The Los Angeles Sparks, one in every of 4 groups within the 2025 WNBA draft lottery, have the very best odds to win the highest choose on Nov. 17.
The league introduced particulars on Thursday for the twenty fourth annual lottery, which can be broadcast on ESPN at 5 p.m. ET. The total league draft is April 14, 2025.
The Sparks, Dallas Wings, Chicago Sky and Washington Mystics did not qualify for the 2024 postseason. Their lottery odds are primarily based on their mixed data for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Los Angeles went 25-55 and could have probably the most assigned mixtures (442 out of 1,000). The Sparks are assured no worse than the third general choose.
The Wings (31-49) and Sky (31-49) every have 227 probabilities out of 1,000, whereas the Mystics (33-47) have 104 probabilities out of 1,000.
Dallas made a February 2023 commerce with Chicago that offers it the fitting to swap first-round picks with the Sky if the Wings find yourself with a decrease first choose after the drawing.
The lottery machine will choose 4 balls out of 14, that are numbered 1-14. The staff with that four-ball mixture of numbers wins the highest choose. The 4 balls return within the machine, and the method is repeated to find out the second choose.
The remaining staff with the worst two-year document will choose third, and the remaining staff will go fourth.
The enlargement Golden State Valkyries will choose fifth in every of the draft’s three rounds. The Valkyries even have an enlargement draft on Dec. 6.
The remaining order for the 2025 WNBA Draft, picks 6-12 (primarily based on 2024 document):
6. Washington (from Atlanta Dream, 15-25)
7. Phoenix Mercury (19-21)
8. Indiana Fever (20-20)
9. Seattle Storm (25-15)
10. Chicago (from Connecticut Solar, 28-12)
11. Minnesota Lynx (30-10)
12. New York Liberty (32-8)
The primary-round choose of the Las Vegas Aces (27-13) was rescinded in Might 2023 for violating league guidelines. New York has the fitting to swap its first-round choose for Phoenix’s choice after a Feb. 11, 2023 commerce.
–Area Stage Media
