WNBA Washington Mystics draft picks 2025: Round-by-round selections

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Here is a 2025 WNBA draft pick-by-pick breakdown for the Washington Mystics:

Round 1 (No. 3 overall, from Chicago Sky) — Sonia Citron, guard, Notre Dame: Citron's rise to the top should be admired. The 6-foot-1 New York native was the only player in Notre Dame history with 1,700 points, 700 rebounds and 300 assists. She ended her career in South Bend with the fifth-best shooting percentage in program history. Additionally, her 173 made career 3-pointers was eighth in Notre Dame history. Draft tracker

Round 1 (4) — Kiki Iriafen, forward, USC: After four years as one of the best post players in the West Coast, Iriafen heads into the WNBA as one of the best forwards in the 2025 draft class. The Los Angeles native started her college career at Stanford and burst on the scene in her junior year, winning most improved player in the Pac-12. She decided to return home for her final season and joined a talented Southern California team. At USC, Iriafen and JuJu Watkins were a force as the two led the Trojans to a Big Ten regular season title and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Draft tracker

Round 1 (6) — Georgia Amoore, guard Kentucky: The 5-foot-6 Australian point guard started her collegiate career at Virginia Tech, where she played four seasons from 2020 to 2024. She led Virginia Tech to its first Final Four in 2023. Amoore followed head coach Kenny Brooks to Kentucky for her fifth and final year and put up career-highs in points per game, assists per game and field goal percentage in 2025. She scored double digits in all but one game this season and earned first-team All-SEC honors, joining her first-team All-ACC selections in 2023 and 2024. Amoore joined Caitlin Clark and Sabrina Ionescu as the only D-I players to record 2,300-plus points and 800-plus assists in their career. Draft tracker

Round 2 (23) — Lucy Olsen, guard, Iowa Draft tracker

Round 3 (32, from Phoenix Mercury) — Zaay Green, guard, Alabama Draft tracker

Washington Mystics: Recent top draft picks

2024 (No. 6 overall): Aaliyah Edwards, forward, UConn
2023 (No. 4 overall): Stephanie Soares, forward/center, Iowa State (traded to Dallas Wings)
2022 (No. 3 overall): Shakira Austin, center, Ole Miss
2021: No pick
2020 (No. 24 overall): Jaylyn Agnew, forward, Creighton
2019 (No. 10 overall): Kiara Leslie, guard, North Carolina State

2025 WNBA draft: Team-by-team picks

Washington Mystics roster

Shakira Austin, center, Mississippi
Stefanie Dolson, center, Connecticut
Aaliyah Edwards, forward, Connecticut
Emily Engstler, forward, Louisville
Sika Kone, forward, Mali
Jade Melbourne, guard, Australia
Karlie Samuelson, guard, Stanford
Sug Sutton, guard, Texas
Brittney Sykes, guard, Syracuse

2025 Washington Mystics schedule

The Mystics open the 2025 WNBA season against the Atlanta Dream on Friday, May 16 (7:30 p.m. ET). Here is the Dream's complete 2025 schedule.

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