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We\u2019re only certain about one thing leading to Monday\u2019s upcoming 2025 WNBA Draft<\/a> \u2014 Paige Bueckers will be a Dallas Wing and the top overall pick in the draft. After that, the class features plenty of question marks.<\/p>\n After Olivia Miles\u2019s transfer to TCU took her out of draft consideration, French center Dominque Malonga sits as the odds-on favorite<\/a> for Seattle\u2019s selection at second overall. Recent mock drafts from Sportskeeda, ESPN, Bleacher Report, Yahoo, CBS, The Athletic and Sports Illustrated projected Malonga second to Seattle. One mock draft from USA Today<\/a> predicted Notre Dame guard Sonia Citron as the second overall pick.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/template><\/p>\n Malonga\u2019s status as the consensus second-best prospect in the class makes sense. She\u2019s a 19-year-old, 6-foot-6 center who can dribble, pass, shoot and protect the rim and has produced at the pro level already. Even a WNBA that values certainty in prospects shouldn\u2019t be able to ignore Malonga\u2019s upside.<\/p>\n Beyond the top two picks, there\u2019s also a resounding consensus for the rest of the lottery. After trading away Ariel Atkins to the Chicago Sky, the Washington Mystics own the last two lottery picks (as well as the sixth pick in the draft). Six of the eight aforementioned mock drafts have Citron and USC forward. Kiki Iriafen as Washington\u2019s selections.<\/p>\n The Athletic mocked Lithuanian guard Juste Jocyte as the fourth overall pick and USA Today had LSU\u2019s Aneesah Morrow at fourth overall (both of those have Iriafen out of the lottery). Still, it\u2019s looking like the Mystics are likely to land Citron and Iriafen.<\/p>\n These two make sense as a duo. Citron is a phenomenal off-ball, low-maintenance guard, bringing excellent shooting, off-ball movement, passing and consistent defense. Iriafen\u2019s shooting and playmaking at the four cause some problems, but she\u2019s a talented interior scorer with big time defensive versatility.<\/p>\n Hailey Van Lith\u2019s resurgence captivated college basketball this season. She\u2019s one of the biggest stories of the season, taking another massive leap at TCU. Van Lith averaged 17.9 points and a career high 5.4 assists per game and a 56.7% true shooting clip. She led the Horned Frogs to the Elite 8 of this year\u2019s NCAA Tournament, which is good for the deepest run in program history.<\/p>\n Mock drafts can\u2019t agree on where Van Lith might land in this WNBA draft. Six of the eight mock drafts we analyzed view Van Lith as a first-round pick at the very least. (excluding ESPN and the Athletic). Most of those six mocks place Van Lith in the late first-round, but Sports Illustrated mocked her fifth <\/a>to the Golden State Valkyries.<\/p>\n Van Lith makes sense as a late first-round pick. She\u2019s a bit undersized as a two-guard and doesn\u2019t thrive on defense, but her scoring and playmaking could be enough to get her onto the court at the next level. WNBA teams will value her work ethic<\/a> and adaptability and will factor in her off-court merit when considering her with a first-round selection.<\/p>\n In the 2024 WNBA Draft, the Chicago Sky drafted Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso, two non-shooting bigs. Though both of those players showed significant promise as rookies, the Sky struggled mightily to space the floor. Even with the additions of Courtney Vandersloot and Ariel Atkins, most experts expect the Sky to draft a guard with the 10th overall pick.<\/p>\n Four of the eight mock drafts analyzed (Bleacher Report, Sportskeeda, Yahoo, CBS) have the Sky drafting the aforementioned Van Lith. Two mocks (USA Today, the Athletic) mocked Chicago South Carolina point guard Te-Hina Paopao, who has proven herself an excellent off-dribble shooter in college. Sports Illustrated has them selecting Kentucky guard Georgia Amoore, another dynamic off-dribble scoring talent.<\/p>\nThe Second Overall Pick is (Most Likely) Locked In<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Citron and Iriafen are near lottery locks<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Where will Hailey Van Lith land?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Chicago poised to add guard shooting<\/strong><\/h2>\n