The 2026 WNBA Draft is set to kick off in just a few hours, and you can feel the offseason tension easing—then sharpening—at the same time. After months of waiting, on Monday, April 13, one of the biggest nights on the calendar comes to life at The Shed in New York.
For a while, the talk around this draft has been almost ritualistic: the league usually heads into the event with a consensus No. 1 pick. This year wasn’t like that for long. The top spot felt up for grabs for weeks, turning every rumor into a kind of guess-the-endgame game for fans.
But after an action-packed first week of WNBA free agency, the path for the Dallas Wings started looking clearer, Misryoum newsroom reported. The Wings are expected to draft UConn Huskies guard Azzi Fudd at No. 1. In the mix for that top selection, Misryoum newsroom reported, are Spaniard Awa Fam, UCLA center Lauren Betts, and TCU guard Olivia Miles.
Here’s where Marta Suarez enters the bigger conversation. In the final WNBA mock draft projection, Misryoum newsroom reported that TCU’s Marta Suarez lands in the first round—specifically at No. 14 overall—with the Seattle Storm. That choice comes with the kind of “fit plus timing” logic that mock drafts live on, and Misryoum editorial desk noted the draft order factors in trades, including swaps and protections.
Suarez’s projected landing spot, at least in this scenario, makes some sense when you look at what Seattle needs versus what it can afford to wait on. Misryoum analysis indicates the Dream’s plan is basically to take the best player available at 13—then let that pick do the heavy lifting. Atlanta isn’t necessarily hunting for an immediate star in every situation, and if the follow-up piece lands in the right lane, development can happen fast.
The Hall’s analysis—part scout report, part roadmap—goes a step further. It suggests that, if the pick is Okot, the South Carolina center would be landing in a great place for her development. Head coach Karl Smesko could help her as a defender and strengthen her shooting, especially from 3-point range. It’s a classic “you don’t have to be perfect right away” kind of pitch, and you can almost hear it during a draft watch party—someone tapping their phone, the TV volume low because the room’s already buzzing.
Back to Suarez though, because the stats are the thing people will keep coming back to as the night gets closer. As of April 9, Misryoum editorial desk noted her line: position forward, current team TCU, 17.1 points per game, 7.4 rebounds per game, 2.3 assists per game, 45.3% field goal percentage, and 37.0% three-point field goal percentage. Seattle’s 2026 draft picks are also stacked in this scenario: No. 3 (via LA), No. 14 (via LV), No. 16 (via DAL) and No. 39. And with the draft underway soon… well, it’s always possible the order shifts. But for now, the buzz has a target.
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