The Dallas Wings won big at the WNBA draft lottery on Sunday night, securing the No. 1 pick in the 2026 draft.
Dallas had a 42% chance — the No. 1 odds — to win the lottery, and the team did so for a second consecutive year. The Wings secured the top pick in 2024 and selected Paige Bueckers No. 1 overall in the 2025 WNBA draft.
Securing another No. 1 pick should bode well for the Wings, who finished 10-34 in 2025 under first-year coach Chris Koclanes and 9-31 the previous season. Now, with newly-hired coach Jose Fernandez, Dallas hopes to build around Bueckers, the 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year.
Spanish center Awa Fam is the projected No. 1 pick in ESPN’s 2026 WNBA mock draft. Other top prospects include UCLA’s Lauren Betts, TCU’s Olivia Miles and UConn’s Azzi Fudd. Fudd and Bueckers, who won a national championship together at UConn last season, are dating.
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Entering Sunday, Dallas had the rights to three first-round draft selections over the next two years, including a lottery pick in 2026.
The draft lottery took place amid negotiations between the WNBA and the players’ union over a new collective bargaining agreement. The deadline for negotiations was extended from Oct. 31 to Nov. 30.
Where will the Dallas Wings land in the WNBA draft lottery this weekend?Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers has been booked and busy this offseason