2027 WNBA Draft Lottery Will Take Place on November 15
The 2027 WNBA Draft Lottery will take place on November 15. The Houston Comets (prev. Connecticut Sun), Los Angeles Sparks, Portland Fire, Seattle Storm, Toronto Tempo and Washington Mystics will participate. The results of the 2027 WNBA draft lottery will air on Sunday, Nov. 15 from 7:30-8pm ET on ESPN. Houston and Toronto have the best odds (each with 329 chances out of 1,000). The 2027 WNBA draft is scheduled for Monday, April 12, 2027.
The Women’s National Basketball Association made the official announcement regarding the draft lottery on Wednesday afternoon. The league excitedly stated,
The stage is set for the WNBA Draft Lottery 2027!
Tune in to ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 7:30pm/ET to see who will secure the No. 1 overall pick between the Houston Comets, Los Angeles Sparks, Portland Fire, Seattle Storm, Toronto Tempo and Washington Mystics!
ESPN will air the 30-minute, WNBA Draft Lottery Special, which will feature WNBA Head of League Operations Bethany Donaphin revealing the results of the Lottery. This marks the 15th consecutive year that ESPN networks will present the WNBA Draft Lottery.
Houston, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Toronto and Washington will take part in the 26th annual WNBA Draft Lottery. Phoenix previously traded its first-round pick to Los Angeles; Chicago traded its first-round selection to Washington. The 2027 WNBA Draft presented by State Street Investment Management SPY Is scheduled to take place on Monday, April 12, 2027.
As mentioned, the WNBA Draft Lottery 2027 will be broadcast in the U.S. on ESPN. It will follow the broadcast of the UConn vs. Louisville women’s basketball game, the WNBA announced. TSN will distribute coverage of the event in Canada.
2027 WNBA Draft Lottery Will Take Place on Nov. 15
Lottery odds for five of the seven teams that did not make the playoffs in the 2026 season – Chicago, Houston (previously Connecticut Sun), Los Angeles, Phoenix and Seattle – are based on their two-year (2025 and 2026) cumulative records. Odds for the remaining two Lottery participants – Portland and Toronto, expansion teams in 2026 – will be based on their record from this past season.
USC’s superstar JuJu Watkins is draft eligible for the 2027 class. WNBA prospect JuJu Watkins spoke about her future in the sport to GMA. She mentioned, “The future of W is so bright…. I don’t think my work here [at USC] is finished yet.” So then, we will see what decision she makes.
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