Minnesota Lynx draft history
100 picks since 1999 · 31 first-round picks
Who have the Lynx drafted?
The Minnesota Lynx have made 100 draft picks since 1999, 31 of them in the first round. The longest career among them: Seimone Augustus, 1st overall in 2006, 392 games. Their latest first-round pick is Olivia Miles, 2nd overall in 2026.
First-round picksBy roundEvery pick by year
Lynx first-round picks
How each round turned out
| Round | Picks | Played a game |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 31 | 26 (84%) |
| 2nd | 38 | 23 (61%) |
| 3rd | 26 | 13 (50%) |
| 4th | 5 | 0 (0%) |
Every Lynx pick by year
| Round, pick | Overall | Player | Pos | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 draft · 2 picks | ||||
| 1-2 | 2 | Olivia Miles | G | 40 games |
| 3-15 | 45 | Lani White | — | |
| 2025 draft · 3 picks | ||||
| 2-3 | 15 | Anastasiia Olairi Kosu | F | 51 games |
| 2-12 | 24 | Dalayah Daniels | — | |
| 3-12 | 37 | Aubrey Griffin | F | 4 games |
| 2024 draft · 2 picks | ||||
| 1-8 | 8 | Alissa Pili | F | 46 games |
| 3-6 | 31 | Kiki Jefferson | — | |
| 2023 draft · 5 picks | ||||
| 1-2 | 2 | Diamond Miller | F | 136 games |
| 1-12 | 12 | Maia Hirsch | — | |
| 2-4 | 16 | Dorka Juhasz | F | 93 games |
| 2-12 | 24 | Brea Beal | — | |
| 3-4 | 28 | Taylor Soule | F | 17 games |
| 2022 draft · 2 picks | ||||
| 2-10 | 22 | Kayla Jones | — | |
| 3-16 | 28 | Hannah Sjerven | C | 3 games |
| 2021 draft · 1 pick | ||||
| 1-9 | 9 | Rennia Davis | G | 8 games |
| 2020 draft · 2 picks | ||||
| 1-6 | 6 | Mikiah Herbert Harrigan | F | 53 games |
| 2-4 | 16 | Crystal Dangerfield | G | 153 games |
| 2019 draft · 5 picks | ||||
| 1-6 | 6 | Napheesa Collier | F | 209 games |
| 2-4 | 16 | Jessica Shepard | F | 167 games |
| 2-6 | 18 | Natisha Hiedeman | G | 274 games |
| 2-8 | 20 | Cierra Dillard | — | |
| 3-6 | 30 | Kenisha Bell | G | 3 games |
| 2018 draft · 3 picks | ||||
| 2-5 | 17 | JiSu Park | — | |
| 2-12 | 24 | Kahlia Lawrence | — | |
| 3-12 | 36 | Carlie Wagner | — | |
| 2017 draft · 3 picks | ||||
| 1-12 | 12 | Alexis Jones | G | 81 games |
| 2-12 | 24 | Lisa Berkani | — | |
| 3-12 | 36 | Tahlia Tupaea | — | |
| 2016 draft · 3 picks | ||||
| 2-2 | 14 | Jazmon Gwathmey | G | 60 games |
| 2-10 | 22 | Bashaara Graves | F | 22 games |
| 3-11 | 35 | Temi Fagbenle | C | 155 games |
| 2015 draft · 2 picks | ||||
| 2-4 | 16 | Reshanda Gray | F | 141 games |
| 3-11 | 35 | Shae Kelley | F | 8 games |
| 2014 draft · 4 picks | ||||
| 1-12 | 12 | Tricia Liston | G | 56 games |
| 2-3 | 15 | Asya Bussie | — | |
| 2-12 | 24 | Christina Foggie | — | |
| 3-12 | 36 | Asia Taylor | F | 76 games |
| 2013 draft · 4 picks | ||||
| 1-12 | 12 | Lindsey Moore | G | 35 games |
| 2-2 | 14 | Sugar Rodgers | G | 247 games |
| 2-12 | 24 | Chucky Jeffery | G | 17 games |
| 3-12 | 36 | Waltiea Rolle | C | 6 games |
| 2012 draft · 6 picks | ||||
