Overview
- The WNBA published official odds this week showing the Houston Comets and Toronto Tempo each with a 32.9 percent chance for the No. 1 overall pick.
- Houston holds the head-to-head tiebreaker after going 1-2 against Toronto in 2026, which means Houston cannot fall below the third pick and Toronto is guaranteed at least the fourth pick.
- Six teams are in the lottery for the first two selections — Houston, Toronto, Washington (via Chicago), Seattle, Portland and the Los Angeles Sparks — with Seattle, Washington and Portland holding smaller single-team odds and the Sparks owning two entries through a prior trade.
- The lottery uses 14 numbered balls to draw four-ball combinations that award the No. 1 and No. 2 picks, and the remaining draft order for lottery teams is set by their two-year records.
- JuJu Watkins is widely projected as the likely No. 1 prospect if she declares, but she retains a medical-redshirt option to return to USC, so teams say their rebuilding plans and draft strategies will hinge on her decision.