Soares, C, Iowa State (Soares traded to Dallas Wings for future first and second round picks)
- Dallas Wings - Lou Lopez Senechal, G/F, UConn
- Atlanta Dream - Haley Jones, G, Stanford
- Indiana Fever - Grace Berger, G, Indiana
- Atlanta Dream - Laeticia Amihere, C/F, South Carolina
- Seattle Storm - Jordan Horston, G, Tennessee
- Los Angeles Sparks - Zia Cooke, G, South Carolina
- Dallas Wings - Abby Meyers, G, Maryland
- Minnesota Lynx - Maia Hirsch, C/F, France
Here’s the completed first round draft board:
13. Indiana Fever - Taylor Mikesell, G, Ohio State
14. Los Angeles Sparks - Shaneice Swain, G, Australia
15. Atlanta Dream - Leigha Brown, F, Michigan
16. Minnesota Lynx - Dorka Juhasz, C, UConn
17. Indiana Fever - LaDazhia Williams, F/C, LSU
18. Seattle Storm - Madi Williams, G, Oklahoma
19. Dallas Wings - Ashley Joens, C/F, Iowa State
20. Washington Mystics - Elena Tsineke, G, South Florida
21. Seattle Storm - Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu, C, South Florida
22. Connecticut Sun - Alexis Morris, G, LSU
23. Chicago Sky - Kayana Traylor, G, Virginia Tech
24. Minnesota Lynx - Brea Beal, G, South Carolina
25. Indiana Fever - Victaria Saxton, F, South Carolina
26. Los Angeles Sparks - Monika Czinano, C, Iowa
27. Minnesota Lynx - Taylor Soule, G, Virginia Tech
28. Phoenix Mercury - Destiny Harden, G, Miami
29. Phoenix Mercry - Kadi Sissoko,
30. New York Liberty - Okako Adika, G, USC
31. Dallas Wings - Paige Robinson, F/C, Illinois State
32. Washington Mystics - Txell Alarcon, G, Spain
33. Seattle Storm - Jade Loville, G, Arizona
34. Connecticut Sun - Ashten Prechtel, C, Stanford
35. Chicago Sky - Kseniya Malashka, G, Middle Tennessee
36. Las Vegas Aces - Brittany Davis, G, Alabama
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