WNBA Draft Lottery results: Indiana Fever wins 1st pick in 2023
The Indiana Fever won the first pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft when the league held the draft lottery Friday afternoon. The franchise will have the top selection for the first time in franchise history. Earlier in the day, the team introduced its new head coach, Christie Sides.Â
Lottery odds were based on the cumulative records of the two most recent regular seasons. The Fever had a cumulative record of 11-57, giving the franchise the most chances to land the top pick (442 out of 1,000). Next season’s draft is scheduled for Monday, April 10, 2023.
Lottery Results
| Team | Combined 2021-2022 Record | Chances (out of 1,000) |
| 1. Indiana | 11-57 | 442 |
| 2. Minnesota | 36-32 | 104 |
| 3. Atlanta | 22-46 | 276 |
| 4. Washington from *Los Angeles via Atlanta | *25-43 | 178 |
Remaining Order for the First Round
5. Chicago from #Phoenix (15-21)
6. New York (16-20)
7. Indiana from ^Dallas (18-18)
8. Atlanta from Washington (22-14)
9. Seattle (22-14)
10. Connecticut (25-11)
11. Dallas from ^Chicago (26-10) via Indiana
12. Minnesota from Las Vegas (26-10)
* On Apr. 6, 2022, Washington obtained the right to swap its own 2023 first-round pick for Los Angeles’
2023 first-round pick acquired by Atlanta in the Erica Wheeler/Chennedy Carter/Li Yueru trade on Feb. 5,
2022.
# On Feb. 3, 2022, Chicago received Phoenix’s 2023 first-round pick from the Mercury and Julie Allemand
from Indiana in a three-team trade that also saw Phoenix obtain Diamond DeShields from Chicago while
Indiana received Bria Hartley and a 2023 second-round selection from Phoenix and first-round picks in
2022 and 2023 from Chicago.
^ On Mar. 8, 2022, Indiana obtained Dallas’ own 2023 first-round pick and Dallas’ two 2022 first-round
selections (No. 4 and No. 6) in exchange for Teaira McCowan, Indiana’s pick at No. 7 in the 2022 draft and
Chicago’s 2023 first-round selection previously acquired by Indiana.
Complete 2023 WNBA Draft Order
| Round Pick (Overall Pick) |
Team |
| 1 (1) | Indiana Fever |
| 1 (2) | Minnesota Lynx |
| 1 (3) | Dallas Wings (from Atlanta) |
| 1 (4) | Washington Mystics (from Los Angeles via Atlanta) |
| 1 (5) | Dallas Wings (from Phoenix via Chicago) |
| 1 (6) | Atlanta Dream (from New York via Connecticut) |
| 1 (7) | Indiana Fever (from Dallas) |
| 1 (8) | Atlanta Dream (from Washington) |
| 1 (9) | Seattle Storm |
| 1 (10) | Los Angeles Sparks (from Connecticut) |
| 1 (11) | Dallas Wings (from Chicago via Indiana) |
| 1 (12) | Minnesota Lynx (from Las Vegas) |
| 2 (13) | Indiana Fever |
| 2 (14) | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2 (15) | Atlanta Dream |
| 2 (16) | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2 (17) | Indiana Fever (from Phoenix) |
| 2 (18) | Seattle Storm (from New York) |
| 2 (19) | Dallas Wings |
| 2 (20) | Washington Mystics |
| 2 (21) | Seattle Storm |
| 2 (22) | Connecticut Sun |
| 2 (23) | Chicago Sky |
| 2 (24) | Minnesota Lynx (from Las Vegas) |
| 3 (25) | Indiana Fever |
| 3 (26) | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 3 (27) | Phoenix Mercury (from Atlanta) |
| 3 (28) | Minnesota Lynx |
| 3 (29) | Phoenix Mercury |
| 3 (30) | New York Liberty |
| 3 (31) | Dallas Wings |
| 3 (32) | Washington Mystics |
| 3 (33) | Seattle Storm |
| 3 (34) | Connecticut Sun |
| 3 (35) | Chicago Sky |
| 3 (36) | Las Vegas Aces |
