The draft was most notable forConnecticut producing the top three picks, with #1 pickBreanna Stewart followed byMoriah Jefferson andMorgan Tuck.[2] This is the first time in history that the top three draft picks came from the same school.[3]
The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2016 draft occurred on September 24, 2015. The winner of the lottery, theSeattle Storm,picked first, marking the first pick for the Storm for the second straight year.[4]
This is the third time that the lottery was won by the team that had the highest odds. The lottery odds were based on combined records from the2014 and 2015 WNBA season. Seattle Storm, the worst two-year record, was guaranteed with at least the third pick.
^The Dream traded this pick to Connecticut in exchange for Elizabeth Williams.[5]
^Dallas and Los Angeles traded first-round picks in this draft; Dallas also receivedErin Phillips.[6]
^Los Angeles and Dallas traded first-round picks in this draft; Los Angeles also receivedRiquna Williams and a 2017 first-round pick.[6]
^The Dream received this pick from theMinnesota Lynx as part of a three-way trade involving the Sky; Chicago receivedÉrika de Souza from Atlanta, Atlanta receivedDamiris Dantas,Reshanda Gray and this pick from Minnesota, Minnesota receivedSylvia Fowles and Chicago's second-round pick in this draft
^The Dream received this pick from San Antonio in exchange forSamantha Logic
^Weisner was born and raised in the USA to an American mother and Canadian father. At the time of the draft, she had represented Canada internationally at both youth and senior level.[8]
^The Lynx received this pick from Chicago, see note d
^The Sun received this pick from Minnesota in exchange for the rights toAsjha Jones
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