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2019 WNBA draft

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{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 2019 WNBA draft

| image =

| caption =

| logo =

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| sport = Basketball

| date = April 10, 2019

| location = Nike NYHQ, New York City

| network = ESPN2 (first round)
ESPNU (second and third rounds)

| league = WNBA

| teams = 12

| first = Jackie Young
Las Vegas Aces

| territorial =

| prev = 2018

| next = 2020

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-draft-2019-presented-by-state-farm-to-be-held-april-10/|title=WNBA Draft 2019 Presented By State Farm To Be Held April 10|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=March 19, 2019|access-date=March 19, 2019}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-draft-lottery-2019-presented-by-state-farm-results/|title=WNBA Draft Lottery 2019 Presented By State Farm Results|publisher=WNBA|website=wnba.com|date=August 28, 2018|access-date=October 23, 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://sky.wnba.com/news/everything-to-know-about-2019-wnba-draft-lottery/|title=Everything You Need to Know About The 2019 WNBA Draft Lottery|publisher=WNBA|website=wnba.com|date=August 28, 2018|access-date=January 3, 2019}}

=Lottery chances=

All odds out of 1,000 based on percentages. (The 11-12-13-14 combination is ignored.) 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.

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! Team

! Combined 2017–18 record

! Lottery chances

! Result

Indiana Fever

| 15–53

| 44.2%

| 3rd pick

Las Vegas Aces

| 22–46

| 27.6%

| 1st pick

Chicago Sky

| 25–43

| 17.8%

| 4th pick

New York Liberty

| 29–39

| 10.4%

| 2nd pick

Draft invitees

On April 9, 2019, the WNBA released the names of the players invited to be in attendance at the draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/kalani-brown-and-arike-ogunbowale-among-prospects-to-attend-the-wnba-draft-2019-presented-by-state-farm/|title=Kalani Brown and Arike Ogunbowale Among Prospects to Attend the WNBA Draft 2019 Presented by State Farm|website=WNBA|date=April 9, 2019|access-date=April 9, 2019}}

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Draft selections

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File:Jackie Young.jpg was selected 1st overall by the Las Vegas Aces.]]

File:Arike Ogunbowale 01 (cropped).jpg was selected 5th overall by the Dallas Wings.]]

File:Napheesa Collier WNBA Finals 2024 (cropped).jpg was selected 6th overall by the Minnesota Lynx.]]

File:Alanna Smith Minnesota Lynx 2024 (cropped).jpg was selected 8th overall by the Phoenix Mercury.]]

File:20140402 MCDAAG Brianna Turner MVP (2) (cropped).JPG was selected 11th overall by the Atlanta Dream and sent to the Phoenix Mercury in a draft-day trade.]]

File:Ezi Magbegor 2024 (cropped).jpg was selected 12th overall by the Seattle Storm.]]

=First round=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
style="width:5%;"| Pick

! style="width:20%;"| Player

! style="width:5%;"| Position

! style="width:20%;"| Nationality

! style="width:25%;"| Team

! style="width:25%;"| School / club team

1

|bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Jackie Young *

| G

| {{USA}}

| Las Vegas Aces

| Notre Dame

2

| Asia Durr

| G

| {{USA}}

| New York Liberty

| Louisville

3

| Teaira McCowan

| C

| {{USA}}

| Indiana Fever

| Mississippi State

4

| Katie Lou Samuelson

| G/F

| {{USA}}

| Chicago Sky

| Connecticut

5

|bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Arike Ogunbowale *

| G

| {{USA}}

| Dallas Wings

| Notre Dame

6

|bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Napheesa Collier *

| F

| {{USA}}

| Minnesota Lynx

| Connecticut

7

| Kalani Brown

| C

| {{USA}}

| Los Angeles Sparks

| Baylor

8

| Alanna Smith

| F

| {{AUS}}

| Phoenix Mercury

| Stanford

9

| Kristine Anigwe

| C/F

| {{USA}}

| Connecticut Sun

| California

10

| Kiara Leslie

| G

| {{USA}}

| Washington Mystics

| NC State

11

| Brianna Turner

| F

| {{USA}}

| Atlanta Dream

| Notre Dame

12

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Ezi Magbegor +

| F

| {{AUS}}

| Seattle Storm

| Melbourne Boomers {{small|(Australia)}}

=Second round=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
style="width:5%;"| Pick

