2017 WNBA draft

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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 2017 WNBA draft

| image =

| caption =

| logo =

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| sport = Basketball

| date = April 13, 2017

| location = Samsung 837, New York City

| network = ESPN2 (first round)
ESPNU (Second and Third Rounds)

| league = WNBA

| teams =

| first = Kelsey Plum
San Antonio Stars

| territorial =

| prev = 2016

| next = 2018

}}

The 2017 WNBA draft was the league's draft for the 2017 WNBA season. On March 30, the WNBA announced that the draft would take place on April 13 in New York at Samsung 837.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-draft-2017-date-time-location-official-release/|title = WNBA Draft 2017 Presented by State Farm to be Held on April 13 in New York}}

Draft lottery

The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2017 draft occurred on September 28, 2016. The winner of the lottery was the San Antonio Stars.{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/news/stars-win-top-pick-2017-wnba-draft/ |title= San Antonio Stars Win Top Pick In 2017 WNBA Draft Presented By State Farm |website= WNBA |date=September 28, 2016}}

=Lottery chances=

All odds out of 1,000 based on percentages (the 11–12–13–14 combination was ignored).

Note: Team selected for the No. 1 pick noted in bold text.

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! Team

! Combined 2015–16 record

! Lottery chances

! Result

San Antonio Stars

| 15–53

| 44.2%

| 1st pick

Dallas Wings

| 29–39

| 22.7%

| 3rd pick

Los Angeles Sparks {{small|(via Connecticut)}}{{cite news|url=http://sparks.wnba.com/sparks-acquire-chelsea-gray-connecticut-sun-exchange-draft-rights-guard-jonquel-jones-2017-first-round-pick/|title=Sparks Acquire Chelsea Gray from Connecticut Sun in Exchange for the Draft Rights to Guard Jonquel Jones and 2017 First Round Pick – Los Angeles Sparks|work=Los Angeles Sparks |date=April 14, 2016 |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301020750/http://sparks.wnba.com/sparks-acquire-chelsea-gray-connecticut-sun-exchange-draft-rights-guard-jonquel-jones-2017-first-round-pick/|archive-date=2017-03-01|url-status=dead}}

| 29–39{{efn|Connecticut's record}}

| 22.7%

| 4th pick

Washington Mystics

| 31–37

| 10.4%

| 2nd pick

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This is the fourth time that the lottery was won by the team that had the highest odds. The lottery odds were based on combined records from the 2015 and 2016 WNBA seasons. The San Antonio Stars, with the worst two-year record, were guaranteed no worse than the third pick.

Notable prospects

On November 29, 2016, the WNBA announced the following notable prospects for the 2017 draft.[http://www.wnba.com/news/senior-watch-wnba-draft-alaina-coates-kelsey-plum-112916/ Alaina Coates, Kelsey Plum Still Leading The Pack]

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Draft invitees

On April 6, 2017, the WNBA released the names of the players invited to be in attendance at the draft.[http://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-draft-2017-prospects-kelsey-plum-south-carolina-official-release/ Washington’s Kelsey Plum, Three South Carolina Players Headline Prospects Attending WNBA Draft 2017 Presented By State Farm]

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Key

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Draft

File:Kelsey Plum 2019 (cropped).jpg was selected 1st overall by the San Antonio Stars.]]

File:Allisha Gray 2024 (cropped).jpg was selected 4th overall by the Dallas Wings.]]

File:230523 Lynx Dreaml JohnMc38 (cropped).jpg was selected 5th overall by the San Antonio Stars.]]

File:Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 2024 (cropped).jpg was selected 6th overall by the Washington Mystics.]]

File:Brittney Sykes 2022.jpg was selected 7th overall by the Atlanta Dream.]]

File:Brionna Jones 2024a (cropped).jpg was selected 8th overall by the Connecticut Sun.]]

=Round 1=

class="wikitable sortable"
width=30|Pick

! width=333|Player

! width=200|Nationality

! width=383|Team

! width=333|School / club team

1

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Kelsey Plum *

| rowspan=2| {{USA}}

| San Antonio Stars

| Washington

2

| Alaina Coates

| Chicago Sky {{small|(from Washington)}}{{refn|February 2, 2017: Washington to Chicago{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-mvp-elena-delle-donne-trade-mystics/|title=Former WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne Dealt to Mystics in Blockbuster Trade|access-date=2017-02-02|publisher=WNBA|work=wnba.com}}

| South Carolina

3

| Evelyn Akhator

| {{NGA}}

| Dallas Wings

| Kentucky

4

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Allisha Gray +

| rowspan=9| {{USA}}

| Dallas Wings {{small|(from Connecticut via Los Angeles)}}{{refn|April 14, 2016: Connecticut to Los Angeles

