The History of WNBA No. 1 Picks 🙌

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  • @lizzyphinsfan9927
    @lizzyphinsfan9927 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Legend Tina Thompson looking like she’s about to run the league, but first win a court case as a district attorney. The power suit was awesome!

  • @Dnc1ngQueen
    @Dnc1ngQueen 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Some 1st pick trivia (who knows, maybe it could help y'all in your pub quizzes!)
    1997 - Tina Thompson will always be remembered as the "1st pick," but she was actually the 33rd player signed to a WNBA team! Because the league was starting from scratch, the rosters were built in 3 stages. The first stage involved an April 1996 press conference in which Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoops, and Rebecca Lobo announced the creation of the league and their promised participation. They along with 13 other players were randomly assigned to the 8 WNBA teams. The second stage occurred in Feb 1997 and involved 2 draft rounds, selecting from a wider pool of professional players. And the third stage in April 1997 was the college draft round, which is what you see in this video.
    1998 - Margo Dydek was the tallest ever female professional basketball player in the world (no surprise if you look at how she towers over Val Ackerman) at 7 ft 2 inches. She tragically passed away at the age of 37 from a heart attack. She is the only #1 pick who is no longer with us.
    2000 - Ann Wauters is the only #1 pick currently coaching a WNBA team - She is the assistant coach of the Chicago Sky
    2002 - Sue Bird retired in 2022 with the most career wins in W history, having won 333 games (all with the Seattle Storm). She currently is tied for longest W career at 20 seasons. However, next year she will be overtaken by...
    2004 - Diana Taurasi is currently 41 years old and the oldest active player in either the NBA or WNBA. She ties Sue Bird's career this year with her 20th season, but has a contract through at least her 21st season in 2025. She is also the first W player to have more than 10,000 regular-season points.
    2008 - Candace Parker is the only W player to have won championships for three different teams, having brought the trophy home to the Sparks (2016), the Sky (2021), and the Aces (2023). She also is one of 8 W players to have a brother playing in the NBA.
    2011 - Maya Moore still holds the record for most NCAA basketball wins, male or female, having a 150-4 record while at UConn In 2020, she also was the first W player to be listed in the Time 100 (now joined by Candace Parker in 2022 and Brittney Griner in 2023)
    2012 - Nneka Ogwumike is currently serving her third term as WNBA Players Association President. She is one of 7 sister pairs who have played in the W, but the Ogwumikes are the only sisters to have both gone #1 in the draft. And they're only the second sibling set to accomplish that feat in any professional American league (after the Manning brothers).
    2013 - Brittney Griner is the only player in NCAA history, male or female, to both score 2,000 points and block 500 shots. She was the first ever WNBA player to dunk twice in one game.
    2014 - Chiney Ogwumike shares the distinction with Nneka above, but she also is the first WNBA player to host a nationally broadcast ESPN show.
    2016 - Breanna Stewart currently holds the W record for most points scored in a single season, with 885 points.
    2020 - Sabrina Ionescu currently holds the W record for most 3-pointers in a single season (124). She is also the first W player to compete at an NBA All-Star game, going up against Steph Curry in a 3-point showdown.
    And of course, we all know the fun facts about this year's #1 pick!

    • @dmwash85ify
      @dmwash85ify 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don't see any comments on this post so let me give you a big THANK YOU! for these little facts. A lot of these I did not know.

  • @platinumslim6161
    @platinumslim6161 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    With the first pick in the 2025 draft, the (Insert team) select, Paige Bueckers, from the University of Connecticut

  • @ronandanne1
    @ronandanne1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Some wonderful players here!! And nobody could block a shot like Margo Dydek!

    • @mongoslade277
      @mongoslade277 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wasn't she like 7'2"

  • @gphillimo
    @gphillimo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Young Sue Bird was 🔥🔥🔥

  • @zeea9610
    @zeea9610 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Tina Thompson and her iconic red lipsticks will forever scream Woman's basketball to me. Loved watching her as a teen.

