For the second year in a row, the Dallas Wings will have the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft.

The Wings, who took UConn 's Paige Bueckers in 2025, won the 2026 WNBA draft lottery Sunday and will select first on April 13. They are the fourth franchise to have the first overall pick in consecutive seasons.

Lottery odds were based on the cumulative records of the past two WNBA regular seasons for the five teams that did not make the playoffs in 2025. Two trades landed the Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm in the lottery.

The Wings had the best odds to land the top pick (42%) and were guaranteed at least a top-three selection.

" [ We want ] someone who wants to win," said Dallas forward Maddy Siegrist , the team's lottery representative. "We've got an exciting young group and w

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