  • Connecticut acquired Jonquel Jones and the 17th pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft
  • Los Angeles acquired Chelsea Gray, the 15th and 23rd picks in the 2016 WNBA Draft and the Suns' first round pick in the 2017 draft|group=lower-alpha|name=note_b}}{{refn|February 17, 2017: Los Angeles to Dallas{{cite web|url=http://sparks.wnba.com/news/la-sparks-acquire-odyssey-sims-trade-dallas-wings/|title=LA Sparks Acquire Odyssey Sims in Trade with the Dallas Wings|access-date=2017-02-17|publisher=WNBA|work=sparks.wnba.com}}
  • Dallas acquired 2017 No. 4 and No. 23 pick
  • Los Angeles acquired rights to Odyssey Sims and the 2017 No. 11 pick|group=lower-alpha|name=note_c}}

| South Carolina

5

| Nia Coffey

| San Antonio Stars {{small|(from Phoenix)}}{{refn|January 31, 2016: Phoenix to San Antonio{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/phoenix-mercury-trade-danielle-robinson-san-antonio-stars/|title=Phoenix Mercury Acquire All-Star Danielle Robinson From San Antonio Stars|access-date=2017-01-31|publisher=WNBA|work=wnba.com}}

| Northwestern

6

| Shatori Walker-Kimbrough

| Washington Mystics {{small|(from Seattle)}}{{refn|January 30, 2016: Three-team trade involving New York, Seattle, Washington{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/vaughn-hartley-new-york-swords-seattle-three-team-trade/|title=Vaughn And Hartley to New York, Swords to Seattle in Three-Team Trade|access-date=2017-01-30|publisher=WNBA|work=wnba.com}}

  • New York acquired Kia Vaughn and Bria Hartley (from Washington)
  • Seattle acquired Carolyn Swords (from New York) and 2017 No. 15 pick (from Washington)
  • Washington acquired 2017 No. 6 and No. 18 pick (from Seattle)|group=lower-alpha|name=NYSEWA}}

| Maryland

7

| Brittney Sykes

| Atlanta Dream

| Syracuse

8

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Brionna Jones +

| Connecticut Sun {{small|(from Indiana)}}{{refn|February 21, 2017: Three-team trade involving Connecticut, Indiana, and Phoenix{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/connecticut-sun-indiana-fever-phoenix-mercury-trade-candice-dupree-camille-little-lynetta-kizer/|title=Connecticut, Indiana, Phoenix Complete Three-Team Trade|access-date=2017-02-21|publisher=WNBA|work=wnba.com}}

| Maryland

9

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Tori Jankoska #

| Chicago Sky

| Michigan State

10

| Kaela Davis

| Dallas Wings {{small|(from New York)}}{{refn|May 11, 2016: New York to Dallas{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/new-york-liberty-acquires-amanda-zahui-b-dallas-wings/|title=New York Liberty Acquires Amanda Zahui B. From Dallas Wings|access-date=2016-05-11|publisher=WNBA|work=wnba.com}}

  • New York acquired Amanda Zahui B and 2017 second round pick
  • Dallas acquired 2017 No. 10 pick|group=lower-alpha|name=DALNYL}}

| South Carolina

11

| Sydney Wiese

| Los Angeles Sparks {{small|(from Los Angeles via Dallas)}}{{refn|March 1, 2016: Dallas to Los Angeles{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/los-angeles-sparks-dallas-wings-trade-erin-phillips-riquna-williams/|title=Sparks, Wings Exchange Erin Phillips, Riquna Williams, Draft Picks in Trade|access-date=2016-03-01|publisher=WNBA|work=wnba.com}}

  • Dallas acquired Erin Phillips, 2016 No. 5 pick, and 2017 first round pick
  • Los Angeles acquired Riquna Williams and 2016 No. 6 pick|group=lower-alpha|name=note_d}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=note_c}}

| Oregon State

12

| Alexis Jones

| Minnesota Lynx

| Baylor

=Round 2=

class="wikitable sortable"
width=30|Pick

! width=333|Player

! width=200|Nationality

! width=383|Team

! width=333|School / club team

13

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| {{ill|Shayla Cooper|it}} #

| rowspan=3| {{USA}}

| Connecticut Sun {{small|(from San Antonio via Phoenix)}}{{refn|May 6, 2016: San Antonio to Phoenix{{cite web |title=Stars Acquire Monique Currie from Mercury for 2017 Second-Round Pick |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/san-antonio-stars-trade-monique-currie-phoenix-mercury |website=WNBA |date=May 7, 2016 |access-date=April 23, 2025}}

