2020 WNBA draft

{{Short description|Draft of incoming WNBA players for the 2020 season}}

{{Infobox sports draft

| league = WNBA

| teams = 12

| name = 2020 WNBA Draft

| image =2020 WNBA Draft Logo.png

| imagesize =

| caption =

| sport = Basketball

| date = April 17, 2020

| location = Virtually

| network = USA: ESPN
Canada: TSN2/SN1

| first = Sabrina Ionescu
New York Liberty

| prev = 2019

| next = 2021

}}

The 2020 WNBA draft was the league's draft for the 2020 WNBA season. A draft lottery was held on September 17, 2019 and the New York Liberty were awarded the first overall pick in the draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-draft-lottery-presented-by-state-farm-to-take-place-on-sept-17-on-espn2/|title=WNBA Draft Lottery Presented By State Farm To Take Place on Sept. 17 on ESPN2|website=wnba.com|date=September 12, 2019|access-date=September 12, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/new-york-liberty-wins-top-pick-in-2020-wnba-draft-presented-by-state-farm/|title=New York Liberty Win Top Pick In WNBA Draft 2020 Presented By State Farm®|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=September 17, 2019|access-date=September 17, 2019}} Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the draft was held virtually without players, guests, and the media on-site. The draft was televised as planned;{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-draft-2020-to-be-held-april-17/|title=WNBA Draft 2020 Presented By State Farm To Be Held As Scheduled On April 17|publisher=WNBA|website=wnba.com|date=March 26, 2020|access-date=March 26, 2020}} it was the most-watched WNBA draft in 16 years and the second most-watched in ESPN's history.{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-delivers-most-watched-draft-in-16-years/|title=WNBA Delivers Most-Watched Draft in 16 Years|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=April 21, 2020|access-date=April 21, 2020}}

Draft lottery

The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2020 draft took place during halftime of the Connecticut Sun's semifinal game against the Los Angeles Sparks on September 17, 2019 and was televised on ESPN2. Four non-playoff teams qualified for the lottery drawing: Indiana Fever, Dallas Wings, New York Liberty, and Atlanta Dream.

The lottery odds were based on combined records from the 2018 and 2019 WNBA seasons. In the drawing, 14 balls numbered 1–14 are placed in a lottery machine and mixed. Four balls are drawn to determine a four-digit combination (only 11–12–13–14 is ignored & redrawn). The team assigned that four-ball combination receives the No. 1 pick. The four balls are then placed back into the machine and the process is repeated to determine the second pick. The two teams whose numerical combinations do not come up in the lottery will select in the inverse order of their two-year cumulative record. Ernst & Young knows the discreet results before they're announced.

The order of selection for the remainder of the first round as well as the second and third rounds was determined by inverse order of the teams' respective regular-season records from 2019.

=Lottery chances=

The lottery was won by the New York Liberty, who had the best chance to win the lottery. The Dallas Wings were awarded the second pick, followed by the Indiana Fever and finally the Atlanta Dream.

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

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: 70%"

! Team

! Combined 2018–19 Record

! Lottery Chances

! Result

New York Liberty

| 17–51

| 44.2%

| 1st pick

Indiana Fever

| 19–49

| 27.6%

| 3rd pick

Dallas Wings

| 25–43

| 17.8%

| 2nd pick

Atlanta Dream

| 31–37

| 10.4%

| 4th pick

Eligibility

Under the current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the WNBA and its players union, draft eligibility for players not defined as "international" requires the following to be true:{{cite web|url=https://wnbpa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WNBA-WNBPA-CBA-2020-2027.pdf |title=Article XIII, Section 1: Player Eligibility |work=2020 Women's National Basketball Association Collective Bargaining Agreement |pages=110–111 |publisher=Women's National Basketball Players Association |access-date=February 28, 2020}}

The player's 22nd birthday falls during the calendar year of the draft. For this draft, the cutoff birth date is December 31, 1998.
She has either:
completed her college eligibility;
received a bachelor's degree, or is scheduled to receive such in the 3 months following the draft; or
is at least 4 years removed from high school graduation.

A player who is scheduled to receive her bachelor's degree within 3 months of the draft date, and is younger than the cutoff age, is only eligible if the calendar year of the draft is no earlier than the fourth after her high school graduation.

