Overview
- Portland Fire, a new WNBA team, drafted 21-year-old Frieda Bühner with the 17th pick in New York.
- It remains uncertain whether she will join the WNBA this season, with a possible decision to stay in Europe ahead of the home World Cup in Berlin from September 4–13.
- A roster spot would make her the fifth German player in the league next season, with national teammate Luisa Geiselsöder already in Portland.
- Bühner most recently played in Spain for Movistar Estudiantes after early pro minutes with GiroLive Panthers Osnabrück and a brief stop at the University of Florida.
- Dallas selected UConn guard Azzi Fudd first overall, as German standouts also reshuffle teams with moves involving Satou and Nyara Sabally, Leonie Fiebich, and Luisa Geiselsöder.