2026 WNBA Draft Information
Courtesy of the WNBA April 13 on ESPN
• Rounds 1 - 3: Monday, April 13, 7:30-9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) Location: TBD
- 1 (13)
Sophie CunninghamMissouriSF - 2 (14)
Han XuChinaC - 3 (15)
Chloe JacksonBaylorPG - 4 (16)
Jessica ShepardNotre DamePF - 5 (17)
Megan GustafsonIowaC - 6 (18)
Natisha HiedemanMarquettePG - 7 (19)
Marina MabreyNotre DameSG - 8 (20)
Cierra DillardBuffaloPG - 9 (21)Bridget CarletonIowa StateSF
- 10 (22)
Kennedy BurkeUCLASF - 11 (23)
Maite CazorlaOregonPG - 12 (24)
Anriel HowardMississippi StateSF
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WNBPA's Ogwumike on seeking 'fair' CBA deal: 'Whatever it takes'
WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike told ESPN on Friday that despite the union's strike authorization vote amid their current negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, the WNBA players still want to play next season.
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Alexa Philippou: A lot of momentum for Rockets ownership to buy and relocate Sun
Alexa Philippou joins “NBA Today” to report the latest on Rockets ownership's plan to buy and relocate the Connecticut Sun.
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Sources: Rockets owners expand talks to buy, move Sun
Rockets ownership is in substantive talks with the Connecticut Sun over the potential purchase and relocation of the WNBA franchise to Houston, sources told ESPN.
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What we're hearing on the WNBA's CBA negotiations
The Jan. 9 deadline is still weeks away, but the WNBPA has voted to authorize calling a strike "when necessary" during negotiations.
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WNBPA says its members have voted to strike 'when necessary'
The WNBPA announced Thursday that its members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize calling a strike "when necessary" during the ongoing negotiations between the players association and the WNBA on a new collective bargaining agreement.
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How likely is it that WNBA players go on strike?
Kendra Andrews and Chiney Ogwumike react to news that the WNBPA executive committee has been authorized to call a strike "when necessary."