| 1-3 | 3 | Devereaux Peters | F | 160 games |
| 1-12 | 12 | Damiris Dantas | C | 272 games |
| 2-6 | 18 | Julie Wojta | G | 4 games |
| 2-7 | 19 | Kayla Standish | — | |
| 2-8 | 20 | Nika Baric | G | — |
| 3-7 | 31 | Jacki Gemelos | G | 35 games |
| 2011 draft · 5 picks | ||||
| 1-1 | 1 | Maya Moore | F | 271 games |
| 1-4 | 4 | Amber Harris | F | 112 games |
| 2-1 | 13 | Jessica Breland | F | 269 games |
| 2-2 | 14 | Felicia Chester-Wootton | — | |
| 3-2 | 26 | Kachine Alexander | — | |
| 2010 draft · 3 picks | ||||
| 1-2 | 2 | Monica Wright | G | 177 games |
| 1-3 | 3 | Kelsey Griffin | F | 164 games |
| 3-2 | 26 | Gabriela Marginean | 4 games | |
| 2009 draft · 4 picks | ||||
| 1-4 | 4 | Renee Montgomery | G | 364 games |
| 1-9 | 9 | Quanitra Hollingsworth | C | 124 games |
| 2-2 | 15 | Rashanda McCants | 57 games | |
| 3-4 | 30 | Emily Fox | — | |
| 2008 draft · 3 picks | ||||
| 1-3 | 3 | Candice Wiggins | G | 221 games |
| 2-2 | 16 | Nicky Anosike | F | 139 games |
| 3-2 | 30 | Charde Houston | F | 206 games |
| 2007 draft · 4 picks | ||||
| 1-4 | 4 | Noelle Quinn | G | 382 games |
| 2-2 | 15 | Eshaya Murphy | — | |
| 2-10 | 23 | Brooke Smith | 47 games | |
| 2-11 | 24 | Kathrin Ress | 28 games | |
| 2006 draft · 3 picks | ||||
| 1-1 | 1 | Seimone Augustus | G | 392 games |
| 1-7 | 7 | Shona Thorburn | 24 games | |
| 3-3 | 31 | Megan Duffy | 42 games | |
| 2005 draft · 3 picks | ||||
| 1-11 | 11 | Kristen Mann | F | 130 games |
| 2-4 | 17 | Jacqueline Batteast | 34 games | |
| 3-11 | 37 | Monique Bivins | — | |
| 2004 draft · 5 picks | ||||
| 1-6 | 6 | Nicole Ohlde | 223 games | |
| 1-7 | 7 | Vanessa Hayden | — | |
| 2-7 | 20 | Tasha Butts | 30 games | |
| 3-7 | 33 | Amber Jacobs | 138 games | |
| 3-12 | 38 | Kate Bulger | — | |
| 2003 draft · 3 picks | ||||
| 2-2 | 14 | Teresa Edwards | 68 games | |
| 2-6 | 18 | Jordan Adams | 10 games | |
| 3-2 | 29 | Carla Bennett | — | |
| 2002 draft · 3 picks | ||||
| 1-6 | 6 | Tamia Williams | — | |
| 3-6 | 38 | Lindsey Meder | — | |
| 4-6 | 54 | Sharron Francis | — | |
| 2001 draft · 5 picks | ||||
| 1-7 | 7 | Svetlana Abrosimova | F | 263 games |
| 2-7 | 23 | Erin Perperoglou | 218 games | |
| 2-12 | 28 | Janell Burse | 233 games | |
| 3-7 | 39 | Tombi Bell | — | |
| 4-7 | 55 | Megan Taylor | — | |
| 2000 draft · 7 picks | ||||
| 1-5 | 5 | Grace Daley | 71 games | |
| 1-6 | 6 | Betty Lennox | G | 320 games |
| 1-10 | 10 | Maylana Martin | — | |
| 2-6 | 22 | Marla Brumfield | 84 games | |
| 2-8 | 24 | Keitha Dickerson | — | |
| 3-6 | 38 | Phylesha Whaley | — | |
| 4-8 | 56 | Shanele Stires | — | |
| 1999 draft · 5 picks | ||||
| 1-7 | 7 | Tonya Edwards | — | |
| 2-7 | 19 | Trisha Fallon | — | |
| 3-7 | 31 | Andrea Lloyd-Curry | — | |
| 4-7 | 43 | Sonja Tate | — | |
| 4-13 | 49 | Angie Potthoff | — | |
Games are the player's career, for any club, with the Hall of Fame; All-Star selections are not on file for this league.