Despite an ongoing labor dispute and negotiation between the WNBA and its players, the league is moving forward with the WNBA Draft Lottery on Sunday, Nov. 23. It will air on ESPN at 6:30 pm ET and feature the league’s five lottery teams drawing their draft spots for 2026.
Teams that do not make the playoffs the previous season are eligible to draft in the lottery. Since the league expanded to 13 teams this year, keeping its 8-team playoff format, there are five lottery teams. This is also the only season that the 5-team format will stick around, given the league is expanding to 15 teams in 2026. Next season,
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