The star-studded 2024 WNBA Draft tipped off in style Monday, as the Indiana Fever selected Iowa superstar and back-to-back Naismith Player of the Year Caitlin Clark with the No. 1 overall pick. Clark will pair with former South Carolina star Aliyah Boston, who the Fever took at No. 1 last year.
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Cameron Brink was the No. 2 pick, and she's heading south from Stanford to Los Angeles to join the Sparks. There, she'll team up with Rickea Jackson from Tennessee, whom the Sparks add with their second lottery pick at No. 4 overall.
The SEC championship game was headlined by the post battle between Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese. Now, just a few weeks later, the two stars are teammates after the Chicago Sky selected them at No. 3 and 7, respectively.
Also in the first round, the Dallas Wings took Ohio State's Jacy Sheldon with the No. 5 overall pick, while UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards was selected sixth by the Washington Mystics, becoming the 27th Husky to be selected in the first round of the WNBA Draft.
Some notable players drafted outside of the first round include Nika Muhl (No. 14 to the Storm), Dyaisha Fair (No. 16 to the Aces), Elizabeth Kitley (No. 24 to the Aces) and Charisma Osborne (No. 25 to the Mercury). Later in the night, the Aces took Jackson State's Angel Jackson with the No. 36 pick, and with that another draft is in the books.
While the draft is over, anticipation for the forthcoming WNBA season is only rising, and fans can help ease the wait by purchasing Clark's Fever jersey.