2017 WNBA draft

2017 WNBA draft
General information
Sport	Basketball
Date(s)	April 13, 2017
Location	Samsung 837, New York City
Network(s)	ESPN2 (first round) ESPNU (Second and Third Rounds)
Overview
League	WNBA
First selection	Kelsey Plum San Antonio Stars
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The 2017 WNBA draft was the league's draft for the 2017 WNBA season. On March 30, the WNBA announced that the draft would take place on April 13 in New York at Samsung 837. ^[1]

Draft lottery

The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2017 draft occurred on September 28, 2016. The winner of the lottery was the San Antonio Stars. ^[2]

Lottery chances

All odds out of 1,000 based on percentages (the 11–12–13–14 combination was ignored).

Note: Team selected for the No. 1 pick noted in bold text.

Team	Combined 2015–16 record	Lottery chances	Result
San Antonio Stars	15–53	44.2%	1st pick
Dallas Wings	29–39	22.7%	3rd pick
Los Angeles Sparks (via Connecticut) [3]	29–39 [a]	22.7%	4th pick
Washington Mystics	31–37	10.4%	2nd pick

1. Connecticut's record

This is the fourth time that the lottery was won by the team that had the highest odds. The lottery odds were based on combined records from the 2015 and 2016 WNBA seasons. The San Antonio Stars, with the worst two-year record, were guaranteed no worse than the third pick.

Notable prospects

On November 29, 2016, the WNBA announced the following notable prospects for the 2017 draft. ^[4]

• Alaina Coates – South Carolina
• Kelsey Plum – Washington
• Shatori Walker-Kimbrough – Maryland
• Alexis Jones – Baylor
• Nina Davis – Baylor
• Nia Coffey – Northwestern
• Brionna Jones – Maryland

Draft invitees

On April 6, 2017, the WNBA released the names of the players invited to be in attendance at the draft. ^[5]

• Brionna Jones, Maryland
• Alexis Jones, Baylor
• Allisha Gray, South Carolina
• Kaela Davis, South Carolina
• Nia Coffey, Northwestern
• Alaina Coates, South Carolina
• Erica McCall, Stanford
• Kelsey Plum, Washington
• Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland
• Sydney Wiese, Oregon State

Key

!	Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
^	Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
*	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team
+	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
#	Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs
Bold	Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year

Draft

Kelsey Plum was selected 1st overall by the San Antonio Stars.

Allisha Gray was selected 4th overall by the Dallas Wings.

Nia Coffey was selected 5th overall by the San Antonio Stars.

Shatori Walker-Kimbrough was selected 6th overall by the Washington Mystics.

Brittney Sykes was selected 7th overall by the Atlanta Dream.

Brionna Jones was selected 8th overall by the Connecticut Sun.

Round 1

Pick	Player	Nationality	Team	School / club team
1	Kelsey Plum *	United States	San Antonio Stars	Washington
2	Alaina Coates		Chicago Sky (from Washington) [a]	South Carolina
3	Evelyn Akhator	Nigeria	Dallas Wings	Kentucky
4	Allisha Gray +	United States	Dallas Wings (from Connecticut via Los Angeles) [b] [c]	South Carolina
5	Nia Coffey		San Antonio Stars (from Phoenix) [d]	Northwestern
6	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough		Washington Mystics (from Seattle) [e]	Maryland
7	Brittney Sykes +		Atlanta Dream	Syracuse
8	Brionna Jones +		Connecticut Sun (from Indiana) [f]	Maryland
9	Tori Jankoska #		Chicago Sky	Michigan State
10	Kaela Davis		Dallas Wings (from New York) [g]	South Carolina
11	Sydney Wiese		Los Angeles Sparks (from Los Angeles via Dallas) [h] [c]	Oregon State
12	Alexis Jones		Minnesota Lynx	Baylor

Round 2

Pick	Player	Nationality	Team	School / club team
13	Shayla Cooper  [ it ]#	United States	Connecticut Sun (from San Antonio via Phoenix) [i] [j]	Ohio State
14	Lindsay Allen		New York Liberty (from Dallas) [g]	Notre Dame
15	Alexis Peterson		Seattle Storm (from Washington) [e]	Syracuse
16	Leticia Romero	Spain	Connecticut Sun	Florida State
17	Erica McCall	United States	Indiana Fever (from Phoenix) [f]	Stanford
18	Jennie Simms		Washington Mystics (from Seattle) [e]	Old Dominion
19	Jordan Reynolds #		Atlanta Dream	Tennessee
20	Feyonda Fitzgerald		Indiana Fever	Temple
21	Chantel Osahor #(traded to Minnesota) [k]		Chicago Sky	Washington
22	Ronni Williams  [ fr ]#		Indiana Fever (from New York via Atlanta) [l] [m]	Florida
23	Breanna Lewis		Dallas Wings (from Los Angeles) [c]	Kansas State
24	Lisa Berkani #	France	Minnesota Lynx	USO Mondeville (France)

