WNBA Draft 2022: Date, start time, pick order, how to watch & more

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With training camps a few weeks away, another WNBA season is fast on the horizon. Before that happens, though, the league is set to add another wave of young talent to its collection.

For the first time since 2019, the WNBA Draft will be held in-person, offering prospects a chance to strut along the iconic "orange carpet" at New York's Spring Studios.

The Atlanta Dream acquired the first overall pick prior to the draft, sending their No. 3 pick, second round pick (No. 14 overall) as well as the right to swap with the Sparks' 2023 first round pick, to the Washington Mystics.

The last time the Dream held the No. 1 overall pick, they selected Angel McCoughtry. McCoughtry led the Dream to three Finals appearances (2010, 2011, 2013), made five All-Star appearances, seven All-Defensive First Teams and two All-WNBA First Teams.

If Atlanta can find another Angel McCoughtry in 2022, they'll be well on their way to rebuilding a contender.

MORE: Watch the 2022 WNBA Draft live with fuboTV (free trial)

Here's everything you need to know about the 2022 WNBA Draft, including how to watch the event live.

When is the WNBA Draft in 2022?

  • Date: April 11, 2022
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET

The 2022 WNBA Draft will be held Monday, April 11. The telecast will begin at 7:00 p.m. ET time. The Draft will be the first in-person draft since the 2019 event. It will be held at Spring Studios in New York City.

The 2022 WNBA season will tip off on Friday, May 6.

WNBA Draft TV channel, how to live stream

  • TV channel: ESPN
  • Live stream: Watch ESPN app, fuboTV

You can watch the 2022 WNBA Draft on ESPN or stream it via the Watch ESPN app or fuboTV, which offers a free trial.

The voice of the WNBA on ESPN and ABC, Ryan Ruocco will be the on-site host of the draft. Ruocco will be joined by analysts his normal partner Hall of Famer Rebecca Lobo, LaChina Robinson and reporter Holly Rowe.

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce the first-round draft picks live and there will be draft room cameras for the Dream, Mystics and Indiana Fever.

2022 WNBA Draft order

The Dream will hold the No. 1 overall pick. It will be their first No. 1 overall pick since they selected first in 2009. The Fever will pick second, followed by the Mystics who will round out the top three.

First-round

1. Atlanta Dream
2. Indiana Fever
3. Washington Mystics
4. Indiana Fever
5. New York Liberty
6. Indiana Fever
7. Dallas Wings
8. Minnesota Lynx
9. Los Angeles Sparks
10. Indiana Fever
11. Las Vegas Aces
12. Connecticut Sun

Second Round

13. Minnesota Lynx
14. Washington Mystics
15. Atlanta Dream
16. Los Angeles Sparks
17. Seattle Storm
18. Seattle Storm
19. Los Angeles Sparks
20. Indiana Fever
21. Seattle Storm
22. Minnesota Lynx
23. Las Vegas Aces
24. Connecticut Sun

Third Round

25. Indiana Fever
26. Phoenix Mercury
27. Los Angeles Sparks
28. Minnesota Lynx
29. New York Liberty
30. Dallas Wings
31. Dallas Wings
32. Phoenix Mercury
33. Seattle Storm
34. Indiana Fever
35. Las Vegas Aces
36. Connecticut Aces

WNBA Draft No. 1 overall pick history

Year Player School/Club Selecting Team
2021 Charli Collier Texas Dallas Wings
2020 Sabrina Ionescu Oregon New York Liberty
2019 Jackie Young Notre Dame Las Vegas Aces
2018 A'ja Wilson South Carolina Las Vegas Aces
2017 Kelsey Plum Washington San Antonio Stars
2016 Breanna Stewart UConn Seattle Storm
2015 Jewell Loyd Notre Dame Seattle Storm
2014 Chiney Ogwumike Stanford Connecticut Sun
2013 Brittney Griner Baylor Phoenix Mercury
2012 Nneka Ogwumike Stanford Los Angeles Sparks
2011 Maya Moore UConn Minnesota Lynx
2010 Tina Charles UConn Connecticut Sun (from Liberty, via Sparks, via Lynx)
2009 Angel McCoughtry Louisville Atlanta Dream
2008 Candace Parker Tennessee Los Angeles Sparks
2007 Lindsey Harding Duke Phoenix Mercury (to Lynx)
2006 Seimone Augustus LSU Minnesota Lynx
2005 Janel McCarville Minnesota Charlotte Sting
2004 Diana Taurasi UConn Phoenix Mercury
2003 LaToya Thomas Mississippi State Cleveland Rockers
2002 Sue Bird UConn Seattle Storm
2001 Lauren Jackson Canberra (Australia) Seattle Storm
2000 Ann Wauters Valenciennes (France) Cleveland Rockers
1999 Chamique Holdsclaw Tennessee Washington Mystics
1998 Margo Dydek Fota Porta Gdynia (Poland) Utah Starzz
1997 Tina Thompson USC Houston Comets

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David Suggs is a content producer at The Sporting News. A long-suffering Everton, Wizards and Commanders fan, he has learned to get used to losing over the years. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding (poorly), listening to the likes of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and D’Angelo, and penning short journal entries.