! style="width:20%;"| Player

! style="width:5%;"| Position

! style="width:20%;"| Nationality

! style="width:25%;"| Team

! style="width:25%;"| School / club team

13

| Sophie Cunningham

| G

| {{USA}}

| Phoenix Mercury {{small|(from Indiana via Las Vegas)}}{{refn|February 2, 2018: Las Vegas to Phoenix{{cite web|url=http://mercury.wnba.com/news/mercury-acquires-two-draft-picks-sign-trade-deal/|title=Mercury Acquires Two Draft Picks in Sign-And-Trade Deal|website=mercury.wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=February 2, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2018}}

  • Phoenix received the 13th pick and a 2018 third-round pick (26th overall)
  • Las Vegas received Kelsey Bone|group=lower-alpha|name=note_a}}{{refn|February 1, 2018: Indiana to Las Vegas{{cite news |title=Indiana Fever Acquire Kayla Alexander in Trade With Las Vegas |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/indiana-fever-acquire-kayla-alexander-trade-las-vegas/ |publisher=WNBA |date=February 1, 2018}}
  • Indiana received the 28th pick and Kayla Alexander
  • Las Vegas received the 13th pick|group=lower-alpha|name=note_b}}

| Missouri

14

| Han Xu

| C

| {{CHN}}

| New York Liberty

| Xinjiang Magic Deer {{small|(China)}}

15

| Chloe Jackson

| G

| {{USA}}

| Chicago Sky

| Baylor

16

| Jessica Shepard

| F

| {{USA}}

| Minnesota Lynx {{small|(from Las Vegas)}}{{refn|April 12, 2018: Las Vegas to Minnesota{{cite web|url=http://lynx.wnba.com/news/lynx-make-trade-draft-night-add-two-pieces-including-familiar-face/|title=Lynx Make Trade On Draft Night, Add Two Pieces Including Familiar Face|website=lynx.wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=April 12, 2018|access-date=October 23, 2018}}

  • Minnesota received the 16th pick and Jill Barta
  • Las Vegas received Park Ji-su and Kahlia Lawrence|group=lower-alpha|name=note_c}}

| Notre Dame

17

| Megan Gustafson

| F/C

| {{USA}}

| Dallas Wings

| Iowa

18

| Natisha Hiedeman

| G

| {{USA}}

| Minnesota Lynx

| Marquette

19

| Marina Mabrey

| G

| {{USA}}

| Los Angeles Sparks

| Notre Dame

20

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Cierra Dillard#

| G

| {{USA}}

| Minnesota Lynx {{small|(from Phoenix)}}{{refn|March 6, 2018: Phoenix to Minnesota{{cite web|url=http://lynx.wnba.com/news/minnesota-lynx-acquire-guard-danielle-robinson-2019-second-round-pick-exchange-2018-first-round-pick/|title=Minnesota Lynx Acquire Guard Danielle Robinson and a 2019 Second Round Pick in Exchange for a 2018 First Round Pick|access-date=March 6, 2018|publisher=WNBA|work=lynx.wnba.com|date=March 6, 2018}}

  • Minnesota received the 20th pick and Danielle Robinson
  • Phoenix received a 2018 first-round pick (12th overall)|group=lower-alpha|name=note_d}}

| Buffalo

21

| Bridget Carleton

| G

| {{CAN}}

| Connecticut Sun {{small|(from Connecticut via Atlanta)}}{{refn|April 12, 2018: Connecticut to Atlanta{{cite web|url=http://dream.wnba.com/news/atlanta-dream-trade-bria-holmes-connecticut-sun/|title=Atlanta Dream Trade Bria Holmes to Connecticut Sun|publisher=WNBA|website=dream.wnba.com|date=April 12, 2018|access-date=April 13, 2018}}

