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2025 WNBA Mock Draft: Olivia Miles rises as Kiki Iriafen teams up with Angel Reese
We’ve had plenty of notable news and events transpire since our previous 2025 WNBA mock draft. The Golden State Valkyries drafted their expansion team, providing us with a new perspective on what their roster needs may look like. The new college season has begun and prospects are making their case to rise up draft boards.
Let’s dive into another WNBA mock draft, with each pick representing what I would do, not what I think will happen. It’s far too early to make concrete predictions, but we can begin to envision what the first round may look like.
1. Dallas Wings - Paige Bueckers, G, UConn
This selection likely won’t change throughout the cycle unless something drastic happens. We broke down Bueckers’s strong start to the year earlier this season. Her two recent games against Louisville and Holy Cross didn’t feature as much scoring, but that’s far from cause for concern.
Part of Bueckers’s greatness comes in her scalability. When her teammates heat up, she has no problems moving off of the ball and adding value as a spacer, cutter and defender. That will serve her well at the next level, as she’ll certainly have other on-ball stars that she’ll need to co-exist with.
Arike Ogunbowale ranked 11th in usage rate (25.9%) last season and Satou Sabally will demand her shots as well. Even if Bueckers quickly develops into the best of that bunch, she’ll need to take a back seat at times on offense, which she’s fully capable of doing.
2. Los Angeles Sparks - Olivia Miles, PG, Notre Dame
After drafting two future star frontcourt players last season, the Sparks will search for a high-level lead guard to complete their young core. Miles is playing like a future WNBA star to begin her season and would pair beautifully with Rickea Jackson’s shotmaking and Cameron Brink’s two-way interior presence.
Miles has struggled to shoot the three efficiently in the past, potentially limiting her ceiling as a sub-6-foot point. During her last healthy season, Miles made 22.8% of her 2.8 3-point attempts per game. Through nine games this season, she’s draining an elite 46.2% of her 4.3 attempts per game. The efficiency will likely dip back to earth, but her uptick in volume is encouraging.
If Miles improves her jumper, she boasts all other tools required of a star guard. Her elite quickness, advantage creation and playmaking all project well to the WNBA. Her presence would help elevate LA’s other core pieces and their scoring and defense would help lift Miles even higher.
3. Chicago Sky - Kiki Iriafen, F, USC
Miles leaving the board one slot before Chicago complicates this pick quite a bit. Both of the top players on the board, Kiki Iriafen and Dominique Malonga, are both bigs without reliable 3-point shots. Chicago, of course, drafted two of those last season. The best fits for the Sky, shooters like Sonia Citron and Azzi Fudd, aren’t the caliber of prospect that the bigs are.
We’ll settle on Iriafen for this mock, but I don’t feel great about it. Her fit with Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso could be clunky on the offensive end, as none of them are reliable spacers. Iriafen at least has been an excellent mid-range shooter in the past, providing a possible outlet for better offense.
Iriafen’s defensive versatility would only add to Chicago’s already stout interior defense. Her, Reese and Cardoso would present immense challenges on the glass and on offense for other teams, further building on their current identity. But this isn’t a wonderful spot for the Sky, regardless of how you slice it, even if Iriafen is a high-level talent.
4. Washington Mystics - Dominique Malonga, C, ASVEL
Malonga might sport the highest upside of any prospect in this draft class and the Mystics will be elated to land her at this slot. The 6’6 19-year-old big defends at a high level already overseas, altering shots at the rim with her incredible size, length and explosion. Malonga’s explosiveness and mobility suggest real offensive upside even if she’s farther away on that end.
She likely wouldn’t come over to the WNBA for a few seasons and her play with the French national team may complicate things. But Malonga is the level of talent worth swinging on, even if there’s a potential downside baked in. Defensive anchor bigs are far too valuable to overlook.
5. Golden State Valkyries - Saniya Rivers, G, NC State
We’ve finally learned what the Valkyries expansion roster will look like. Golden State loaded up on young talent and shooting like Kate Martin, Carla Leite and Cecelia Zandalasini. It makes sense to add a dynamic athlete like Rivers to that mix with immense defensive potential. She’s averaging 2.6 stocks (steals + blocks) per game so far, weaponizing her 6’1 frame, length and twitch to defend all positions on and off-ball.
Rivers must improve as a shooter and off-ball player, but her upside with the ball is immense. It’s always worth swinging on special tools and Rivers brings those as a versatile defender and a potent advantage creator on the offensive end. The Valkyries should be shooting for the stars and Rivers’s upside is as high as most in this class.
