Early 2025 WNBA Mock Draft | Midseason Edition

From Paige Bueckers and Kiki Iriafen to Te-Hina Paopao and Dominique Malonga, the 2025 WNBA Draft has special top-end talent and depth. Today, WNBA analyst Hunter Cruse runs a lottery simulation and gives his early Mock Draft midway through the WNBA season.

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0:00 Intro
1:21 1. Washington
2:10 2. Los Angeles
3:11 3. Washington
4:56 4. Golden State
6:05 5. Dallas
6:58 6. Chicago
7:53 7. Indiana
8:46 8. New York
9:40 9. Las Vegas
10:49 10. Seattle
11:53 11. Minnesota
12:52 12. Chicago
14:04 13. Phoenix
15:29 Honorable Mentions
11:38 Outro

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➖ 202t WNBA Draft, WNBA, Women's Basketball, Paige Bueckers
Kiki Iriafen, Janiah Barker, Dominique Malonga, Ajsa Sivka, Olivia Miles, Saniya Rivers, Sonia Citron, Raven Johnson, Te-Hina Paopao

[HunterCruse]

Correction: Las Vegas no longer has their first-round pick. It was rescinded by the league. Point stands, I like the idea of them adding a point guard like Raven Johnson

[TheReddee]

Aneesah Morrow not being a first rounder is CRIMINAL! 😂

[Vellyg]

Te-Hina Paopao is a top 6 pick and Chicago needs to take her with their first pick. Her 3 pt shooting is too valuable and i even think she should go before Miles.

[ZayTheHomie]

LA literally cannot take Kiki it doesn't make sense unless they trade Hamby

[vrtillinfinity]

Chicago needs a great playmaking pass first guard for Angel and Kamilla, there’s way too many times where they’re open in the paint and don’t get the ball.

As for Seattle I just want them to give Nika minutes, I don’t know how they expect her to develop getting 2 minutes every other game smh. But yea a player like Paopao would be great for them.

[taylorferguson]

I feel like Chicago needs to take a PG. Pao Pao would help our 3 Point shooting and our point guard problem

[kingxavierlovely]

This is definitely... the boldest mock draft lmao. Theres a non zero percent chance Aneesah goes 2nd in this draft and to have her not even a first rounder is... interesting lmao.
As a Sky fan, my draft board is
1. Paige (duh)
2. Olivia Miles- We need shooting, but we just as badly need a floor general to get our bigs easy looks, hoping she falls to us
3. Pao-Pao- Someone who can share ball handling duties with Chennedy, but shoot lights out, again hoping she falls to us
4. Raven Johnson- Pesky defender who has chemistry with Kam, and is good friends with Angel. I think the next player on my board is better, but because of the vibes I think she would fit Chicago better
5. Georgia Amoore- Great passer, but not floor general if that makes sense. I just think she could replicate Dana's minutes and hopefully be better lmao.

[dikkwyg]

This video is exactly what some of us WNBA fans have been waiting for.

Great job.

[ALLCITY]

Love the 12th pick for Chicago with B. Hall but the first pick they need a PG

[CharlesTaylor-pn]

I want Olivia Miles here in Chicago in 2025

[KazeShikamaru]

I would like either a PG wing for my Sky.

[danncorbit]

Though she is rough, Malonga is a freakish athlete with the biggest upside in the draft. Admittedly, there is a non-vanishingly small chance of a bust too. But she is very young and could grow into a world beater. How good could she be by age 22? I would have her two or three slots higher.

[rickinquest]

If the Sparks have the #1 Pick, add Paige Bueckers to Cameron Brink and Los Angeles will make them superstars for their beauty and get 'em endorsement deals.

[moiradeschuytter]

I love that you're also looking at international players and not just college players from the US! There is so much talent out there and I never see people picking internationals for their mock drafts even though there is definitely a chance of them getting drafted. It's obvious that people just aren't familiar with them, cause they just have less tape of them, but I'm happy you considered them :)

[GMUHistorian]

As a Mystics fan, I've referred to this season as Tank For Page. I know Iriafen is *very* good, but I've liked Bueckers ever since she arrived at UConn. I know this is heresy, but I've always liked her more than Clark.

[jwells]

Great work as always and I love the idea of Raven Johnson in Vegas. She would flourish as a defender on a veteran team.

[BillyBobCooter]

Janiah Barker at 4 is ludicrous, she has been the biggest Bust of her class.

[elilam]

I prefer PaoPao to Chicago. She already knows how to pass to kamilla and she can shoot the 3 better than almost anyone in the next draft class

[kennethrobinson]

Pretty awesome mock draft breakdown. I am just glad that the WNBA is slowly finally expanding with teams. It sucks watching so much talent either not getting decent minutes, little minutes or no minutes. Just wasting away on a bench somewhere.

[seanstroman]

2027 WNBA draft class gonna special man

Juju Watkins
Hanna Hidalgo
Milaysia Fulwiley
Audi Crooks
Mikayla Williams
KK Arnold
Teresa Johnson

This has the potential to be what the 96' draft was for the NBA I feel