2019 WNBA draft


The 2019 WNBA draft was the league's draft for the 2019 WNBA season. On March 19, the league announced the draft would be held on April 10 at Nike New York headquarters. The first round was televised on ESPN2, and the second and third rounds were televised on ESPNU.
On August 28, 2018, the league held the draft lottery between the four non-playoff teams – Indiana, New York, Las Vegas, and Chicago. The Aces won the top pick for the third year in a row. For just the second time, all five players of one school's starting lineup was drafted, when Notre Dame's starting five were selected in the first 20 picks.

Draft lottery

The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2019 draft took place on August 28, 2018 during halftime of the 2018 WNBA Playoffs game between the Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics.

Lottery chances

All odds out of 1,000 based on percentages. The lottery odds were based on combined records from the 2017 and 2018 WNBA seasons. The Aces won the Draft Lottery for the third year in a row, previously selecting Kelsey Plum in 2017 and A'ja Wilson in 2018.
Note: Team selected for the No. 1 pick noted in bold text.
TeamCombined 2017–18 recordLottery chancesResult
Indiana Fever15–5344.2%3rd pick
Las Vegas Aces22–4627.6%1st pick
Chicago Sky25–4317.8%4th pick
New York Liberty29–3910.4%2nd pick

Draft invitees

On April 9, 2019, the WNBA released the names of the players invited to be in attendance at the draft.

First round

Second round

Third round

Draft-day trades

Draft-day trades occurred on April 10, 2019, the day of the draft.