Catch up on all of the headlines following the WNBA Draft 2026 presented by State Street Investment Management SPY.

The league’s 30th draft certainly wasn’t short on storylines and intrigue.

Four teams previously had five total players selected in the same draft: 2023 South Carolina, 2019 Notre Dame and Tennessee twice (1999 and 2008). With the 27th pick, the Mercury select Ines Pitarch-Granel, and the Dream select Indya Nivar with the 28th pick.

Raven Johnson is quickly acclimating to her new team. The former South Carolina Gamecocks star joined Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever as the 10th overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. Johnson made an immediate impact during her Fever debut.

With a new CBA signed, WNBA players are set to make more money than ever before. The rookies are more than excited.

Just two weeks ago, I wrote about the Washington Mystics breakup with former General Manager Jamila Wideman right before the WNBA Draft, and what the cited “strategic differences” could have been that birthed a rift between Wideman and a front office that was once in her corner.

How did the 15 WNBA franchises do with their offseason moves, including the draft? We rank them into four tiers.