Players with remaining college eligibility who meet the cutoff age must notify the WNBA headquarters of their intent to enter the draft no later than 10 days before the draft date, and must renounce any remaining college eligibility to do so. A separate notification timetable is provided for players involved in postseason tournaments (most notably the NCAA Division I tournament); those players must declare for the draft within 24 hours of their final game. The latter timetable proved to be moot due to the coronavirus-induced cancellation of the 2020 NCAA tournament.

"International players" are defined as those for whom all of the following is true:

Born and currently residing outside the U.S.
Never "exercised intercollegiate basketball eligibility" in the U.S.

For "international players", the eligibility age is 20, also measured on December 31 of the year of the draft.

Three players with remaining college eligibility, all of whom were juniors in the 2019–20 college season, declared for the draft. All three were drafted in the first round:

Satou Sabally of Oregon announced on February 20 that she would enter the draft upon the end of Oregon's 2019–20 season. Although a German citizen, she falls under the rules for U.S. players not only because of playing at Oregon, but also via her birth in New York City.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28743871/oregon-junior-satou-sabally-enter-wnba-draft-season |title=Oregon junior Satou Sabally to enter WNBA draft after season |first=Holly |last=Rowe |author-link=Holly Rowe |website=ESPN.com |date=February 20, 2020 |access-date=March 15, 2020}}
Megan Walker of UConn declared on March 14, after the cancellation of the NCAA tournament.{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/sports/uconns-walker-forgo-senior-enter-wnba-draft-182122819--ncaaw.html |title=UConn's Walker to forgo senior year, enter WNBA draft |agency=Associated Press |website=Yahoo Sports |date=March 14, 2020 |access-date=March 15, 2020}}
Chennedy Carter of Texas A&M declared on March 29.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/28968887/texas-star-chennedy-carter-declares-wnba-draft |title=Texas A&M star Chennedy Carter declares for WNBA draft |first=Mechelle |last=Voepel |website=ESPN.com |date=March 29, 2020 |access-date=March 29, 2020}}

Draft

File:Sabrina Ionescu 2024.jpg was selected 1st overall by the New York Liberty.]]

File:2021-09-19 WNBA Dallas Wings - 0 Satou Sabally - 001.jpg was selected 2nd overall by the Dallas Wings.]]

File:Chennedy Carter.jpg was selected 4th overall by the Atlanta Dream.]]

File:Tyasha Harris (52946641371) (cropped).jpg was selected 7th overall by the Dallas Wings.]]

File:Crystal Dangerfield (53042668698) (cropped).jpg was selected 16th overall by the Minnesota Lynx. She became the first second-round pick to win the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award.]]

File:Leonie Fiebich 13 Valencia Basket (women) EuroLeague Women 20250108 (2).jpg was selected 22nd overall by the Los Angeles Sparks.]]

=Honorary picks=

The WNBA honored Alyssa Altobelli, Payton Chester, and Gianna Bryant, daughter of Hall of Fame basketball player Kobe Bryant, who all died in the 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash, with honorary draft picks.{{cite web |title=Gianna Bryant, Alyssa Altobelli, Payton Chester selected as honorary picks at WNBA draft |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/29050684/gianna-bryant-alyssa-altobelli-payton-chester-honorary-picks-wnba-draft |website=ESPN.com|date=17 April 2020 }}

