2017 WNBA draft
| 2017 WNBA draft | |
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| General information | |
| Date(s) | April 13, 2017 |
| Time | 7:00 pm EDT |
| Location | Samsung 837, New York City |
| Network(s) (US) |
ESPN2 (First Round) ESPNU (Second and Third Rounds) |
| First selection | Kelsey Plum, G, Washington |
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The 2017 WNBA Draft was the league's draft for the 2017 WNBA season. On March 30, the WNBA announced that the draft would take place on April 13 in New York at Samsung 837.
The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2017 draft occurred on September 28, 2016. The winner of the lottery, the San Antonio Stars, picked first.
This is the fourth time that the lottery was won by the team that had the highest odds. The lottery odds were based on combined records from the 2015 and 2016 WNBA seasons. The San Antonio Stars, with the worst two-year record, was guaranteed no worse than the third pick.
On November 29, 2016, WNBA.com posted notable prospects for the draft. The list included:
On April 6, 2017, the WNBA released the names of the players who would be invited to be in attendance at the draft through their @WNBA Twitter account:
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