Dallas cashed in on its 42% chance to win the lottery on Sunday night.
UConn's Paige Bueckers, right, poses for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected first overall by the Dallas Wings during the first round of the WNBA basketball draft, Monday, April 14, 2025, in New York.
Dallas had a 42% chance — the No. 1 odds — to win the lottery, and the team did so for a second consecutive year. The Wings secured the top pick in 2024 and Securing another No. 1 pick should bode well for the Wings, who finished 10-34 in 2025 under first-year coach Chris Koclanes and 9-31 the previous season. Now, withSpanish center Awa Fam is the projected No. 1 pick in ESPN’s 2026 WNBA mock draft. Other top prospects include UCLA’s Lauren Betts, TCU’s Olivia Miles and UConn’s Azzi Fudd. Fudd and Bueckers, who won a national championship together at UConn last season,Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington's A La Carte.Entering Sunday, Dallas had the rights to three first-round draft selections over the next two years, including a lottery pick in 2026. The draft lottery took place amid negotiations between the WNBA and the players’ union over a new collective bargaining agreement. The deadline for negotiations was extended from Oct. 31 to Nov. 30.Myah Taylor covers high school sports and the Dallas Wings. She formerly worked as a Collin County reporter for The Dallas Morning News. Taylor has contributed to the Austin American-Statesman, Yahoo Sports, the Los Angeles Times and Texas Monthly. She is a 2022 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.Live updates from Cowboys-Eagles: Dallas trails in second half at AT&T Stadium
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