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The Minnesota Lynx were awarded the No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA draft in Sunday’s draft lottery.
“This selection will no doubt be an important part of our future as we continue our pursuit of a fifth WNBA Championship,” Lynx coach and president of basketball operations Cheryl Reeve said in a statement released by the team.
Minnesota got the second pick despite having the best record in the league last year. It had a 28.5% chance of securing the No. 2 pick in the lottery.
The Lynx possessed the Chicago Sky’s first-round pick after a previous trade.
The Dallas Wings won the draft lottery for the second consecutive year. The Wings, who drafted Minnesota native Paige Bueckers No. 1 last year, had a 42% chance to secure the top pick again.
Seattle, Washington and Chicago rounded out the lottery. This marked the fifth time in the history of the lottery that the results matched the order of chances held by the teams — the last came in 2018.
While there’s no clear No. 1 pick in the draft like Bueckers last season, there’s a host of draft-eligible players in college including UCLA’s Lauren Betts, UConn’s Azzi Fudd, LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson and TCU’s Olivia Miles. There’s also Spanish player Awa Fam.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
