Every No. 1 overall pick in WNBA history

30 players have gone 1st in the WNBA draft since 1997, from Tina Thompson to Azzi Fudd in 2026.

WNBA draft, every No. 1 overall pick by year

Year	Player	Team	Honours
2026	Azzi Fudd	Dallas Wings	—
2025	Paige Bueckers	Dallas Wings	—
2024	Caitlin Clark	Indiana Fever	—
2023	Aliyah Boston	Indiana Fever	—
2022	Rhyne Howard	Atlanta Dream	—
2021	Charli Collier	Dallas Wings	—
2020	Sabrina Ionescu	New York Liberty	—
2019	Jackie Young	Las Vegas Aces	—
2018	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	—
2017	Kelsey Plum	San Antonio Stars	—
2016	Breanna Stewart	Seattle Storm	—
2015	Jewell Loyd	Seattle Storm	—
2014	Chiney Ogwumike	Connecticut Sun	—
2013	Brittney Griner	Phoenix Mercury	—
2012	Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks	—
2011	Maya Moore	Minnesota Lynx	—
2010	Tina Charles	Connecticut Sun	—
2009	Angel McCoughtry	Atlanta Dream	—
2008	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks	—
2007	Lindsey Harding	Phoenix Mercury	—
2006	Seimone Augustus	Minnesota Lynx	—
2005	Janel McCarville	Charlotte Sting	—
2004	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury	—
2003	LaToya Thomas	Cleveland Rockers	—
2002	Sue Bird	Seattle Storm	—
2001	Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm	—
2000	Ann Wauters	Cleveland Rockers	—
1999	Chamique Holdsclaw	Washington Mystics	—
1998	Margo Dydek	Utah Starzz	—
1997	Tina Thompson	Houston Comets	—

Honours from the WNBA award history, matched to the pick by name. Picks from ESPN's draft pages, 1975 on.