WNBA mock draft 2026: Azzi Fudd is No. 1 as Wings win lottery

The Dallas Wings once more have the No. 1 choose within the WNBA draft. And league historical past has proven us that having two consecutive prime alternatives is normally an enormous enhance for a franchise.

Sunday’s draft lottery had no surprises as the highest 5 — the Wings, Minnesota Lynx, Seattle Storm, Washington Mystics and Chicago Sky — matched their lottery odds.

In Friday’s pre-lottery mock draft, teenage publish participant Awa Fam from Spain was the projected No. 1 choose.

And she or he continues to be a robust candidate to affix the Wings, whose new head coach, Jose Fernandez, recruited extensively in Europe whereas he was at South Florida.

However after watching UConn guard Azzi Fudd‘s taking pictures show on the Corridor of Fame Ladies’s Showcase this previous weekend, the No. 1 spot for now pivots to the Huskies senior.

Final yr’s prime draft choose, 2025 WNBA Rookie of the 12 months Paige Bueckers, and Fudd are elite backcourt gamers who complement one another and might be constructing blocks to take the Wings again to the playoffs for a sustained run.

Bueckers and Fudd have been open about being in a relationship, however that isn’t an uncommon state of affairs within the league. They’ve proved to be superb teammates, main the Huskies to a nationwide championship in April.

The WNBA’s labor negotiations, in fact, are ongoing — the beforehand prolonged deadline is Nov. 30 — and after a brand new collective bargaining settlement, there would be the growth drafts for brand new franchises in Toronto and Portland, plus free company.

That each one should happen earlier than April’s draft, once we can have way more details about every staff’s make-up.

However for now, right here is the most recent mock draft, which once more has 4 gamers from No. 3 UCLA as projected first-round picks.

UConn | taking pictures guard | 5-foot-11 | senior

In victories over Michigan on Friday and Utah on Sunday, Fudd scored a mixed 55 factors on 58.1% taking pictures. For the season, she is averaging 21.0 PPG on 51.1% taking pictures total, 54.8% from behind the arc. Fudd has handled accidents in her profession, however offered she stays wholesome, she is an offensive standout who might be extremely valued within the WNBA.

Spain | middle | 6-foot-4

Fam’s agent informed ESPN that competing within the WNBA is her “prime precedence” for 2026. She at the moment performs for Valencia in Spain and can flip 20 in June. Her potential appears very excessive. As a result of she is so younger, she probably wants a while to completely develop. The Lynx might carry her alongside at a tempo that enables her to blossom.

TCU | level guard | 5-foot-10 | senior

Miles, a switch from Notre Dame enjoying her closing collegiate season at TCU, has been simply what the No. 10 Horned Frogs wanted. She is averaging 17.6 PPG, 6.4 RPG and seven.6 APG and seems to be the highest level guard choose amongst school seniors. Miles might be a backcourt standout for the Storm’s future.

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Olivia Miles with the two Pt, 11/23/2025

UCLA | middle | 6-foot-7 | senior

Betts was the No. 1 choose in our first 2026 mock draft in October. A primary-team All-American final season, she is off to a robust begin (15.7 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 2.2 BPG) as a senior and hasn’t accomplished something to drop on the draft board. However true facilities in immediately’s WNBA may not match as comfortably into offensive methods till they regulate to the model of play. Nonetheless, Betts has quite a lot of expertise, and will be a part of two star rookies final season, guard Sonia Citron and ahead Kiki Iriafen, within the Mystics’ younger core.

LSU | taking pictures guard | 5-foot-10 | senior

The guard-heavy Tigers will showcase Johnson’s means to run the court docket this season. She is averaging 17.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG and three.7 APG for No. 5 LSU. The Tigers’ mushy nonconference schedule hasn’t challenged them, however Johnson already has confirmed herself in three years of SEC play.

South Carolina | taking pictures guard | 5-foot-8 | senior

The draft order of the growth groups might be determined by coin flip; for now we have now the Tempo right here and the Portland Fireplace at No. 7. Latson led Division I in scoring at 25.2 PPG final season with Florida State. Now in a extra balanced offense with No. 2 South Carolina, she is averaging 18.2 PPG, 4.0 RPG and three.7 APG. Her 54.5% taking pictures from 3-point vary is from too small a pattern measurement (6 of 11) to evaluate it but, however that will be an enormous step if she maintains it.

Ole Miss | small ahead | 6-foot-0 | senior

After three years at Ohio State, the place her 16.5 PPG was a profession excessive final season, she is now with the No. 13 Rebels and averaging 17.5 PPG and 6.5 RPG. McMahon may also help herself by exhibiting defensive enchancment, and Ole Miss is an effective place to do this.

UCLA | taking pictures guard | 5-foot-11 | senior

Kneepkens’ biggest talent is stretching defenses together with her 3-point taking pictures. She is at the moment at a career-low 36.7% from behind the arc, however her historical past (enjoying beforehand at Utah) suggests that may go up. She is averaging 12.7 PPG, 3.5 RPG and three.7 APG.

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Southern Jaguars vs. UCLA Bruins: Sport Highlights

Southern Jaguars vs. UCLA Bruins: Sport Highlights

UConn | energy ahead | 6-foot-4 | senior

Williams went from being the star on a 13-17 staff (19.2 PPG and 9.8 RPG for Wisconsin final season) to ending her profession with the talent-rich No. 1 Huskies. Her stats will drop, however her draft inventory will rise with a program that frequently places gamers into the WNBA. She is averaging 8.8 PPG and 4.0 for UConn.

South Carolina | middle | 6-foot-6 | senior

Okot, who’s from Kenya, transferred to spend her closing season with the Gamecocks, and has slot in effectively. She leads South Carolina in rebounding (10.6 RPG) and blocks (2.0 BPG) whereas averaging 13.2 PPG. She is a extra conventional middle, however there’s nonetheless a spot for these gamers within the WNBA, particularly in the event that they defend effectively.

UCLA | taking pictures guard | 6-foot-0 | senior

Jaquez has been strong for the Bruins, averaging 14.0 PPG, a team-high 7.8 RPG and a pair of.8 APG whereas taking pictures 39.1% from behind the arc. Jaquez turned a full-time starter for UCLA final season and may assist her draft inventory if she continues her 3-point taking pictures enchancment.

Spain | level guard | 5-foot-8

In April, she was named Younger Participant of the 12 months for her EuroLeague debut season with Perfumerias Avenida. Fam’s teammate on the Spanish nationwide staff, Martin Carrion additionally helped that squad advance to the EuroBasket championship sport this summer time. She turns 20 in January.

UCLA | level guard | 5-foot-11 | senior

Pretty much as good because the Bruins have been final season in reaching the Last 4, they might be higher this season. Rice is averaging 14.0 PPG, 7.2 RPG and three.7 APG. Some enchancment in 3-point taking pictures — she’s at the moment at 30.8% — will assist. Final season, she shot a career-best 31.3% from behind the arc.

Tennessee | energy ahead | 6-foot-4 | senior

Barker beforehand performed for Texas A&M and UCLA, and now will end her school profession at No. 15 Tennessee. Her talent set at her measurement has lengthy WNBA evaluators, however she must present consistency by means of this season. She is averaging 13.0 PPG and 4.9 RPG for the Girl Vols.

15. Connecticut Solar: Nell Angloma

France | small ahead | 5-foot-11

Solar coach Rachid Meziane of France is, in fact, accustomed to Angloma, who performs for Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomeration (BMLA). Angloma averaged 17.0 PPG and 5.5 RPG for France within the U19 Ladies’s World Cup this summer time. She turns 20 in June.