2014 WNBA draft
The WNBA season|2014] WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 14, 2014, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut at 8:00 pm EDT. The first round was shown on ESPN2, with the second and third rounds shown on ESPNU.
Draft lottery
The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2013 draft occurred on December 10, 2013. The draft lottery was televised.Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2014 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:
Transactions
- March 1, 2013: The Minnesota Lynx acquired the 2nd round pick of the Tulsa Shock in a trade that sent Candice Wiggins to Tulsa.
- March 11, 2014: The Indiana Fever acquired a first round pick from the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Erin Phillips/Lynetta Kizer transaction.
- March 31, 2014: The Connecticut Sun acquired a first round pick from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Sandrine Gruda.
- April 14, 2014: The Connecticut Sun acquired Alyssa Thomas, Kelsey Bone, and the Liberty's 2015 1st round draft pick, in exchange for Tina Charles
- April 14, 2014: The Washington Mystics acquired Bria Hartley and Tianna Hawkins for Crystal Langhorne
Draft invitess
On April 10, 2014, the WNBA announced the 12 players who had been invited to attend the draft.- Natalie Achonwa, Notre Dame
- Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut
- Markeisha Gatling, NC State
- Chelsea Gray, Duke
- Bria Hartley, Connecticut
- Natasha Howard, Florida State
- Kayla McBride, Notre Dame
- Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford
- Shoni Schimmel, Louisville
- Meighan Simmons, Tennessee
- Odyssey Sims, Baylor
- Alyssa Thomas, Maryland