As expected, Caitlin Clark went first overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft, but the Iowa guard wasn’t the only exciting selection of the night.
Some teams, of course, did better than others. Here are five franchises who stood out, for better or for worse:
Winners
The Fever are winners not just because they drafted a generational talent Monday, but because they’ve done it two straight years. They drafted South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston first overall in 2023, and now Iowa's Caitlin Clark. Boston and Clark are a duo that will instantly lift the franchise, with Boston’s inside presence and Clark’s ability to create.