2017 WNBA draft

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.

Draft lottery
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.

Lottery chances
All odds out of 1,000 based on percentages (the 11–12–13–14 combination is ignored).
 * San Antonio Stars (44.2%) – Won
 * Washington Mystics (10.4%)
 * Dallas Wings (22.7%)
 * Los Angeles Sparks (via Connecticut Sun) (22.7%)

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, were guaranteed no worse than the third pick.

Notable prospects
On November 29, 2016, WNBA.com posted notable prospects for the draft. The list included:
 * Alaina Coates – South Carolina
 * Kelsey Plum – Washington
 * Shatori Walker-Kimbrough – Maryland
 * Alexis Jones – Baylor
 * Nina Davis – Baylor
 * Nia Coffey – Northwestern
 * Brionna Jones – Maryland

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:
 * Brionna Jones, Maryland
 * Alexis Jones, Baylor
 * Allisha Gray, South Carolina
 * Kaela Davis, South Carolina
 * Nia Coffey, Northwestern
 * Alaina Coates, South Carolina
 * Erica McCall, Stanford
 * Kelsey Plum, Washington
 * Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland
 * Sydney Wiese, Oregon State

Post-draft day trades

 * Chicago Sky trade the draft rights of Chantel Osahor to the Minnesota Lynx for Keisha Hampton.