Official 2019 WNBA Draft order confirmed for all three rounds
By Ben Dull
The 2019 WNBA Draft will begin with Bill Laimbeer and the Las Vegas Aces on the clock at No. 1 once again. Now that we are about two months into the women’s college basketball season, the anticipation will continue to build as the draft (date still to be determined) approaches.
High Post Hoops has confirmed the official 2019 WNBA Draft order for all three rounds with a league spokesperson.
Though the Indiana Fever had the best odds at drawing the No. 1 overall pick, they were leapfrogged by the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty. The order of the second and third rounds, however, are not impacted by the lottery results.
The official 2019 WNBA Draft order for picks 1 through 36 is listed below.
First Round
1. Las Vegas
2. New York
3. Indiana
4. Chicago
5. Dallas
6. Minnesota
7. Los Angeles
8. Phoenix
9. Connecticut
10. Washington
11. Atlanta
12. Seattle
Second Round
13. Phoenix from Indiana via Las Vegas (Kelsey Bone sign-and-trade, 2/2/18) (Kayla Alexander trade, 2/1/18)
14. New York
15. Chicago
16. Minnesota from Las Vegas (2018 draft night trade, 4/12/18)
17. Dallas
18. Minnesota
19. Los Angeles
20. Minnesota from Phoenix (Danielle Robinson trade, 3/6/18)
21. Connecticut to Connecticut via Atlanta (Bria Holmes trade, 4/12/18) (Layshia Clarendon/Alex Bentley trade, 7/9/18)
22. Dallas from Washington (Tayler Hill/Aerial Powers trade, 7/23/18)
23. Atlanta
24. Seattle
Third Round
25. Indiana
26. New York
27. Chicago
28. Indiana from Las Vegas (Kayla Alexander trade, 2/1/18)
29. Dallas
30. Minnesota
31. Los Angeles
32. Phoenix
33. Connecticut
34. Washington
35. Atlanta
36. Seattle
In the latest High Post Hoops mock draft, our own Howard Megdal has Katie Lou Samuelson going to the Las Vegas Aces at No. 1, followed by Mississippi State center Teaira McCowan to the New York Liberty at No. 2.