=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"\|Sabrina Ionescu ^* \| G \| {{USA}} \| New York Liberty \| Oregon
2 \|bgcolor="#FBCEB1"\|Satou Sabally ^* \| F \| {{GER}} \| Dallas Wings \| Oregon
3 \| Lauren Cox \| F/C \| {{USA}} \| Indiana Fever \| Baylor
4 \| Chennedy Carter \| G \| {{USA}} \| Atlanta Dream \| Texas A&M
5 \| Bella Alarie \| F \| {{USA}} \| Dallas Wings {{small\|(from Phoenix)}}{{refn\|February 12, 2020: Phoenix to Dallas{{cite web\|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/four-time-wnba-all-star-acquired-by-phoenix-in-sign-and-trade-deal/\|title=Four-time WNBA All-Star Acquired by Phoenix in Sign and Trade Deal\|website=wnba.com\|publisher=WNBA\|date=February 12, 2020\|access-date=February 12, 2020}} Dallas acquired the fifth and seventh picks and a future first-round pick Phoenix acquired Skylar Diggins-Smith\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_a}} \| Princeton
6 \| Mikiah Herbert Harrigan \| F \| {{GBR}} \| Minnesota Lynx \| South Carolina
7 \| Tyasha Harris \| G \| {{USA}} \| Dallas Wings {{small\|(from Seattle via Connecticut and Phoenix)}}{{refn\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_a}}{{refn\|February 10, 2020: Connecticut to Seattle{{cite web\|url=https://storm.wnba.com/news/seattle-completes-trade-with-connecticut-acquires-morgan-tuck/\|title=Seattle Completes Trade With Connecticut, Acquires Morgan Tuck\|website=wnba.com\|publisher=WNBA\|date=February 10, 2020\|access-date=February 11, 2020}} Connecticut acquired the seventh pick Seattle acquired the 11th pick and Morgan Tuck\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_b}}{{refn\|February 11, 2020: Connecticut to Phoenix{{cite web\|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/wnba/mercury/2020/02/11/phoenix-mercury-all-star-dewanna-bonner-traded-connecticut-sun/4720920002/\|title=Phoenix Mercury All-Star DeWanna Bonner traded to Connecticut Sun\|website=azcentral.com\|publisher=Arizona Republic\|first=Jeff\|last=Metcalfe\|date=February 11, 2020\|access-date=February 11, 2020}} Phoenix acquired the seventh and tenth picks and a 2021 first-round pick Connecticut acquired DeWanna Bonner\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_c}} \| South Carolina
8 \| Ruthy Hebard \| F \| {{USA}} \| Chicago Sky \| Oregon
9 \| Megan Walker \| F \| {{USA}} \| New York Liberty {{small\|(from Las Vegas via Dallas)}}{{refn\|May 16, 2019: Las Vegas to Dallas{{cite web\|url=http://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/26761115/wings-trade-mvp-runner-cambage-aces\|title=Wings trade MVP runner-up Cambage to Aces\|website=espn.com\|publisher=ESPN\|date=May 16, 2019\|access-date=May 16, 2019}} Dallas acquired the ninth and 21st picks, Moriah Jefferson, and Isabelle Harrison Las Vegas acquired Liz Cambage\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_d}}{{refn\|April 15, 2020: Three-team trade{{cite web\|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/washington-mystics-acquire-7x-all-star-tina-charles/\|title=Washington Mystics Acquire 7x All-Star Tina Charles in Three-Team Deal\|website=wnba.com\|publisher=WNBA\|date=April 15, 2020\|access-date=April 15, 2020}} New York acquired the 12th pick; Shatori Walker-Kimbrough; and 2021 first, second, and third-round picks from Washington; Las Vegas's first-round pick (ninth overall), the 15th pick, and Tayler Hill from Dallas Washington acquired Tina Charles from New York Dallas acquired Washington's 2021 first-round pick and a 2021 second-round pick from New York\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_e}} \| UConn
10 \| Jocelyn Willoughby \| F/G \| {{USA}} \| Phoenix Mercury {{small\|(from Los Angeles via Connecticut)}}{{refn\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_c}}{{refn\|April 27, 2019: Los Angeles to Connecticut{{cite web\|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/sparks-acquire-2014-no-1-overall-pick-chiney-ogwumike/\|title=Sparks Acquire 2014 No. 1 Overall Pick Chiney Ogwumike\|website=wnba.com\|publisher=WNBA\|date=April 27, 2019\|access-date=April 27, 2019}} Connecticut acquired the tenth pick Los Angeles acquired Chiney Ogwumike\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_f}} \| Virginia
11 \| Kitija Laksa \| F \| {{LAT}} \| Seattle Storm {{small\|(from Connecticut)}}{{refn\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_b}} \| South Florida/TTT Riga {{small\|(Latvia)}}
12 \| Jazmine Jones \| G \| {{USA}} \| New York Liberty {{small\|(from Washington)}}{{refn\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_e}} \| Louisville

