The 2023 WNBA Draft takes place Monday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN), and a plethora of brilliant talents were on display from last month’s March Madness. The WNBA is amongst the hardest in terms of draft picks getting signed to a team because of its 12-team format, but there’s room for several of these women to impact the future of these franchises. The Indiana Fever have the top pick this year, looking to add to their already young core.
I wanted to give an inside look at some names to look out for entering the draft and what they could bring to the table for your favorite teams.
Aliyah Boston – F / South Carolina
Boston’s resume speaks for itself. The 2022 Naismith College Player of the Year has three final four appearances, a national championship, two Defensive Player of the Year awards, was a unanimous First Team All-American for the past three years, and set the program record for career double-doubles for South Carolina.
Standing at 6’5, Boston is very versatile at the forward position and provides innate defensive prowess with her savvy low–post positioning. She’s been the consensus No. 1 pick for the WNBA draft since before the season, and I expect that to hold this evening.
Haley Jones – G / Stanford
Jones is another highly decorated collegiate player, with two Final Four appearances, a national championship, and three All-American appearances. With height at the guard position at 6-foot-1, she’s a gifted playmaker and rebounder for her position.
But the only concern for her has been her questionable range, with a career-low nine percent from behind the line in her Senior season.
Diamond Miller – G / Maryland
Miller has played a pivotal role in the consistency of the Terrapins over the last four years, but she blossomed in her Senior season. She was a prolific scorer this season, averaging 19.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game.
Her efficiency makes her stand out, shooting nearly 48% from the field. But not only is she a juggernaut offensively, but she’s also a tenacious defender at the guard position with her 6-foot-3 frame and averaged 2.1 steals per game this past season.
Maddy Siegrist – F / Villanova
When it comes to offensive production, Siegrist is synonymous with buckets. She put up the second-most points in a season with 1,081, behind only Kelsey Plum.
Averaging an astounding 29.2 points per game on 51% from the field and 36% from three-point range, she led Villanova to a Sweet Sixteen appearance this year, their best finish in twenty years. She’s an electric scorer that can assist any franchise at the next level.
Brea Beal – G / South Carolina
Beal may not stuff the stat sheet like the four players named before her, but she is potentially the best defender available in the draft.
As a pivotal part of the 2022 championship-winning Gamecocks, Beal was named to the All-SEC Defensive team this year and can plug in at either wing position with no effort.
The WNBA Draft will take place Monday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, and the first-round draft order is as follows:
- Indiana Fever
- Minnesota Lynx
- Dallas Wings (from Atlanta)
- Washington Mystics (from Los Angeles)
- Dallas Wings (from Phoenix)
- Atlanta Dream (from New York)
- Indiana Fever (from Dallas)
- Atlanta Dream (from Washington)
- Seattle Storm
- Los Angeles Sparks (from Connecticut)
- Dallas Wings (from Chicago)
- Minnesota Lynx (from Las Vegas)
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