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WNBA Draft day is here! After a trade for the top pick, Rhyne Howard of the Kentucky Wildcats is expected to go No. 1 overall to the Atlanta Dream. When the Washington Mystics held the selection, it was debated if they would take Howard or NaLyssa Smith of the Baylor Bears.
After finalizing a trade with Washington for the top pick in the 2022 #WNBADraft, the @AtlantaDream have set a new path for their franchise. According to multiple W sources, the team is set on a familiar name: Kentucky's Howard, @spencernusbaum_ reports.https://t.co/L5BIvHLgzi
— The Next: A women's basketball newsroom at The IX (@TheNextHoops) April 7, 2022
You can read up on Howard, Smith and the other top prospects by checking out our story stream of Eric Nemchock’s 2022 draft profiles:
Draft order
First round
1) Atlanta Dream: Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
2) Indiana Fever: NaLyssa Smith, Baylor
3) Washington Mystics: Shakira Austin, Ole Miss
4) Indiana Fever: Emily Engstler, Louisville
5) New York Liberty: Nyara Sabally, Oregon
6) Indiana Fever: Lexie Hull, Stanford
7) Dallas Wings: Veronica Burton, Northwestern
8) Las Vegas Aces: Mya Hollingshed, Colorado
9) Los Angeles Sparks: Rae Burrell, Tennessee
10) Indiana Fever: Queen Egbo, Baylor
11) Las Vegas Aces: Kierstan Bell, FGCU
12) Connecticut Sun: Nia Clouden, Michigan St.
Second round
13) Las Vegas Aces: Khayla Pointer, LSU
14) Washington Mystics: Christyn Williams, UConn
15) Atlanta Dream: Naz Hillmon, Michigan
16) Los Angeles Sparks: Kianna Smith, Louisville
17) Seattle Storm: Elissa Cunane, NC State
18) New York Liberty: Lorela Cubaj, Georgia Tech
19) Los Angeles Sparks: Olivia Nelson-Ododa, UConn
20) Indiana Fever: Destanni Henderson, South Carolina
21) Seattle Storm: Evina Wetbrook, UConn
22) Minnesota Lynx: Kayla Jones, NC State
23) Las Vegas Aces: Aisha Sheppard, Virginia Tech
24) Connecticut Sun: Jordan Lewis, Baylor
Third round
25) Indiana Fever: Ameshya Williams-Holliday, Jackson State
26) Phoenix Mercury: Maya Dodson, Notre Dame
27) Los Angeles Sparks: Amy Atwell, Hawai’i
28) Minnesota Lynx: Hannah Sjerven, South Dakota
29) New York Liberty: Sika Kone, Mali
30) Dallas Wings: Jasmine Dickey, Delaware
31) Dallas Wings: Jazz Bond, North Florida
32) Phoenix Mercury: Macee Williams, IUPUI
33) Seattle Storm: Jade Melbourne, Australia
34) Indiana Fever: Ali Patberg, Indiana
35) Las Vegas Aces: Faustine Aifuwa, LSU
36) Connecticut Sun: Kiara Smith, Florida
How to watch
When: Monday, April 11 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Spring Studios in New York City, NY
TV: ESPN
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