2018 WNBA draft
Draft held at Nike New York Headquarters in Midtown Manhattan.
The 2018 WNBA draft was the league's annual player selection event for the 2018 season. It was held on April 12 at the Nike New York Headquarters, a recently opened secondary headquarters for the athletic apparel company located in Midtown Manhattan.
Quick Facts
- Sport
- Basketball
- Date
- April 12, 2018
- Location
- Nike New York Headquarters, New York City
- Network
- ESPN2 (first round); ESPNU (Second and Third Rounds)
- League
- WNBA
- First
- A'ja Wilson; Las Vegas Aces
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Did You Know?
- The draft was telecast on ESPN2 for the first round and ESPNU for the second and third rounds.
- The average audience of 212,000 was a 25% increase over the 2017 draft.
- The second and third rounds saw a 49% increase in average viewers compared to 2017 (110,000 vs. 74,000).
Draft lottery
The lottery to set the top four picks was originally scheduled for September 14, 2017, but the league delayed it to November 13. Odds were based on combined records from the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The San Antonio Stars, having the worst two-year record, were guaranteed no worse than the third pick; after the Stars relocated to Las Vegas, Las Vegas kept those best odds. The team selected for the first pick is noted in bold text. This was the fifth time the team with the highest odds won the lottery and the second consecutive number one pick for Las Vegas.
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