WNBA Mock Draft: Bueckers No. 1, Malonga Rises; Van Lith, Prince Out

The WNBA draft is set to take place on Monday, with Paige Bueckers expected to be the top pick. This mock draft projects the first round of the draft.

The whirlwind for Paige Bueckers is at full tilt and might not ease up until late in the fall. Like the past two No. 1 WNBA draft picks, South Carolina's Aliyah Boston and Iowa's Caitlin Clark, Bueckers will go from the Final Four to the draft with little time to reflect on her college career because the next step is right around the corner. Bueckers is expected to be the top pick Monday in the WNBA draft (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York City. Who will follow her? Since our last mock draft, three prominent college players are out of the first round. Guard Olivia Miles, who was in the No. 2 slot previously, is staying for her fifth season in college and recently transferred to TCU. Guard Hailey Van Lith and center Sedona Prince, who just finished their college careers helping TCU make the Elite Eight, were previously in the No. 9 and 12 spots. Current intel from around the league projects them to more likely be second-round picks, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing if they end up with a team that is the right fit. Here is ESPN's latest mock draft of the first round.

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