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

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at Samsung 837.

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, the

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, picked first.

Lottery chances

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

(44.2%) – Won *

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(10.4%) *

Dallas Wings The Dallas Wings are an American basketball team based in Arlington, Texas. The Wings play in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team is owned by a group which is led by chairman Bill Cameron. Gre ...

(22.7%) *

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(via

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) (22.7%) 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.

Key

Draft selections

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Notable prospects

On November 29, 2016, WNBA.com posted notable prospects for the draft. The list included: * Alaina Coates – South Carolina *

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– Washington *

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– Maryland * Alexis Jones – Baylor * Nina Davis – Baylor * Nia Coffey – Northwestern *

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– Maryland On April 6, 2017, the WNBA released the names of the players who would be invited to be in attendance at the draft through their @WNBA Twitter account: *

, Maryland * Alexis Jones, Baylor *

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, South Carolina * Kaela Davis, South Carolina * Nia Coffey, Northwestern * Alaina Coates, South Carolina * Erica McCall, Stanford *

, Washington *

, Maryland *

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, Oregon State

Post-draft day trades

* Chicago Sky trade the draft rights of Chantel Osahor to the Minnesota Lynx for

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Footnotes

References

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