The women’s basketball calendar moves quickly, and it’s already time for the 2025 WNBA Draft, which will take place Monday night in New York City. UConn star Paige Bueckers, who led the Huskies to their first national championship since 2016, is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick to the Dallas Wings, but nothing is set in stone after that.

Perhaps the primary reason for all the uncertainty is that a number of top prospects decided to forgo the draft and return to school. Notre Dame’s Olivia Miles, the projected No. 2 pick, opted out and will enter the transfer portal, while UConn’s Azzi Fudd, who was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player, also went back to use her extra year of eligibility. Furthermore, LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson and UCLA’s Lauren Betts, both of whom could have left school early, will return for their senior seasons.

Zooming out, this is a fascinating period for the WNBA. A new collective bargaining agreement is being negotiated between the league and the WNBPA and is expected to be in place for the 2026 season, nearly every single player not on a rookie-scale contract will be a free agent, and expansion has arrived. The Golden State Valkyries will begin play this season, with the Toronto Tempo and a yet unnamed Portland franchise joining in 2026.

All of that will affect how teams approach this draft. Some may take a win-now approach while they know what their roster looks like and grab a player who can help this season. Others may know they’re going to hit the reset button in 2026 and opt for future potential over short-term fit. We won’t find out those answers until draft night.

What we do know, though, is where each team will select and what their biggest needs are, at least for this season. Ahead of Monday, here’s a closer look at where each team stands heading into the draft and some possible fits for their top picks.