The 2024 WNBA draft is Monday (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) and
Iowa Hawkeyes guard
Caitlin Clark is essentially considered a lock as the No. 1 pick by the
Indiana Fever. If so, she will join a list of 27 other players who have had their name selected first in the WNBA draft, which began in 1997, the league's inaugural year.
The majority of No. 1 picks have paid off for the WNBA teams that selected them. Eight former No. 1 picks have combined to win 13 MVP awards; 16 have won at least one WNBA championship.
From Tina Thompson (1997) to Aliyah Boston (2023), we rank the No. 1 WNBA draft picks before presumptive No. 1 Caitlin Clark hears her name called.
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