Below are the results of the 2009 WNBA Draft, which was held April 9 in Secaucus, N.J. The Atlanta Dream won the draft lottery and were awarded the No. 1 overall pick.
| Pick | Team | Rec. | Player, Pos, School |
| 1 | Atlanta Dream | 4-30 | Angel McCoughtry, F, Louisville |
| 2 | Washington Mystics | 10-24 | Marissa Coleman, G/F, Maryland |
| 3 | Chicago Sky | 12-22 | Kristi Toliver, G, Maryland |
| 4 | Minnesota Lynx | 16-18 | Renee Montgomery, G, Connecticut |
| 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 16-18 | Dewanna Bonner, G, Auburn |
| 6 | Indiana Fever | 17-7 | Briann January, G, Arizona State |
| 7 | Sacramento Monarchs | 18-16 | Courtney Paris, C, Oklahoma |
| 8 | New York Liberty | 19-15 | Kia Vaughn, C, Rutgers |
| 9 | Minnesota Lynx (from L.A. via Washington) | 16-18 | Quanitra Hollingsworth, C, VCU |
| 10 | Connecticut Sun | 21-13 | Chante Black, F, Duke |
| 11 | Detroit Shock | 22-12 | Shavonte Zellous, G, Pittsburgh |
| 12 | Seattle Storm | 22-12 | Ashley Walker, F/C, California |
| 13 | Los Angeles Sparks (from San Antonio via Atlanta) | 20-14 | Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton, F, Purdue |
| 14 | San Antonio Silver Stars (from Atlanta) | 24-10 | Megan Frazee, G/F, Liberty |
| 15 | Minnesota Lynx (from Washington) | 16-18 | Rashanda McCants, F, North Carolina |
| 16 | Chicago Sky | 12-22 | Danielle Gant, G/F, Texas A&M |
| 17 | Connecticut Sun (from Minnesota) | 21-13 | Lyndra Littles, F, Virginia |
| 18 | Detroit Shock (from Atlanta via Phoenix) | 22-12 | Brittany Miller, C, Florida State |
| 19 | Indiana Fever | 17-7 | Christina Wirth, F, Vanderbilt |
| 20 | Sacramento Monarchs | 18-16 | Whitney Boddie, G, Auburn |
| 21 | New York Liberty | 19-15 | Abby Waner, G, Duke |
| 22 | Los Angeles Sparks | 20-14 | Ashley Paris, F, Oklahoma |
| 23 | Washington Mystics (from Connecticut via Minnesota) | 10-24 | Camille LeNoir, G, USC |
| 24 | Washington Mystics (from Detroit) | 10-24 | Jelena Milovanovic, F, Kragujevac, Serbia |
| 25 | Atlanta Dream (from Seattle) | 4-30 | Shalee Lehning, G, Kansas State |
| 26 | San Antonio Silver Stars | 24-10 | Sonja Petrovic, F, Belgrade, Serbia |
| 27 | Atlanta Dream | 4-30 | Jessica Morrow, G/F, Baylor |
| 28 | Washington Mystics | 10-24 | Josephine Owino, C, Union |
| 29 | Chicago Sky | 12-22 | Jennifer Risper, G, Vanderbilt |
| 30 | Minnesota Lynx | 16-18 | Emily Fox, G, Minnesota |
| 31 | Phoenix Mercury | 16-18 | Sha Brooks, G, Florida |
| 32 | Indiana Fever | 17-7 | Danielle Campbell, C, Purdue |
| 33 | Sacramento Monarchs | 18-16 | Morgan Warburton, G, Utah |
| 34 | Phoenix Mercury (from New York) | 16-18 | Jessica Adair, C, George Washington |
| 35 | Los Angeles Sparks | 20-14 | Britney Jordan, G, Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 36 | Connecticut Sun | 21-13 | Alba Torrens, F, Celta Indepo (Spain) |
| 37 | Detroit Shock | 22-12 | Tanae Davis-Cain, G, Florida State |
| 38 | Seattle Storm | 22-12 | Mara Freshour, G, Florida State |
| 39 | San Antonio Silver Stars | 24-10 | Candyce Bingham, F, Louisville |
