The 2023 WNBA season ended in an exciting way: the Las Vegas Aces beat the New York Liberty by one point in Game 4 of the Finals to win their second straight title. Now that the summer is over, the Draft Lottery is the first big event that everyone can look forward to in 2024.
The Indiana Fever, Phoenix Mercury, Los Angeles Sparks, and Seattle Storm will all be there this year. Even though the Mercury had the worst record at the end of the season, the Fever have the best chance of getting the first overall pick because the WNBA takes the average of the results from the last two seasons to set the odds.
Here’s everything you need to know before the big day:
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WNBA Draft Lottery in 2023
| Date: Sunday, Dec. 10 | Time: 4:30 p.m. ET TV: ESPN | Stream: Watch ESPN |
Lottery odds
| Team | Combined 2022 and 2023 record Odds of winning | No. 1 pick |
| Indiana Fever | 17-58 | 44.20% |
| Phoenix Mercury | 26-50 | 27.60% |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 29-46 | 17.80% |
| Seattle Storm | 33-42 | 10.40% |
Best chances
It’s still unclear which of the best possibilities will enter the draft and which will use their COVID years to stay in school. The 2024 draft class could be one of the best ever. We’ll start with some of the most well-known names and work our way down the alphabet:
| Cameron Brink | Stanford C |
| Payge Bueckers | UConn |
| Kamilla Cardoso | C, South Carolina. |
| Caitlin Clark | G, lowa |
| Aaliyah Edwards | F, UConn |
| Rickea Jackson | F, Tennessee |
| Elizabeth Kitley | C, Virginia Tech |
| Angel Reese | C, LSU |
