Lynx awarded No. 2 pick in WNBA draft in lottery

The Minnesota Lynx were awarded the No overall pick in the WNBA draft in Sunday s draft lottery This selection will no doubt be an major part of our future as we continue our pursuit of a fifth WNBA Championship Lynx coach and president of basketball operations Cheryl Reeve stated in a report disclosed by the unit Minnesota got the second pick despite having the best record in the league last year It had a chance of securing the No pick in the lottery The Lynx possessed the Chicago Sky s first-round pick after a previous deal The Dallas Wings won the draft lottery for the second consecutive year The Wings who drafted Minnesota native Paige Bueckers No last year had a chance to secure the top pick again Seattle Washington and Chicago rounded out the lottery This marked the fifth time in the history of the lottery that the results matched the order of chances held by the teams the last came in While there s no clear No pick in the draft like Bueckers last season there s a host of draft-eligible players in college including UCLA s Lauren Betts UConn s Azzi Fudd LSU s Flau jae Johnson and TCU s Olivia Miles There s also Spanish participant Awa Fam The Associated Press contributed to this story Related Articles Who are the greatest women s college basketball players Ref from crew Cheryl Reeve criticized just received an NBA promotion Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve I will never apologize for being me Lynx s Napheesa Collier roasts WNBA leadership Shorthanded Lynx eliminated with Contest loss in Phoenix