WNBA draft: Azzi Fudd goes No 1, UCLA smash record and Flau’jae Johnson traded – as it happened

TCU’s Miles is No 2, Spain’s Fam No 3, UCLA’s Betts No 4 Fudd is set for reunion with fellow No 1 pick Bueckers Sign up for WNBA 30: a limited run women’s basketball newsletter Last year, No 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers got a $78,831 salary as a rookie. Tonight, the top pick will get a $500,000 salary. That bump is thanks to the salary increases in the new collective bargaining agreement. The new CBA includes specific salary tiers for each of the top eight picks – for example, the No 2 pick will earn a base salary of $466,913. Second- and third-round picks who sign contracts with teams will earn the new league minimum of $270,000. That’s up from $69.3k for second-rounders and $66k for third-rounders last year. Continue reading...

Ella Brockway in New York · Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:42 PM
US news | The Guardian

WNBA draft: Azzi Fudd goes No 1, UCLA smash record and Flau’jae Johnson traded – as it happened

TCU’s Miles is No 2, Spain’s Fam No 3, UCLA’s Betts No 4
Fudd is set for reunion with fellow No 1 pick Bueckers
Sign up for WNBA 30: a limited run women’s basketball newsletter

Last year, No 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers got a $78,831 salary as a rookie. Tonight, the top pick will get a $500,000 salary.

That bump is thanks to the salary increases in the new collective bargaining agreement. The new CBA includes specific salary tiers for each of the top eight picks – for example, the No 2 pick will earn a base salary of $466,913. Second- and third-round picks who sign contracts with teams will earn the new league minimum of $270,000. That’s up from $69.3k for second-rounders and $66k for third-rounders last year.

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