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

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Sabrina Ionescu ^*

| G

| {{USA}}

| New York Liberty

| Oregon

|bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Satou Sabally ^*

| F

| {{GER}}

| Dallas Wings

| Oregon

| Lauren Cox

| F/C

| {{USA}}

| Indiana Fever

| Baylor

| Chennedy Carter

| G

| {{USA}}

| Atlanta Dream

| Texas A&M

| Bella Alarie

| F

| {{USA}}

| Dallas Wings {{small|(from Phoenix)}}{{refn|February 12, 2020: Phoenix to Dallas{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/four-time-wnba-all-star-acquired-by-phoenix-in-sign-and-trade-deal/|title=Four-time WNBA All-Star Acquired by Phoenix in Sign and Trade Deal|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=February 12, 2020|access-date=February 12, 2020}}

Dallas acquired the fifth and seventh picks and a future first-round pick
Phoenix acquired Skylar Diggins-Smith|group=lower-alpha|name=note_a}}

| Princeton

| Mikiah Herbert Harrigan

| F

| {{GBR}}

| Minnesota Lynx

| South Carolina

| Tyasha Harris

| G

| {{USA}}

| Dallas Wings {{small|(from Seattle via Connecticut and Phoenix)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=note_a}}{{refn|February 10, 2020: Connecticut to Seattle{{cite web|url=https://storm.wnba.com/news/seattle-completes-trade-with-connecticut-acquires-morgan-tuck/|title=Seattle Completes Trade With Connecticut, Acquires Morgan Tuck|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=February 10, 2020|access-date=February 11, 2020}}

Connecticut acquired the seventh pick
Seattle acquired the 11th pick and Morgan Tuck|group=lower-alpha|name=note_b}}{{refn|February 11, 2020: Connecticut to Phoenix{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/wnba/mercury/2020/02/11/phoenix-mercury-all-star-dewanna-bonner-traded-connecticut-sun/4720920002/|title=Phoenix Mercury All-Star DeWanna Bonner traded to Connecticut Sun|website=azcentral.com|publisher=Arizona Republic|first=Jeff|last=Metcalfe|date=February 11, 2020|access-date=February 11, 2020}}
Phoenix acquired the seventh and tenth picks and a 2021 first-round pick
Connecticut acquired DeWanna Bonner|group=lower-alpha|name=note_c}}

| South Carolina

| Ruthy Hebard

| F

| {{USA}}

| Chicago Sky

| Oregon

| Megan Walker

| F

| {{USA}}

| New York Liberty {{small|(from Las Vegas via Dallas)}}{{refn|May 16, 2019: Las Vegas to Dallas{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/26761115/wings-trade-mvp-runner-cambage-aces|title=Wings trade MVP runner-up Cambage to Aces|website=espn.com|publisher=ESPN|date=May 16, 2019|access-date=May 16, 2019}}

Dallas acquired the ninth and 21st picks, Moriah Jefferson, and Isabelle Harrison
Las Vegas acquired Liz Cambage|group=lower-alpha|name=note_d}}{{refn|April 15, 2020: Three-team trade{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/washington-mystics-acquire-7x-all-star-tina-charles/|title=Washington Mystics Acquire 7x All-Star Tina Charles in Three-Team Deal|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=April 15, 2020|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
New York acquired the 12th pick; Shatori Walker-Kimbrough; and 2021 first, second, and third-round picks from Washington; Las Vegas's first-round pick (ninth overall), the 15th pick, and Tayler Hill from Dallas
Washington acquired Tina Charles from New York
Dallas acquired Washington's 2021 first-round pick and a 2021 second-round pick from New York|group=lower-alpha|name=note_e}}

| UConn

| Jocelyn Willoughby

| F/G

| {{USA}}

| Phoenix Mercury {{small|(from Los Angeles via Connecticut)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=note_c}}{{refn|April 27, 2019: Los Angeles to Connecticut{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/sparks-acquire-2014-no-1-overall-pick-chiney-ogwumike/|title=Sparks Acquire 2014 No. 1 Overall Pick Chiney Ogwumike|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=April 27, 2019|access-date=April 27, 2019}}

