The 2024 WNBA draft class, led by Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, has transformed the league. Their unique talents and the attention they generated helped enable a historic collective bargaining agreement and a 2026 Finals Game 7 that drew 3.3 million viewers. As the class enters its fourth season, a redraft exercise shows Clark would still be the No. 1 pick, but Reese would move up to No. 2, while French guards Carla Leite and Leïla Lacan would rise into the top four.
1. Indiana Fever: Caitlin Clark
Original pick: Caitlin Clark. Clark set the NCAA scoring record and led Iowa to back-to-back national championship games. She immediately became one of the WNBA's best guards, earning All-WNBA First Team honors in her two healthy seasons and turning the Fever into a playoff team every year since her arrival, including a franchise-record 28 wins in 2026.
2. Los Angeles Sparks: Angel Reese
Original pick: Cameron Brink. Brink tore her ACL early in her rookie season and has played only 65 games. Reese, originally picked seventh, has grown into one of the league's best young bigs, winning Defensive Player of the Year and leading the Atlanta Dream to the 2026 Finals. She is now clearly the second-best player in the class.
3. Chicago Sky: Carla Leite
Original pick: Kamilla Cardoso. Cardoso has not been impactful, with the Sky slightly better when she is off the floor. Leite, originally ninth to Dallas, broke out in 2026 with the Portland Fire, posting one of the best high-volume pick-and-roll seasons ever and finishing third in Most Improved Player voting. She has established herself as a franchise point guard at age 22.
4. Los Angeles Sparks: Leïla Lacan
Original pick: Rickea Jackson. Jackson was traded to Chicago and tore her ACL four games into her Sky tenure. Lacan, originally tenth, has become one of the league's best perimeter defenders. In two seasons, the Connecticut Sun were 18-35 with her and 4-31 without her. Pairing Lacan with Reese would give the Sparks elite defensive potential.
5. Dallas Wings: Cameron Brink
Original pick: Jacy Sheldon. Sheldon struggled and was traded after her rookie season. Despite Brink's ACL injury, her rim protection and mobility make her a unique defensive asset that the Wings would still select at No. 5.
6. Washington Mystics: Rickea Jackson
Original pick: Aaliyah Edwards. Edwards lasted one season before being traded. Jackson remains the best wing in the class with elite self-creation ability, a skill set the Mystics have lacked.
7. Chicago Sky: Sydney Taylor
Original pick: Angel Reese. Reese would not be available at No. 7 in this redraft. Taylor, undrafted in 2024, earned a roster spot in 2026 and made the All-Rookie Team as a quick, elite finisher at the basket.
8. Minnesota Lynx: Aaliyah Edwards
Original pick: Alissa Pili. Pili played only 46 games before being waived. Edwards, who found her stride in Connecticut last season, would be a better fit for the Lynx's system.
9. Dallas Wings: Isobel Borlase
Original pick: Carla Leite. Leite is unavailable. Borlase, an Australian who won WNBL MVP, arrived in 2026 and excelled in the playoffs for the Dream, showing no fear in the Finals.
10. Connecticut Sun: Emma Čechová
Original pick: Leïla Lacan. Lacan is unavailable. Čechová, eligible for the 2024 draft, signed with Minnesota as an undrafted free agent and started well before an ACL tear.
11. New York Liberty: Kamilla Cardoso
Original pick: Marquesha Davis. Davis played only 29 games before being waived. Cardoso is not an ideal fit for the Liberty's style but would be impossible to pass at this stage.
12. Atlanta Dream: Jacy Sheldon
Original pick: Nyadiew Puoch. Puoch never played for Atlanta. Sheldon, despite struggles, could become a useful defensive-minded bench guard with stability.