  • San Antonio acquired Monique Currie
  • Phoenix acquired the 2017 No. 13 pick|group=lower-alpha}}{{refn|June 25, 2016: Phoenix to Connecticut{{cite web |title=Sun Trade Bone To Phoenix For Williams, Alleyne And 2017 Draft Pick |url=https://sun.wnba.com/news/sun-trade-bone-phoenix-williams-alleyne-2017-draft-pick |website=Connecticut Sun |publisher=WNBA |date=June 25, 2016 |access-date=April 23, 2025}}
  • Phoenix acquired Kelsey Bone
  • Connecticut acquired Courtney Williams, rights to Jillian Alleyne, and the 2017 No. 13 pick|group=lower-alpha}}

| Ohio State

14

| Lindsay Allen

| New York Liberty {{small|(from Dallas)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=DALNYL}}

| Notre Dame

15

| Alexis Peterson

| Seattle Storm {{small|(from Washington)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=NYSEWA}}

| Syracuse

16

| Leticia Romero

| {{ESP}}

| Connecticut Sun

| Florida State

17

| Erica McCall

| rowspan=7| {{USA}}

| Indiana Fever {{small|(from Phoenix)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=CONINDPHO}}

| Stanford

18

| Jennie Simms

| Washington Mystics {{small|(from Seattle)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=NYSEWA}}

| Old Dominion

19

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Jordan Reynolds #

| Atlanta Dream

| Tennessee

20

| Feyonda Fitzgerald

| Indiana Fever

| Temple

21

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Chantel Osahor # {{small|(traded to Minnesota)}}{{refn|April 14, 2017: Chicago to Minnesota{{Cite web|url=http://www.swishappeal.com/2017/4/14/14977922/chicago-trades-osahor-to-minnesota-wnba|title=Hampton to Chicago, Osahor to Minnesota|date=2017-04-14|website=Swish Appeal|access-date=2017-04-14}}

  • Chicago acquired Keisha Hampton
  • Minnesota acquired the rights to Chantel Osahor|group=lower-alpha}}

| Chicago Sky

| Washington

22

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| {{ill|Ronni Williams|fr}} #

| Indiana Fever {{small|(from New York via Atlanta)}}{{refn|May 2, 2016: New York to Atlanta{{cite web |title=Liberty Acquire Dream Guard Shoni Schimmel for Second-Round Draft Pick |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/new-york-liberty-shoni-schimmel-trade-atlanta-dream |website=WNBA |date=May 2, 2016 |access-date=April 23, 2025}}

  • New York acquired Shoni Schimmel
  • Atlanta acquired 2017 second round pick|group=lower-alpha}}{{refn|May 10, 2016: Atlanta to Indiana{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/fever-trade-clarendon-dream-exchange-2017-2nd-round-pick/|title=Indiana Trades Layshia Clarendon To Atlanta For 2017 2nd-Round Pick|date=2016-05-10|publisher=WNBA|work=wnba.com}}
  • Atlanta acquired Layshia Clarendon
  • Indiana acquired 2017 second round pick|group=lower-alpha}}

| Florida

23

| Breanna Lewis

| Dallas Wings {{small|(from Los Angeles)}}{{refn|name=note_c|group=lower-alpha}}

| Kansas State

24

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Lisa Berkani #

| {{FRA}}

| Minnesota Lynx

| USO Mondeville (France)

=Round 3=

class="wikitable sortable"
width=30|Pick

! width=333|Player

! width=200|Nationality

! width=383|Team

! width=333|School / club team

25

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Schaquilla Nunn #

| rowspan=10| {{USA}}

| San Antonio Stars

| Tennessee

26

| Saniya Chong

| Dallas Wings

| Connecticut

27

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Mehryn Kraker #

| Washington Mystics

| Green Bay

28

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Jessica January #

| Connecticut Sun

| DePaul

29

| Alexis Prince

| Phoenix Mercury

| Baylor

30

| Lanay Montgomery

| Seattle Storm

| West Virginia

31

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Oderah Chidom #

| Atlanta Dream

| Duke

32

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Adrienne Motley #

| Indiana Fever

| Miami

33

| Makayla Epps

| Chicago Sky

| Kentucky

34

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| {{ill|Kai James|pl}} #

| New York Liberty

| Florida State

35

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Saicha Grant-Allen #

| {{CAN}}

| Los Angeles Sparks

| Dayton

36

| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Tahlia Tupaea #

| {{AUS}}

| Minnesota Lynx

| Sydney Uni Flames (Australia)

Footnotes

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See also

References

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