Connecticut acquired the tenth pick
Los Angeles acquired Chiney Ogwumike|group=lower-alpha|name=note_f}}

| Virginia

| Kitija Laksa

| F

| {{LAT}}

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

| South Florida/TTT Riga {{small|(Latvia)}}

| Jazmine Jones

| G

| {{USA}}

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

| Louisville

=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 \| Kylee Shook \| F \| {{USA}} \| New York Liberty {{small\|(from Atlanta)}}{{refn\|April 11, 2019: Atlanta to New York (three-team trade with Las Vegas){{cite web\|url=https://dream.wnba.com/news/atlanta-dream-acquire-nia-coffey-in-trade/\|title=Atlanta Dream Acquire Nia Coffey in Trade\|website=dream.wnba.com\|publisher=WNBA\|date=April 11, 2019\|access-date=April 15, 2020}} New York acquired the 13th pick from Atlanta Atlanta acquired Nia Coffey from Las Vegas Las Vegas acquired Sugar Rodgers from New York\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_g}} \| Louisville
14 \| Kathleen Doyle \| G \| {{USA}} \| Indiana Fever {{small\|(from New York via Minnesota)}}{{refn\|April 11, 2019: New York to Minnesota{{cite web\|url=https://liberty.wnba.com/news/liberty-acquires-guard-tanisha-wright-in-exchange-for-2020-second-round-pick/\|title=Liberty Acquires Guard Tanisha Wright in Exchange for 2020 Second Round Pick\|website=liberty.wnba.com\|publisher=WNBA\|date=April 11, 2019\|access-date=April 15, 2019}} Minnesota acquired the 14th pick New York acquired Tanisha Wright\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_h}}{{refn\|March 6, 2020: Minnesota to Indiana{{cite web\|url=https://fever.wnba.com/news/shenise-johnson-traded/\|title=Fever Acquire Draft Picks in Trade with Minnesota\|website=fever.wnba.com\|publisher=WNBA\|date=March 6, 2020\|access-date=March 10, 2020}} Indiana acquired the 14th pick and a 2021 second-round pick Minnesota acquired Shenise Johnson and the 16th pick\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_i}} \| Iowa
15 \| Leaonna Odom \| F \| {{USA}} \| New York Liberty {{small\|(from Dallas)}}{{refn\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_e}} \| Duke
16 \|Crystal Dangerfield \| G \| {{USA}} \| Minnesota Lynx {{small\|(from Indiana)}}{{refn\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_i}} \| UConn
17 \| Brittany Brewer \| F \| {{USA}} \| Atlanta Dream {{small\|(from Phoenix)}}{{refn\|February 19, 2020: Phoenix to Atlanta (three-team trade with Connecticut){{cite web\|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/28737240/mercury-acquire-jessica-breland-3-team-deal-dream-sun\|title=Mercury acquire Jessica Breland in 3-team deal with Dream, Sun\|website=espn.com\|publisher=ESPN\|first=Josh\|last=Weinfuss\|date=February 19, 2020\|access-date=February 19, 2020}} Atlanta acquired the 17th pick from Phoenix and Courtney Williams from Connecticut Phoenix acquired Jessica Breland and Nia Coffey from Atlanta Connecticut acquired Briann January and a 2021 second-round pick from Phoenix\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_j}} \| Texas Tech
18 \| Te'a Cooper \| G \| {{USA}} \| Phoenix Mercury {{small\|(from Minnesota)}}{{refn\|May 21, 2019: Minnesota to Phoenix{{cite web\|url=https://mercury.wnba.com/news/mercury-acquire-2020-second-round-pick-from-minnesota/\|title=Mercury Acquire 2020 Second-Round Pick From Minnesota\|website=wnba.com\|publisher=WNBA\|date=May 21, 2019\|access-date=May 21, 2019}} Phoenix acquired the 18th pick Minnesota acquired Stephanie Talbot\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_k}} \| Baylor
19 \| Joyner Holmes \| F \| {{USA}} \| Seattle Storm \| Texas
20 \| Beatrice Mompremier \| F \| {{USA}} \| Los Angeles Sparks {{small\|(from Chicago)}}{{refn\|May 20, 2019: Chicago to Los Angeles{{cite web\|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/los-angeles-sparks-trade-jantel-lavender-to-chicago-sky/\|title=Los Angeles Sparks Trade Jantel Lavender To Chicago Sky\|website=wnba.com\|publisher=WNBA\|date=May 20, 2019\|access-date=May 20, 2019}} Los Angeles acquired the 20th pick Chicago acquired Jantel Lavender\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_l}} \| Miami (FL)
21 \| Luisa Geiselsöder \| C \| {{GER}} \| Dallas Wings {{small\|(from Las Vegas)}}{{refn\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_d}} \| Donau-Ries {{small\|(Germany)}}
22 \| Leonie Fiebich \| F \| {{GER}} \| Los Angeles Sparks \| Wasserburg {{small\|(Germany)}}
23 \| Kaila Charles \| G \| {{USA}} \| Connecticut Sun \| Maryland
24 \| Jaylyn Agnew \| F \| {{USA}} \| Washington Mystics \| Creighton