  • Atlanta received the 21st pick and a 2018 second-round pick (15th overall)
  • Connecticut received Bria Holmes|group=lower-alpha}}{{refn|July 9, 2018: Atlanta to Connecticut{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/dream-trade-layshia-clarendon-draft-pick-to-sun-for-alex-bentley/|title=Dream Trade Layshia Clarendon, Draft Pick to Sun For Alex Bentley|publisher=WNBA|website=dream.wnba.com|date=July 9, 2018|access-date=July 9, 2018}}
  • Connecticut re-received the 21st pick and received Layshia Clarendon
  • Atlanta received Alex Bentley|group=lower-alpha|name=note_e}}

| Iowa State

22

| Kennedy Burke

| G

| {{USA}}

| Dallas Wings {{small|(from Washington)}}{{refn|July 23, 2018: Washington to Dallas{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/mystics-trade-tayler-hill-to-wings-for-aerial-powers-2/|title=Mystics Trade Tayler Hill To Wings For Aerial Powers|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=July 23, 2018|access-date=July 24, 2018}}

| UCLA

23

| Maite Cazorla

| G

| {{ESP}}

| Atlanta Dream

| Oregon

24

| Anriel Howard

| F

| {{USA}}

| Seattle Storm

| Mississippi State

=Third round=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
style="width:5%;"| Pick

! style="width:20%;"| Player

! style="width:5%;"| Position

! style="width:20%;"| Nationality

! style="width:25%;"| Team

! style="width:25%;"| School / club team

25

| Paris Kea

| G

| {{USA}}

| Indiana Fever

| North Carolina

26

| Megan Huff

| F

| {{USA}}

| New York Liberty

| Utah

27

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| María Conde#

| F

| {{ESP}}

| Chicago Sky

| Wisła Can-Pack Kraków {{small|(Poland)}}

28

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Caliya Robinson#

| F

| {{USA}}

| Indiana Fever {{small|(from Las Vegas)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=note_b}}

| Georgia

29

| Morgan Bertsch

| F

| {{USA}}

| Dallas Wings

| UC Davis

30

| Kenisha Bell

| G

| {{USA}}

| Minnesota Lynx

| Minnesota

31

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Ángela Salvadores#

| G

| {{ESP}}

| Los Angeles Sparks

| Ensino {{small|(Spain)}}

32

| Arica Carter

| G

| {{USA}}

| Phoenix Mercury

| Louisville

33

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Regan Magarity#

| F

| {{SWE}}

| Connecticut Sun

| Virginia Tech

34

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Sam Fuehring#

| F

| {{USA}}

| Washington Mystics

| Louisville

35

| Li Yueru

| C

| {{CHN}}

| Atlanta Dream

| Guangdong Vermilion Birds {{small|(China)}}

36

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Macy Miller#

| G

| {{USA}}

| Seattle Storm

| South Dakota State

{{small|Source}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/2019-wnba-draft|title=WNBA Draft '19 Draft Board|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=April 10, 2019|access-date=April 10, 2019}}

Draft-day trades

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

  • The Atlanta Dream traded Brianna Turner (Notre Dame) for Marie Gülich (from Phoenix Mercury).{{cite news|url=https://www.swishappeal.com/wnba/2019/4/10/18305363/2019-wnba-draft-order-pick-selections|title=2019 WNBA Draft: Every pick, all three rounds, Nos. 1-36|date=April 10, 2019|author=Spruill, Tamryn|publisher=Swish Appeal (Vox Media)|access-date=April 11, 2019}}
  • The Minnesota Lynx traded Natisha Hiedeman (Marquette) for Lexie Brown (from Connecticut Sun).{{cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com/north/story/minnesota-lynx-wnba-draft-jessica-shepard-cierra-dillard-041019|title=WNBA Draft: Lynx bring in Shepard, Dillard, Bell, trade for Brown|date=April 11, 2019|access-date=April 11, 2019|work=FOX Sports}}

Footnotes

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See also

References

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