Phoenix Mercury get No. 7 pick in 2025 WNBA draft

The Phoenix Mercury will have the No. 7 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, the league announced during its lottery on Sunday.

The 2025 draft occurs April 14 following the NCAA women’s national championship.

The Dallas Wings got the No. 1 pick to likely select UConn senior star Paige Bueckers. Dallas had the second-worst record 9-31 in 2024, and among the four teams with the best odds alongside the Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky, and Washington Mystics, to get the top pick. Each of those teams missed the playoffs.

Phoenix made the postseason as the seventh seed, finished the regular season with a 19-21 record, and was eliminated in a first-round sweep by the championship runner-up Minnesota. Phoenix had a team filled with veterans this season, led by All-WNBA Second Team selection Kahleah Copper, Diana Taurasi, and Brittney Griner.

Taurasi, the league’s all-time leading scorer, has yet to make her decision to retire or play her 21st season. If she plays again, that would extend her other league record for the longest career ever.

Here’s the full first-round draft order:

1. Dallas Wings

2. Los Angeles Sparks

3. Chicago Sky

4. Washington Mystics

5. Golden State Valkyries (expansion team)

6. Washington Mystics from Atlanta Dream via Dallas Wings

7. Phoenix Mercury*

8. Indiana Fever

9. Seattle Storm

10. Chicago Sky from Connecticut Sun

11. Minnesota Lynx

12. New York Liberty*

*New York has pick swap right for its first-round pick for Phoenix’s first-round pick.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Phoenix Mercury get No. 7 pick in 2025 WNBA draft