6. Washington Mystics (via ATL) - Sonia Citron, G, Notre Dame
With their first pick of the first round, the Mystics added a long-term, developmental prospect. It would make sense to draft a pro-ready prospect like Citron, who will immediately slot in as an effective off-ball shotmaker and defender at the WNBA level. Citron makes excellent decisions (1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio), rarely putting the basketball in harm’s way.
She might not have enough slashing or advantage creation chops to develop into a high-end star, but Citron profiles as an impact complementary piece on great teams for years to come. Her excellent length, defense, off-ball movement and shooting will boost Washington now and in the future.
7. New York Liberty (via PHX) - Azzi Fudd, G, UConn
Similar to Citron, Fudd will function as a smooth shotmaking off-ball guard at the next level. She’s a dynamic shotmaker, shooting 38.6% on 12.1 3-point attempts per 100 possessions throughout her college career. Her playmaking has been strong to open the new UConn season, posting an absurd 4.5 assist-to-turnover ratio in five games.
Fudd’s health will be something to monitor, as she’s missed entire seasons due to injury. Any team drafting her must keep this in mind. The defending champions already have a stacked roster and could handle any missed time Fudd may face as she develops and acclimates to the WNBA level.
8. Indiana Fever - Shyanne Sellers, F, Maryland
Sellers is a versatile creator on the wing, thriving as a ballhandler, finisher and playmaker at times. She’s an incredibly talented shotmaker, capable of playing both with and without the ball. Always a high-volume playmaker, Sellers has posted an absurd 32.9% assist rate so far this season.
The Fever desperately needs more creation and offensive juice from the perimeter to lessen the load on Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell. Sellers must improve her 3-point shooting to hit her ceiling as an off-ball wing, but she’d instantly boost Indiana’s secondary creation and defense on the wings.
9. Seattle Storm - Rori Harmon, PG, Texas
Jewell Loyd’s recent trade request will make guard play even more of a need for the Storm this offseason. Harmon has started the season strong on both ends as usual, making plays for others and living in the paint. Her incredible 4.8% steal rate is actually a bit lower than last season, but she’s a unique defensive player with her quick hands and tenacity.
She’ll need to improve her outside shot to thrive as a 5’6 guard at the WNBA level, but Harmon will instantly contribute on the defensive end and as a passer in the open floor. Drafting Harmon would only strengthen a Seattle defense that ranked in the top four (96.4 defensive rating) last season.
10. Chicago Sky (via CON) - Jordan Hobbs, F, Michigan
After drafting Kiki Iriafen in the top three, drafting a shooter at this slot becomes even more critical. Hobbs is a rare shooting talent for a 6’3 wing, shooting 35.7% on 7.8 3-pointers per 100 possessions throughout her career. Hobbs sprints off of movement and can pull off of the dribble and her handling skill extends to some basic driving.
Her athleticism will limit her as a finisher, driver and defender at the next level, as Hobbs lacks the strength and explosion to thrive in the paint. Chicago’s defense will be stout enough to compensate some for Hobbs on that end, as they desperately need her shooting. She’s an incredibly high-feel player on both ends, providing some hope for her off-ball defensive upside.
11. Minnesota Lynx - Maddy Westbeld, F, Notre Dame
The Lynx lost Cecelia Zandalasini to the Valkyries, so it makes sense for them to draft another floor-spacing big. Westbeld has proven herself an excellent stretch-four throughout her career, shooting 35% from deep. Aside from spotting up, Westbeld can initiate offense from the post to score and pass and create a bit off of the dribble.
Westbeld is currently out with a foot injury and her mobility on the defensive end is already a limiting factor. She’s a stout defensive playmaker and her size impresses, but quicker players can get the best of her on the perimeter. The Lynx are an elite defensive team that would benefit from Westbeld’s offensive toolkit. Minnesota will value her immediate translation and offensive skillset highly.
12. Phoenix Mercury - Georgia Amoore, G, Kentucky
Amoore’s profile consists of major strengths and weaknesses more than most prospects in this class. She’s only 5’6 without elite athletic tools, leading to major interior scoring and defensive struggles. Opposing teams can hunt her on defense and Amoore’s lack of paint scoring and foul drawing limit her efficiency.
But few prospects are more talented with the ball in their hands than Amoore. She’s a potent shotmaker, handler and pick and roll creator and an ideal offensive fit in a spaced-out WNBA. Some teams and matchups may invalidate Amoore to some extent, but her quickness, twitch with the ball and creative playmaking could make her special in other ways.
2025 WNBA Mock Draft: final order for the first round
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