2022 WNBA Draft Recap: Rhyne Howard Goes No. 1 to Atlanta

The night every young prospect’s dreams come true has arrived in the 2022 WNBA Draft. To start, the Atlanta Dream selected Rhyne Howard with the no.1 pick, which they recently acquired from the Washington Mystics in a trade.

The Atlanta Dream took Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard with the number one pick in the 2022 #WNBADraftpic.twitter.com/HVMEYiERKN

— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) April 11, 2022

But how the rest of the picks went? Scroll down to find out.

First Round

1. Atlanta Dream: G Rhyne Howard from Kentucky
2. Indiana Fever: F NaLyssa Smith from Baylor
3. Washington Mystics: C Shakira Austin from Ole Miss
4. Indiana Fever: F Emily Engstler from Louisville
5. New York Liberty: F Nyara Sabally from Oregon
6. Indiana Fever: G Lexie Hull from Stanford
7. Dallas Wings: G Veronica Burton from Northwestern
8. Las Vegas Aces: G Mya Hollingshed Colorado
9. Los Angeles Sparks: G Rae Burrell from Tennessee
10. Indiana Fever: C Queen Egbo from Baylor
11. Las Vegas Aces: G Kierstan Bell from Florida Gulf Coast Univesity
12. Connecticut Sun: G Nia Clouden from Michigan State

Second Round

1. Las Vegas Aces: G Khayla Pointer from LSU
2. Washington Mystics: G Chrystin Williams from UConn
3. Atlanta Dream: F Naz Hillmon from Michigan
4. Los Angeles Sparks: G Kianna Smith from Louisville
5. Seattle Storm: C Elissa Cunane from NC State
6. New York Liberty (via Seattle in Draft night trade): F Lorela Cubaj from Georgia Tech
7. Los Angeles Sparks: F Olivia Nelson-Ododa from UConn
8. Indiana Fever: G Destanni Henderson from NC State
9. Seattle Storm: G Evina Westbrook from UConn
10. Minnesota Lynx: F Kayla Jones from NC State
11. Las Vegas Aces: G Aisha Sheppard from Virginia Tech
12. Connecticut Sun: G Jordan Lewis from Baylor

Third Round

1. Indiana Fever: C Ameshya Williams-Holliday from Jackson State
2. Phoenix Mercury: F Maya Dodson from Notre Dame
3. Los Angeles Sparks: G Amy Atwell from Hawaii
4. Minnesota Lynx: C Hannah Swjerven from South Dakota
5. New York Liberty: F Sika Kone from Mali
6. Dallas Wings: G Jasmine Dickey from Delaware
7. Dallas WIngs: F Jazz Bond from North Florida
8. Phoenix Mercury: F Macee Williams from IUPUI
9. Seattle Storm: G Jade Melbourne from Austalia
10. Indiana Fever: G Ali Patberg from Indiana
11. Las Vegas Aces: C Faustine Aifuwa from LSU
12. Connecticut Sun: G Kiara Smith from Florida