2026 WNBA Mock Draft 4.0

I was pondering on whether or not I should release another version of the upcoming WNBA Draft due to the ongoing negotiations between the WNBPA (WNBA Players Association) and the WNBA and whether or not there will be an upcoming WNBA season. Even though the WNBA CBA deadline will expire, they will enter into a period of “status quo” which could mean a strike from the players. However, this recent article from ESPN says that there is still hope for both sides to get a deal done and that there will be a 2026 WNBA season.

The 2026 WNBA Draft is filled with so many terrific college and international draft prospects. Over the years, I first started compiling the drafts three years ago, when they were freshmen. At that time, Ta’Niya Latson played for Florida State before transferring to South Carolina for her senior season. She was a terrific scorer and started her freshman season very nicely so I had her as the #1 overall draft pick. The next year, when the players were in their sophomore seasons, Reagan Beers played for Oregon State and started compiling double-doubles on a daily basis. She later transferred to Oklahoma during her junior season. I had her as the #1 overall draft pick because she played so well. Last year, when the players were in their junior seasons, Lauren Betts of UCLA improved her game and started to play at an elite level that made her stand out from among her fellow draft prospects so I made her the #1 overall draft pick.

In those WNBA mock drafts, you will notice that there’s no international draft prospects. I’ve included them in this latest WNBA mock draft and you will also notice that there was no mention of Azzi Fudd (UConn) or Olivia Miles (TCU). This is because I thought they were going to enter the WNBA last year and not stay for an additional year in college. They were included in the 2025 WNBA Mock Drafts. You will also notice that there will be two new WNBA expansion teams for the 2026 season. The Toronto Tempo will make history as the first WNBA team to play in Canada and the Portland Fire returns to Portland after they played for three seasons and then folded in 2022. They will be the 14th and the 15th team in the WNBA.

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FIRST ROUND

1. Dallas Wings – Awa Fam – Spain
2. Minnesota Lynx – Lauren Betts – UCLA
3. Seattle Storm – Olivia Miles – TCU
4. Washington Mystics – Azzi Fudd – UConn
5. Chicago Sky – Cotie McMahon – Ohio State
6. Toronto Tempo* – Ta’Niya Latson – South Carolina
7. Portland Fire* – Flau’jae Johnson – LSU
8. Golden State Valkyries – Kiki Rice – UCLA
9. Washington Mystics – Reagan Beers – Oklahoma
10. Indiana Fever – Grace VanSlooten – Michigan State
11. Washington Mystics – Marta Suarez – TCU
12. Connecticut Sun** – Madina Okot – South Carolina
13. Atlanta Dream – Gianna Kneepkens – UCLA
14. Seattle Storm – Kierra Wheeler – West Virginia
15. Connecticut Sun – Nell Angloma – France

SECOND ROUND

1. Portland Fire* – Iyana Martin Carrion – Spain
2. Toronto Tempo* – Yarden Garzon – Maryland
3. Seattle Storm – Janiah Barker – Tennessee
4. Chicago Sky – Tonie Morgan – Kentucky
5. Connecticut Sun – Hannah Stuelke – Iowa
6. Washington Mystics – Sina Hollerl – Austria
7. Los Angeles Sparks – Christeen Iwuala – Ole Miss
8. Golden State Valkyries – Jessica Timmons – Alabama
9. Los Angeles Sparks – Rori Harmon – Texas
10. Indiana Fever – Kyla Oldacre – Texas
11. Chicago Sky – Gabriela Jaquez – UCLA
12. Phoenix Mercury – Ny’Ceara Pryor – Texas A&M
13. Atlanta Dream – Bailey Maupin – Texas Tech
14. Las Vegas Aces – Raven Johnson – South Carolina
15. Washington Mystics – Shay Ciezki – Indiana

THIRD ROUND

1. Toronto Tempo* – Ra Shaya Kyle – Miami
2. Portland Fire – * Snudda Collins – Texas Tech
3. Dallas Wings – Mia Jacobs – Oregon
4. Chicago Sky – Jordan Harrison – West Virginia
5. Connecticut Sun – Laila Phelia – Syracuse
6. Washington Mystics – Darianna Littlepage-Buggs – Baylor
7. Los Angeles Sparks – Gabby Elliot – Arizona
8. Golden State Valkyries – Teonni Key – Kentucky
9. Seattle Storm – Laura Ziegler – Louisville
10. Indiana Fever – Sydney Shaw – West Virginia
11. New York Liberty – Cassandre Prosper – Notre Dame
12. Phoenix Mercury – Indya Nivar – North Carolina
13. Atlanta Dream – Amiya Joyner – LSU
14. Las Vegas Aces – Zee Spearman – Tennessee
15. Minnesota Lynx – Latasha Lattimore – Ole Miss