  • @soseiqueestouaqui435
    @soseiqueestouaqui435 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I want to watch Angel and Kamilla🔥🔥

  • @claytonlockhart5649
    @claytonlockhart5649 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Hey that there Sue Bird pick turned out to be a pretty good pick by Seattle 😆 🤣 😂

    • @martinmendoza1492
      @martinmendoza1492 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yeah. She could be in the HOF because of her accolades…

  • @ak-xp4hp
    @ak-xp4hp 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    RIP Margo Dydek

  • @Deniseallday
    @Deniseallday 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Jackie Young 💫

  • @titancheat
    @titancheat 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Houston comets ran the league early on. NY and LA were good too. Rebecca Lobo and Lisa leslie etc.

    • @Jejohns
      @Jejohns 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      True, I haven’t watch much of the WNBA when Houston left

  • @QuiteStorm2.0
    @QuiteStorm2.0 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Bring back the Comets ☄️!!!!!

  • @Reena.capsalot
    @Reena.capsalot 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    we miss Margo may she Rest In Peace

  • @mongoslade277
    @mongoslade277 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very good but I got one for you. Kelsey Plum was the 1st pick in the 2017 WNBA draft. Markelle Fultz was the 1st pick in the NBA draft. They both went to the University of Washington. The only time the 1st overall pick in the WNBA & NBA draft were drafted from the same school in the same season

  • @BeaMode1990
    @BeaMode1990 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I miss the Cleveland Rockers. 😭😭😭😭❤️

  • @Mrmapleleaffan13
    @Mrmapleleaffan13 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Cleveland had the number 1 pick in the draft in both the NBA and WNBA in 2003

  • @kodabear8858
    @kodabear8858 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Is no one gonna talk about the commissioner’s Minecraft outfit in the 2023 draft?😂

    • @freespirit5431
      @freespirit5431 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      💀💀😭😭😭

  • @hoopdr3amz23
    @hoopdr3amz23 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This is Gangster.❤

  • @missezhoney2889
    @missezhoney2889 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    All legends

  • @kman484ify
    @kman484ify 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s amazing how far the Women’s game has come and it’s doing nothing bt getting better and better now the only thing I hope for is equality in terms of money 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @PriscillaJoel-ln6jq
    @PriscillaJoel-ln6jq 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The one they did online because of covid😢

  • @ltod2
    @ltod2 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    C Clarke will have it rough as rookie,but once she learns WNBA look out.Same for Angel Reese,Kamilla Costello May 14th 2024 opening day will be nuts

  • @tyreepowell8367
    @tyreepowell8367 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I Remember This Like It Was Yesterday

  • @soriahhhhh
    @soriahhhhh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    lord the 2017 draft was ghetto 💀

  • @EnthusiasticAde
    @EnthusiasticAde 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Legends 💪

  • @JB-bw8nj
    @JB-bw8nj 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The first games are in two days and a future HoF player has just retired and the wnba TH-cam page hasn’t added anything in 11 days… good job wnba for pushing the sport.

  • @bre3365
    @bre3365 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What happened to the Houston Comets, Cleveland Rockers, Utah Stars, Charlotte Stings. WNBA y’all have to do better!

    • @mongoslade277
      @mongoslade277 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Forgot the Portland Fire. Orlando had a team also. Forgot their nickname

  • @Ish4MyIggans
    @Ish4MyIggans 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    NY LV LA INDY CHI in a shootout!

  • @Skittleboys
    @Skittleboys 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    💯💫✨️🧡

  • @cnsandiford
    @cnsandiford 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Legit forgot about Charli Collier 😩

    • @mongoslade277
      @mongoslade277 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah bc she's a forgettable player. Her game is garbage

  • @Hippie-i8g
    @Hippie-i8g 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    ❤❤❤

  • @M13073
    @M13073 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Te amo CC22 ❤

  • @OriginalJohnDoeFakersBeware
    @OriginalJohnDoeFakersBeware 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations, ladies. You earned it. (And praise Allah for your trans male allies who have made this journey with you.)

  • @RooMonroe-m8f
    @RooMonroe-m8f 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why is the WNBA against its best player Caitlin?

  • @89THEJOKER
    @89THEJOKER 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    #RegalRhyne!

  • @Arthur5000
    @Arthur5000 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Most of the first overall picks wore white

  • @PadreZaneBlanco
    @PadreZaneBlanco 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lower the hoops