Round 3

Pick	Player	Nationality	Team	School / club team
25	Schaquilla Nunn #	United States	San Antonio Stars	Tennessee
26	Saniya Chong		Dallas Wings	Connecticut
27	Mehryn Kraker #		Washington Mystics	Green Bay
28	Jessica January #		Connecticut Sun	DePaul
29	Alexis Prince		Phoenix Mercury	Baylor
30	Lanay Montgomery		Seattle Storm	West Virginia
31	Oderah Chidom #		Atlanta Dream	Duke
32	Adrienne Motley #		Indiana Fever	Miami
33	Makayla Epps		Chicago Sky	Kentucky
34	Kai James  [ pl ]#		New York Liberty	Florida State
35	Saicha Grant-Allen #	Canada	Los Angeles Sparks	Dayton
36	Tahlia Tupaea #	Australia	Minnesota Lynx	Sydney Uni Flames (Australia)

Footnotes

1. February 2, 2017: Washington to Chicago ^[6]
   • Washington acquired Elena Delle Donne
   • Chicago acquired 2017 No. 2 pick, Stefanie Dolson, and Kahleah Copper
2. April 14, 2016: Connecticut to Los Angeles ^[3]
   • Connecticut acquired Jonquel Jones and the 17th pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft
   • Los Angeles acquired Chelsea Gray, the 15th and 23rd picks in the 2016 WNBA Draft and the Suns' first round pick in the 2017 draft
3. February 17, 2017: Los Angeles to Dallas ^[7]
   • Dallas acquired 2017 No. 4 and No. 23 pick
   • Los Angeles acquired rights to Odyssey Sims and the 2017 No. 11 pick
4. January 31, 2016: Phoenix to San Antonio ^[8]
   • Phoenix acquired Danielle Robinson
   • San Antonio acquired 2017 No. 5 pick and Isabelle Harrison
5. January 30, 2016: Three-team trade involving New York, Seattle, Washington ^[9]
   • New York acquired Kia Vaughn and Bria Hartley (from Washington)
   • Seattle acquired Carolyn Swords (from New York) and 2017 No. 15 pick (from Washington)
   • Washington acquired 2017 No. 6 and No. 18 pick (from Seattle)
6. February 21, 2017: Three-team trade involving Connecticut, Indiana, and Phoenix ^[10]
   • Connecticut acquired Lynetta Kizer and 2017 No. 8 pick (from Indiana)
   • Indiana acquired Candice Dupree and 2017 No. 17 pick (from Phoenix)
   • Phoenix acquired Camille Little and Jillian Alleyne (from Connecticut)
7. May 11, 2016: New York to Dallas ^[11]
   • New York acquired Amanda Zahui B and 2017 second round pick
   • Dallas acquired 2017 No. 10 pick
8. March 1, 2016: Dallas to Los Angeles ^[12]
   • Dallas acquired Erin Phillips, 2016 No. 5 pick, and 2017 first round pick
   • Los Angeles acquired Riquna Williams and 2016 No. 6 pick
9. May 6, 2016: San Antonio to Phoenix ^[13]
   • San Antonio acquired Monique Currie
   • Phoenix acquired the 2017 No. 13 pick
10. June 25, 2016: Phoenix to Connecticut ^[14]
    • Phoenix acquired Kelsey Bone
    • Connecticut acquired Courtney Williams, rights to Jillian Alleyne, and the 2017 No. 13 pick
11. April 14, 2017: Chicago to Minnesota ^[15]
    • Chicago acquired Keisha Hampton
    • Minnesota acquired the rights to Chantel Osahor
12. May 2, 2016: New York to Atlanta ^[16]
    • New York acquired Shoni Schimmel
    • Atlanta acquired 2017 second round pick
13. May 10, 2016: Atlanta to Indiana ^[17]
    • Atlanta acquired Layshia Clarendon
    • Indiana acquired 2017 second round pick

See also

• List of first overall WNBA draft picks

References

1. "WNBA Draft 2017 Presented by State Farm to be Held on April 13 in New York".
2. "San Antonio Stars Win Top Pick In 2017 WNBA Draft Presented By State Farm". WNBA. September 28, 2016.
3. "Sparks Acquire Chelsea Gray from Connecticut Sun in Exchange for the Draft Rights to Guard Jonquel Jones and 2017 First Round Pick – Los Angeles Sparks". Los Angeles Sparks. April 14, 2016. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017.
4. Alaina Coates, Kelsey Plum Still Leading The Pack
5. Washington’s Kelsey Plum, Three South Carolina Players Headline Prospects Attending WNBA Draft 2017 Presented By State Farm
6. "Former WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne Dealt to Mystics in Blockbuster Trade". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
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14. "Sun Trade Bone To Phoenix For Williams, Alleyne And 2017 Draft Pick". Connecticut Sun. WNBA. June 25, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
15. "Hampton to Chicago, Osahor to Minnesota". Swish Appeal. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
16. "Liberty Acquire Dream Guard Shoni Schimmel for Second-Round Draft Pick". WNBA. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
17. "Indiana Trades Layshia Clarendon To Atlanta For 2017 2nd-Round Pick". wnba.com. WNBA. May 10, 2016.