2025 WNBA Draft order: Wings secure No. 1 pick in Paige Bueckers ...
Bueckers is expected to be the first overall pick out of UConn
www.cbssports.comHere’s what’s known about the 2025 WNBA draft most recently:
- Paige Bueckers was the No. 1 overall pick by the Dallas Wings in the 2025 draft. This outcome was widely reported as the expected and eventual result, reflecting her standout season at UConn [cbc:sports:2025-wnba-draft-recap][cbc:source:cbc].
- The draft took place in April 2025 in New York, with a 12-team first round due to league-imposed changes from prior investigations; expansion and trades shaped the overall order and team needs were widely discussed in the lead-up and recap coverage [cbssports:2024-11-16][cbc:sports:2025-wnba-draft-recap].
- Coverage across outlets highlighted notable first-round selections and the inclusion of the Golden State Valkyries as an expansion entry, along with implications for team rosters and future seasons [cbssports:2025-04-13][olympics:2025-04-14].
For a quick read, you can check:
- CBC recap: Paige Bueckers No. 1 pick by Dallas Wings [cbc.ca/sports/basketball/wnba-draft-2025-recap-1.7510156]
- Olympics coverage: WNBA Draft 2025 – Bueckers selected No. 1 [olympics.com/en/news/basketball-women-wnba-draft-2025]
- TheScore live tracker: 2025 WNBA Draft Tracker [theScore.com/wnba/news/3267064]
If you’d like, I can pull a concise, up-to-date summary with the full first-round order and notable trades in a quick list.