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WNBA Draft No. 1 Selections

2026 — Azzi Fudd, Dallas, G, UConn

2025 — Paige Bueckers, Dallas, G, UConn

2024 — Caitlin Clark, Indiana, G, Iowa

2023 — Aliyah Boston, Indiana, F, South Carolina

2022 — Rhyne Howard, Atlanta, G, Kentucky

2021 — Charli Collier, Dallas, C, Texas

2020 — Sabrina Ionescu, New York, G, Oregon

2019 — Jackie Young, Las Vegas, G, Notre Dame

2018 — A’Ja Wilson, Las Vegas, C, South Carolina

2017 — Kelsey Plum, San Antonio, G, Washington

2016 — Breanna Stewart, Seattle, F, UConn

2015 — Jewell Loyd, Seattle, G, Notre Dame

2014 — Chiney Ogwumike, UConn, F, Stanford

2013 — Brittney Griner, Phoenix, C, Baylor

2012 — Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Los Angeles, F, Stanford

2011 — Maya Moore, Minnesota, F, UConn

2010 — Tina Charles, Connecticut, C, UConn

2009 — Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta, F, Louisville

2008 — Candace Parker, Los Angeles, F, Tennessee

2007 — Lindsey Harding, Phoenix, G, Duke

2006 — Seimone Augustus, Minnesota, G, LSU

2005 — Janel McCarville, Charlotte, C, Minnesota

2004 — Diana Taurasi, Phoenix, G, UConn

2003 — LaToya Thomas, Cleveland, F, Mississippi St.

2002 — Sue Bird, Seattle, G, UConn

2001 — Lauren Jackson, Seattle, F-C, Australia

2000 — Ann Wauters, Cleveland, C, Oost Vlaanderedn/VSV Orchies

1999 — Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington, G-F, Tennessee

1998 — Malgorzata Dydek, Utah, C, Poland

1997 — Dena Head, Utah, G, Tennessee

The arrival of AJ Dybantsa gives Wizards hope

For the first time in almost a half-century, the Washington Wizards could be closer to contending for an NBA title with the arrival of AJ Dybantsa. The team drafted the 6-foot-9 forward with the first pick of the 2026 NBA draft after finishing as one of the worst teams in the league in the past three years. They got the No. 1 overall pick after winning the draft lottery in May for the first time since 2010 -- when they drafted John Wall. The Wizards hope, with the arrival of Dybantsa, that they can start winning games and competing for the playoffs with a chance to win their first championship since 1978. In the past three seasons, they finished with a combined record of 50-196. “We’re definitely getting a difference maker on the basketball court. There’s no doubt about that,” Wizards general manager Will Dawkins said. “What I would want our fans to know night one is that he is a worker. He is a passionate person who loves basketball and will continue to work and get better.”
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