Editing WNBA draft (section)

===First picks===
{{seealso|List of first overall WNBA draft picks}}
[[Dena Head]] is the oldest No. 1 draft pick (she was 27 years old), having graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1992 and the first player ever drafted to the WNBA. [[Lauren Jackson]] is the youngest No. 1 draft pick, being drafted at the age of 19.  As of 2012, six first picks have gone on to win WNBA Championships, with 12 rings among them.  In the seventeen seasons that the WNBA has been in existence, eight No. 1 draft picks have helped lead their teams to a playoff berth in their rookie year.

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| [[1997 WNBA draft|1997 Elite]] || [[Dena Head]] || United States || [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]] || [[Utah Starzz]]{{efn|group=n|name=Aces|This franchise now competes as the Las Vegas Aces.}}
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| [[1997 WNBA draft|1997]] || [[Tina Thompson]] || United States || [[USC Trojans women's basketball|USC]] || [[Houston Comets]]
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| [[1998 WNBA draft|1998]] || [[Margo Dydek]] || Poland ||[[Pool Getafe]] ([[Liga_Femenina_de_Baloncesto|Spain]]) || [[Utah Starzz]]{{efn|group=n|name=Aces}}
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| [[1999 WNBA draft|1999]] || [[Chamique Holdsclaw]]{{efn|group=n|name=ROY|Named [[WNBA Rookie of the Year Award|WNBA Rookie of the Year]].}}{{efn|group=n|name=ASGS|Started in the [[WNBA All-Star Game]] in her rookie season.}} || United States || [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]] || [[Washington Mystics]]
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| [[2000 WNBA draft|2000]] || [[Ann Wauters]] || Belgium || [[Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic|Valenciennes]] ([[Ligue Féminine de Basketball|France]]) || [[Cleveland Rockers]]
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| [[2001 WNBA draft|2001]] || [[Lauren Jackson]]{{efn|group=n|name=ASGR|Named as an All-Star Game reserve in her rookie season.}} || Australia || [[Canberra Capitals]] ([[Women's National Basketball League|Australia]]) || [[Seattle Storm]]
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| [[2002 WNBA draft|2002]]  || [[Sue Bird]]{{efn|group=n|name=ASGS}} || United States || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]{{efn|group=n|name=UConn|At the time of this draft, the University of Connecticut used "Connecticut" as its primary athletic brand, with "UConn" as a frequently used short form. "UConn" became the sole athletic brand in the 2013–14 school year.}} || [[Seattle Storm]]
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| [[2003 WNBA draft|2003]]  || [[LaToya Thomas]] || United States || [[Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball|Mississippi State]] || [[Cleveland Rockers]]
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| [[2004 WNBA draft|2004]]  || [[Diana Taurasi]]{{efn|group=n|name=ROY}} || United States || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]{{efn|group=n|name=UConn}} || [[Phoenix Mercury]]
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| [[2005 WNBA draft|2005]]  || [[Janel McCarville]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/draft2005/draft2005_release.html|title=WNBA.com:McCarville, White, Irvin Go First in the 2005 WNBA Draft|website=www.wnba.com|access-date=April 16, 2016}}</ref> || United States || [[Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball|Minnesota]] || [[Charlotte Sting]]
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| [[2006 WNBA draft|2006]]  || [[Seimone Augustus]]{{efn|group=n|name=ROY}}{{efn|group=n|name=ASGR}} || United States || [[LSU Lady Tigers basketball|LSU]] || [[Minnesota Lynx]]
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| [[2007 WNBA draft|2007]] || [[Lindsey Harding]] || United States || [[Duke Blue Devils women's basketball|Duke]] || [[Phoenix Mercury]] (traded to [[Minnesota Lynx|Minn.]])
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| [[2008 WNBA draft|2008]] || [[Candace Parker]]{{efn|group=n|name=ROY}}{{efn|group=n|name=MVP|Named [[WNBA Most Valuable Player Award|WNBA MVP]] in her rookie season.}} || United States || [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]] || [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
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| [[2009 WNBA draft|2009]] || [[Angel McCoughtry]]{{efn|group=n|name=ROY}} || United States || [[Louisville Cardinals women's basketball|Louisville]] || [[Atlanta Dream]]
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| [[2010 WNBA draft|2010]] || [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Tina Charles]]{{efn|group=n|name=ROY}}  || United States  || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]{{efn|group=n|name=UConn}} || [[Connecticut Sun]]
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| [[2011 WNBA draft|2011]] || [[Maya Moore]]{{efn|group=n|name=ROY}}{{efn|group=n|name=ASGS}} || United States || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]{{efn|group=n|name=UConn}} || [[Minnesota Lynx]]
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| [[2012 WNBA draft|2012]] || [[Nneka Ogwumike]]{{efn|group=n|name=ROY}} || United States || [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]] || [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
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| [[2013 WNBA draft|2013]] || [[Brittney Griner]] || United States || [[Baylor Bears women's basketball|Baylor]] || [[Phoenix Mercury]]
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| [[2014 WNBA draft|2014]] || [[Chiney Ogwumike]]{{efn|group=n|name=ROY}} || United States || [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]] || [[Connecticut Sun]]
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| [[2015 WNBA draft|2015]] || [[Jewell Loyd]]{{efn|group=n|name=ROY}} || United States || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball|Notre Dame]] || [[Seattle Storm]]
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| [[2016 WNBA draft|2016]] || [[Breanna Stewart]]{{efn|group=n|name=ROY}} || United States || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]] || [[Seattle Storm]]
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| [[2017 WNBA draft|2017]] || [[Kelsey Plum]] || United States || [[Washington Huskies women's basketball|Washington]] || [[San Antonio Stars]]{{efn|group=n|name=Aces}}
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| [[2018 WNBA draft|2018]] || [[A'ja Wilson]]{{efn|group=n|name=ROY}}{{efn|group=n|name=ASGR}} || United States || [[South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball|South Carolina]] || [[Las Vegas Aces]]
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| [[2019 WNBA draft|2019]] || [[Jackie Young]] || United States || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball|Notre Dame]] || [[Las Vegas Aces]]
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| [[2020 WNBA draft|2020]] || [[Sabrina Ionescu]] || United States || [[Oregon Ducks women's basketball|Oregon]] || [[New York Liberty]]
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| [[2021 WNBA draft|2021]] || [[Charli Collier]] || United States || [[Texas Longhorns women's basketball|Texas]] || [[New York Liberty]] (traded to [[Dallas Wings|Dallas]] via Seattle)
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| [[2022 WNBA draft|2022]] || [[Rhyne Howard]]{{efn|group=n|name=ROY}}|| United States || [[Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball|Kentucky]] || [[Atlanta Dream]]
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| [[2023 WNBA draft|2023]] || [[Aliyah Boston]]{{efn|group=n|name=ROY}}{{efn|group=n|name=ASGS}} || United States{{efn|group=n|Born on the United States Virgin Islands, a U.S. territory.}} || [[South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball|South Carolina]] || [[Indiana Fever]]
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| [[2024 WNBA draft|2024]] || [[Caitlin Clark]] {{efn|group=n|name=ROY}}{{efn|group=n|name=ASGS}}||  United States|| [[Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball|Iowa]] || [[ Indiana Fever]]
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|[[2025 WNBA draft|2025]]
|[[Paige Bueckers]]
|United States
|[[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]
|[[Dallas Wings]]
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[[File:WNBA Sue Bird cropped.jpg|thumb|180px| [[Sue Bird]], on offense]]