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

| Kylee Shook

| F

| {{USA}}

| New York Liberty {{small|(from Atlanta)}}{{refn|April 11, 2019: Atlanta to New York (three-team trade with Las Vegas){{cite web|url=https://dream.wnba.com/news/atlanta-dream-acquire-nia-coffey-in-trade/|title=Atlanta Dream Acquire Nia Coffey in Trade|website=dream.wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=April 11, 2019|access-date=April 15, 2020}}

New York acquired the 13th pick from Atlanta
Atlanta acquired Nia Coffey from Las Vegas
Las Vegas acquired Sugar Rodgers from New York|group=lower-alpha|name=note_g}}

| Louisville

| Kathleen Doyle

| G

| {{USA}}

| Indiana Fever {{small|(from New York via Minnesota)}}{{refn|April 11, 2019: New York to Minnesota{{cite web|url=https://liberty.wnba.com/news/liberty-acquires-guard-tanisha-wright-in-exchange-for-2020-second-round-pick/|title=Liberty Acquires Guard Tanisha Wright in Exchange for 2020 Second Round Pick|website=liberty.wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=April 11, 2019|access-date=April 15, 2019}}

Minnesota acquired the 14th pick
New York acquired Tanisha Wright|group=lower-alpha|name=note_h}}{{refn|March 6, 2020: Minnesota to Indiana{{cite web|url=https://fever.wnba.com/news/shenise-johnson-traded/|title=Fever Acquire Draft Picks in Trade with Minnesota|website=fever.wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=March 6, 2020|access-date=March 10, 2020}}
Indiana acquired the 14th pick and a 2021 second-round pick
Minnesota acquired Shenise Johnson and the 16th pick|group=lower-alpha|name=note_i}}

| Iowa

| Leaonna Odom

| F

| {{USA}}

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

| Duke

|Crystal Dangerfield

| G

| {{USA}}

| Minnesota Lynx {{small|(from Indiana)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=note_i}}

| UConn

| Brittany Brewer

| F

| {{USA}}

| Atlanta Dream {{small|(from Phoenix)}}{{refn|February 19, 2020: Phoenix to Atlanta (three-team trade with Connecticut){{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/28737240/mercury-acquire-jessica-breland-3-team-deal-dream-sun|title=Mercury acquire Jessica Breland in 3-team deal with Dream, Sun|website=espn.com|publisher=ESPN|first=Josh|last=Weinfuss|date=February 19, 2020|access-date=February 19, 2020}}

Atlanta acquired the 17th pick from Phoenix and Courtney Williams from Connecticut
Phoenix acquired Jessica Breland and Nia Coffey from Atlanta
Connecticut acquired Briann January and a 2021 second-round pick from Phoenix|group=lower-alpha|name=note_j}}

| Texas Tech

| Te'a Cooper

| G

| {{USA}}

| Phoenix Mercury {{small|(from Minnesota)}}{{refn|May 21, 2019: Minnesota to Phoenix{{cite web|url=https://mercury.wnba.com/news/mercury-acquire-2020-second-round-pick-from-minnesota/|title=Mercury Acquire 2020 Second-Round Pick From Minnesota|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=May 21, 2019|access-date=May 21, 2019}}

Phoenix acquired the 18th pick
Minnesota acquired Stephanie Talbot|group=lower-alpha|name=note_k}}

| Baylor

| Joyner Holmes

| F

| {{USA}}

| Seattle Storm

| Texas

| Beatrice Mompremier

| F

| {{USA}}

| Los Angeles Sparks {{small|(from Chicago)}}{{refn|May 20, 2019: Chicago to Los Angeles{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/los-angeles-sparks-trade-jantel-lavender-to-chicago-sky/|title=Los Angeles Sparks Trade Jantel Lavender To Chicago Sky|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=May 20, 2019}}

