2013 WNBA draft

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Field	Value
name	2013 WNBA draft
image	2013_wnba_draft.png
sport	Basketball
date	April 15, 2013
location	Bristol, Connecticut
network	ESPN2, ESPNU
league	WNBA
first	Brittney Griner
Phoenix Mercury
prev	2012
next	2014
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The 2013 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 15, 2013, at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut at 8:00 pm EDT. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD), with the second and third rounds shown on ESPNU.

Draft lottery

The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2013 draft occurred on September 26, 2012. For the first time in league history, the lottery was televised (during SportsCenter at 6:30 pm ET).

Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2013 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places: ::data[format=table] | Team | 2012 record | Lottery chances | Pick | 1st||2nd||3rd||4th | |---|---|---|---|---| | Washington Mystics | 5–29 | 442 | .442 | .316 | | Phoenix Mercury | 7–27 | 276 | .276 | .310 | | Tulsa Shock | 9–25 | 178 | .178 | .230 | | Chicago Sky | 14–20 | 104 | .104 | .145 | | Shaded block denotes actual lottery result. | | | | | ::

Transactions

February 2, 2012: The Minnesota Lynx signed-and-traded Alexis Hornbuckle to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a 2013 second round draft pick.
March 14, 2012: The Chicago Sky acquired Sonja Petrovic from the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for a 2013 second round draft pick.
February 19, 2013: The Washington Mystics receive the seventh and 19th overall pick from the Atlanta Dream as part of the Jasmine Thomas trade. Atlanta receives the 13th overall pick.
February 27, 2013: The New York Liberty receive the seventh overall pick from the Washington Mystics as part of the Kia Vaughn trade. Washington receives the 17th overall pick.
March 1, 2013: The New York Liberty receive the 15th and 27th overall picks as part of a three-team trade. The Tulsa Shock receive the 29th overall pick.
April 15, 2013: The New York Liberty receive the 25th overall pick from the Washington Mystics as part of the Quanitra Hollingsworth trade.

Draft invitees

The WNBA announced on April 11, 2013, the 12 players were invited to attend the draft.

USA Alex Bentley, Penn State
USA Kelsey Bone, Texas A&M
USA Layshia Clarendon, California
USA Elena Delle Donne, Delaware
USA Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame
USA Kelly Faris, Connecticut
USA Brittney Griner, Baylor
USA Tianna Hawkins, Maryland
USA Tayler Hill, Ohio State
USA Lindsey Moore, Nebraska
USA Ta’Shauna “Sugar” Rodgers, Georgetown
USA Toni Young, Oklahoma State

Key

Draft

Round 1

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Pick	Player	Nationality	Team	School / club team
1	*		Phoenix Mercury	Baylor (Sr.)
2	**** *	Chicago Sky	Delaware (Sr.)
3	*	Tulsa Shock	Notre Dame (Sr.)
4		Washington Mystics	Ohio State (Sr.)
5	+	New York Liberty	Texas A&M (Jr.)
6		Seattle Storm	Maryland (Sr.)
7		New York Liberty (from Atlanta via Washington)	Oklahoma State (Sr.)
8		CAN Canada	San Antonio Silver Stars	Syracuse (Sr.)
9	+		Indiana Fever	California (Sr.)
10		Los Angeles Sparks	Kentucky (Sr.)
11		Connecticut Sun	Connecticut (Sr.)
12		Minnesota Lynx	Nebraska (Sr.)
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Round 2

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Pick	Player	Nationality	Team	School / club team
13	+		Atlanta Dream (from Washington)	Penn State (Sr.)
14	+	Minnesota Lynx (from Phoenix)	Georgetown (Sr.)
15		New York Liberty (from Tulsa)	Tennessee (Sr.)
16		San Antonio Silver Stars (from Chicago)	Arizona (Sr.)
17		Washington Mystics (from New York)	St. John's (Sr.)
18		Seattle Storm	Iowa State (Sr.)
19	+		Washington Mystics (from Atlanta)	Villeneuve-d'Ascq (France)
20	#		San Antonio Silver Stars	Perpignan (France)
21			Indiana Fever	Georgia (Sr.)
22	#	Los Angeles Sparks	Kansas State (Sr.)
23	#	Connecticut Sun	Iowa State (Sr.)
24		Minnesota Lynx	Colorado (Sr.)
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Round 3

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Pick	Player	Nationality	Team	School / club team
25	#		New York Liberty (from Washington)	St. John's (Sr.)
26			Phoenix Mercury	Penn State (Sr.)
27	#		New York Liberty (from Tulsa)	Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
28	#		Chicago Sky	Baylor (Sr.)
29		Tulsa Shock (from New York)	Kansas (Sr.)
30		Seattle Storm	Georgia (Sr.)
31	Anne Marie Armstrong	Atlanta Dream	Georgia (Sr.)
32	#	San Antonio Silver Stars	Oklahoma (Sr.)
33	#	Indiana Fever	Florida (Sr.)
34	**		Los Angeles Sparks	Elizabeth-Basket Kivorograd (Ukraine)
35	#		Connecticut Sun	South Florida (Sr.)
36			Minnesota Lynx	North Carolina (Sr.)
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Notes:

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 2013 draft but have played at least one game in the WNBA. ::data[format=table]

Player	Position	School/club team
	C	Temple (Sr.)
	G	North Carolina (Sr.)
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References

(April 11, 2013). "2013 Draft Invitees". Women's National Basketball Association.
Kacēns, Jānis. (17 April 2013). "Alina Iagupova's WNBA draft selection has been voided". LoveWomensBasketball.com.

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