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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. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the draft was held virtually without players, guests, and the media on-site.
The first pick is awarded to the team that wins the WNBA draft lottery; in most cases, that team had a losing record in the previous season. Eight first picks have won the WNBA Most Valuable Player Award : Lauren Jackson (three-time winner), Candace Parker (two-time winner), Diana Taurasi , Tina Charles , Maya Moore , Nneka Ogwumike , Breanna ...
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The WNBA uses a draft lottery to determine the order of selection for the first picks of the draft; the teams that did not make the playoffs the previous year are eligible to participate. After the first picks are decided, the remaining teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record. [1]
Her talent has never been in question, as the fourth overall pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft came into the league and averaged 17.4 points per game during her rookie season.
That means with plenty of talent on the table, Atlanta opted for three draft-and-stash picks. The Dream currently have 12 players on their roster, which means every spot is pretty much spoken for.
Clark’s star power also set a television milestone — ESPN coverage of the WNBA draft averaged a record 2.45 million viewers, with viewership peaking at 3.09 million, the network said in a news ...
Dena Head is the oldest No. 1 draft pick (she was 27 years old), having graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1992 and the first player ever drafted to the WNBA. Lauren Jackson is the youngest No. 1 draft pick, being drafted at the age of 19. As of 2012, six first picks have gone on to win WNBA Championships, with 12 rings among them.