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How to Watch the 2023 WNBA Draft: Date, Time, TV, Pick Order

Here's all the details on how to watch the 2023 WNBA draft Monday evening in New York City.

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Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever

NEW YORK — After an electric finish to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament with LSU finishing at the top, the 27th WNBA draft will occur on Monday, April 10 at 7 p.m. ET from Spring Studios in New York City.

The draft consists of three rounds as the Indiana Fever will get its first pick in franchise history while the Dallas Wings hold two top-five picks. 

Ryan Ruocco will host the draft on ESPN alongside Rebecca Lobo and LaChina Robinson as analysts with Holly Rowe reporting. The draft can also be live streamed on the ESPN app and website.

The WNBA season starts May 19 and concludes on Sep. 10. Playoffs start Sep. 13 and will potentially finish on Oct. 20 as the last possible finals date. Each of the 12 teams in the league will play 40 regular season games, the most of any season in history. 

First round draft order

1. Indiana Fever
2. Minnesota Lynx
3. Dallas Wings (from Atlanta Dream)
4. Washington Mystics (from Los Angeles Sparks)
5. Dallas Wings (from Phoenix Mercury)
6. Atlanta Dream (from New York Liberty)
7. Indiana Fever (from Dallas Wings)
8. Atlanta Dream (from Washington Mystics)
9. Seattle Storm
10. Los Angeles Sparks (from Connecticut Sun)
11. Dallas Wings (from Chicago Sky)
12. Minnesota Lynx (from Las Vegas Aces)

Second round 

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

Third round

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

  • INDIANA'S GRACE BERGER: PROJECTED FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK Former Indiana women's basketball guard Grace Berger is a projected first-round pick in the WNBA Draft by ESPN's most recent mock draft. The full first-round draft order and how to watch are inside the story. CLICK HERE
  • WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POPULARITY BOOMS This season, the women's college basketball game viewership exploded as record numbers poured in during the 2023 NCAA Tournament that concluded April 1. CLICK HERE
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