2017 WNBA draft
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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 2017 WNBA draft
| image =
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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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- Alaina Coates – South Carolina
- Kelsey Plum – Washington
- Shatori Walker-Kimbrough – Maryland
- Alexis Jones – Baylor
- Nina Davis – Baylor
- Nia Coffey – Northwestern
- Brionna Jones – Maryland
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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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- {{flagicon|USA}} Brionna Jones, Maryland
- {{flagicon|USA}} Alexis Jones, Baylor
- {{flagicon|USA}} Allisha Gray, South Carolina
- {{flagicon|USA}} Kaela Davis, South Carolina
- {{flagicon|USA}} Nia Coffey, Northwestern
- {{flagicon|USA}} Alaina Coates, South Carolina
- {{flagicon|USA}} Erica McCall, Stanford
- {{flagicon|USA}} Kelsey Plum, Washington
- {{flagicon|USA}} Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland
- {{flagicon|USA}} Sydney Wiese, Oregon State
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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=
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width=30|Pick
! width=333|Player ! width=200|Nationality ! width=383|Team ! width=333|School / club team |
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1
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Kelsey Plum * | rowspan=2| {{USA}} |
2
| 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}}
|
3
| {{NGA}} | 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
| South Carolina |
5
| 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}}
|
6
| 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}}
| Maryland |
7
| 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 |
10
| 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}}
| South Carolina |
11
| 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}}
|
12
| Baylor |
=Round 2=
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width=30|Pick
! width=333|Player ! width=200|Nationality ! width=383|Team ! width=333|School / club team |
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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}}
|
14
| New York Liberty {{small|(from Dallas)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=DALNYL}} |
15
| Seattle Storm {{small|(from Washington)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=NYSEWA}} | Syracuse |
16
| {{ESP}} | Connecticut Sun |
17
| rowspan=7| {{USA}} | Indiana Fever {{small|(from Phoenix)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=CONINDPHO}} | Stanford |
18
| Washington Mystics {{small|(from Seattle)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=NYSEWA}} |
19
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Jordan Reynolds # |
20
| 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}}
|
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}}
| Florida |
23
| Dallas Wings {{small|(from Los Angeles)}}{{refn|name=note_c|group=lower-alpha}} |
24
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Lisa Berkani # | {{FRA}} | 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 |
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25
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Schaquilla Nunn # | rowspan=10| {{USA}} |
26 |
27
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Mehryn Kraker # |
28
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Jessica January # | DePaul |
29
| Baylor |
30 |
31
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Oderah Chidom # | Duke |
32
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Adrienne Motley # | Miami |
33
| Kentucky |
34
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| {{ill|Kai James|pl}} # |
35
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Saicha Grant-Allen # | {{CAN}} | Dayton |
36
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Tahlia Tupaea # | {{AUS}} |
Footnotes
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See also
References
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{{WNBA Drafts}}
{{2017 WNBA season by team}}
{{2017 WNBA draft}}