Los Angeles acquired the 20th pick
Chicago acquired Jantel Lavender|group=lower-alpha|name=note_l}}

| Miami (FL)

| Luisa Geiselsöder

| C

| {{GER}}

| Dallas Wings {{small|(from Las Vegas)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=note_d}}

| Donau-Ries {{small|(Germany)}}

| Leonie Fiebich

| F

| {{GER}}

| Los Angeles Sparks

| Wasserburg {{small|(Germany)}}

| Kaila Charles

| G

| {{USA}}

| Connecticut Sun

| Maryland

| Jaylyn Agnew

| F

| {{USA}}

| Washington Mystics

| Creighton

=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 \| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"\| Mikayla Pivec^# \| G \| {{USA}} \| Atlanta Dream \| Oregon State
26 \| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"\| Erica Ogwumike^# \| G \| {{USA}} \| New York Liberty \| Rice
27 \| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"\| Kobi Thornton^# \| F \| {{USA}} \| Atlanta Dream {{small\|(from Dallas)}}{{refn\|May 16, 2019: Dallas to Atlanta{{cite web\|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/basketball/dream-trade-center-imani-mcgee-stafford-dallas/iZJSTdXdaRiLfAbs2qgG1K/\|title=Dream trade center Imani McGee-Stafford to Dallas\|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution\|date=May 16, 2019\|access-date=May 17, 2019}} Atltanta acquired the 27th pick Dallas acquired Imani McGee-Stafford\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_m}} \| Clemson
28 \| Kamiah Smalls \| G \| {{USA}} \| Indiana Fever \| James Madison
29 \| Stella Johnson \| G \| {{USA}} \| Phoenix Mercury \| Rider
30 \| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"\| Japreece Dean^# \| G \| {{USA}} \| Chicago Sky {{small\|(from Minnesota)}}{{refn\|May 21, 2019: Minnesota to Chicago{{cite web\|url=https://sky.wnba.com/news/sky-acquire-2020-third-round-pick-from-minnesota-lynx/\|title=Sky Acquire 2020 Third-Round Pick From Minnesota Lynx\|website=wnba.com\|publisher=WNBA\|date=May 21, 2019\|access-date=May 21, 2019}} Chicago acquired the 30th pick Minnesota acquired Alaina Coates\|group=lower-alpha\|name=note_n}} \| UCLA
31 \| Haley Gorecki \| G \| {{USA}} \| Seattle Storm \| Duke
32 \| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"\| Kiah Gillespie^# \| F \| {{USA}} \| Chicago Sky \| Florida State
33 \| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"\| Lauren Manis^# \| F \| {{USA}} \| Las Vegas Aces \| Holy Cross
34 \| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"\| Tynice Martin^# \| G \| {{USA}} \| Los Angeles Sparks \| West Virginia
35 \| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"\| Juicy Landrum^# \| G \| {{USA}} \| Connecticut Sun \| Baylor
36 \| Sug Sutton \| G \| {{USA}} \| Washington Mystics \| Texas

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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

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Mikayla Pivec^#

| G

| {{USA}}

| Atlanta Dream

| Oregon State

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Erica Ogwumike^#

| G

| {{USA}}

| New York Liberty

| Rice

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Kobi Thornton^#

| F

| {{USA}}

| Atlanta Dream {{small|(from Dallas)}}{{refn|May 16, 2019: Dallas to Atlanta{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/basketball/dream-trade-center-imani-mcgee-stafford-dallas/iZJSTdXdaRiLfAbs2qgG1K/|title=Dream trade center Imani McGee-Stafford to Dallas|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=May 16, 2019|access-date=May 17, 2019}}

Atltanta acquired the 27th pick
Dallas acquired Imani McGee-Stafford|group=lower-alpha|name=note_m}}

| Clemson

| Kamiah Smalls

| G

| {{USA}}

| Indiana Fever

| James Madison

| Stella Johnson

| G

| {{USA}}

| Phoenix Mercury

| Rider

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Japreece Dean^#

| G

| {{USA}}

| Chicago Sky {{small|(from Minnesota)}}{{refn|May 21, 2019: Minnesota to Chicago{{cite web|url=https://sky.wnba.com/news/sky-acquire-2020-third-round-pick-from-minnesota-lynx/|title=Sky Acquire 2020 Third-Round Pick From Minnesota Lynx|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=May 21, 2019|access-date=May 21, 2019}}