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Comets and Tempo Share Top Odds as WNBA Lottery Nears

The Nov. 15 televised drawing will set the first two picks while USC guard JuJu Watkins remains eligible for college and has not declared for the 2027 draft.

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UCLA guard Kiki Rice poses with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected sixth overall by the Toronto Tempo in the first round of the WNBA basketball draft Monday, April 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
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Overview

  • The WNBA will hold the draft lottery on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, and the drawing will determine the No. 1 and No. 2 selections.
  • Houston Comets and Toronto Tempo each hold a 32.9 percent chance at the top pick based on the league’s two-year cumulative record formula.
  • Houston holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over Toronto from 2026, which means Houston cannot fall below the third pick while Toronto is guaranteed no worse than fourth.
  • The lottery uses 14 numbered balls with four drawn to form combinations that decide the first two picks, and the Los Angeles Sparks hold two small lottery entries after acquiring Phoenix’s first-round pick.
  • JuJu Watkins is widely projected as the presumptive No. 1 if she enters the draft, but she retains eligibility after a 2025 ACL redshirt and will not have to decide until after USC’s season, a choice that will shape multiple rebuilding teams’ plans and her own financial and Olympic prospects.