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    2014 WNBA draft

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    2014 WNBA draft
    General information
    SportBasketball
    Date(s)April 14, 2014
    LocationMohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
    Network(s)ESPN2, ESPNU
    Overview
    LeagueWNBA
    First selectionChiney Ogwumike
    Connecticut Sun
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    The 2014 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 14, 2014, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut at 8:00 pm EDT. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD), with the second and third rounds shown on ESPNU.

    Draft lottery

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    The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2013 draft occurred on December 10, 2013.[1] The draft lottery was televised (during SportsCenter at 6:30 pm ET).

    Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2014 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:

    Team 2013
    record     		Lottery
    chances     		Pick
    1st 2nd 3rd 4th
    Connecticut Sun 10-24 442 .442 .316 .181 .062
    Tulsa Shock 11–23 227 .276 .270 .293 .209
    New York Liberty 11-23 227 .276 .269 .294 .209
    San Antonio Stars 12-22 104 .104 .145 .232 .520
    Shaded block denotes actual lottery result.

    Transactions

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    • March 1, 2013: The Minnesota Lynx acquired the 2nd round pick of the Tulsa Shock in a trade that sent Candice Wiggins to Tulsa.
    • March 11, 2014: The Indiana Fever acquired a first round pick from the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Erin Phillips/Lynetta Kizer transaction.
    • March 31, 2014: The Connecticut Sun acquired a first round pick from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Sandrine Gruda.
    • April 14, 2014: The Connecticut Sun acquired Alyssa Thomas (the New York Liberty's pick in the first round), Kelsey Bone, and the Liberty's 2015 1st round draft pick, in exchange for Tina Charles
    • April 14, 2014: The Washington Mystics acquired Bria Hartley (the Seattle Storm's first round pick) and Tianna Hawkins for Crystal Langhorne[2]

    Draft invitess

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    On April 10, 2014, the WNBA announced the 12 players who had been invited to attend the draft.[3]

    • Canada Natalie Achonwa, Notre Dame
    • United States Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut
    • United States Markeisha Gatling, NC State
    • United States Chelsea Gray, Duke
    • United States Bria Hartley, Connecticut
    • United States Natasha Howard, Florida State
    • United States Kayla McBride, Notre Dame
    • United States Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford
    • United States Shoni Schimmel, Louisville
    • United States Meighan Simmons, Tennessee
    • United States Odyssey Sims, Baylor
    • United States Alyssa Thomas, Maryland

    Key

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    ! Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
    ^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
    * Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team
    + Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
    # Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs
    Bold Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year

    Draft

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    Round 1

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    Pick Player Nationality Team School / club team
    1 Chiney Ogwumike +  United States Connecticut Sun Stanford
    2 Odyssey Sims * Tulsa Shock Baylor
    3 Kayla McBride + San Antonio Stars Notre Dame
    4 Alyssa Thomas * (traded to Connecticut) New York Liberty Maryland
    5 Natasha Howard * Indiana Fever Florida State
    6 Stefanie Dolson + Washington Mystics Connecticut
    7 Bria Hartley (traded to Washington) Seattle Storm
    8 Shoni Schimmel + Atlanta Dream Louisville
    9 Natalie Achonwa  Canada Indiana Fever (from Phoenix) Notre Dame
    10 Markeisha Gatling  United States Chicago Sky NC State
    11 Chelsea Gray * Connecticut Sun (from Los Angeles) Duke
    12 Tricia Liston Minnesota Lynx

    Round 2

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    Pick Player Nationality Team School / club team
    13 Jordan Hooper  United States Tulsa Shock (from Connecticut) Nebraska
    14 Tyaunna Marshall # New York Liberty Georgia Tech
    15 Asya Bussie # Minnesota Lynx (from Tulsa) West Virginia
    16 Astou Ndour  Spain San Antonio Stars Gran Canarias (Spain)
    17 Tiffany Bias  United States Phoenix Mercury (from Indiana) Oklahoma State
    18 Inga Orekhova  Ukraine Atlanta Dream (from Washington) South Florida
    19 Michelle Plouffe #  Canada Seattle Storm Utah
    20 Cassie Harberts #  United States Atlanta Dream USC
    21 Maggie Lucas Phoenix Mercury Penn State
    22 Gennifer Brandon Chicago Sky California
    23 Jennifer Hamson Los Angeles Sparks BYU
    24 Christina Foggie # Minnesota Lynx Vanderbilt

    Round 3

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    Pick Player Nationality Team School / club team
    25 DeNesha Stallworth #  United States Connecticut Sun Kentucky
    26 Meighan Simmons New York Liberty Tennessee
    27 Theresa Plaisance Tulsa Shock LSU
    28 Bri Kulas # San Antonio Stars Missouri
    29 Haiden Palmer # Indiana Fever Gonzaga
    30 Carley Mijović #  Australia Washington Mystics Canberra Capitals (Australia)
    31 Mikaela Ruef #  United States Seattle Storm Stanford
    32 Kody Burke # Washington Mystics (from Atlanta) NC State
    33 Stephanie Talbot  Australia Phoenix Mercury Adelaide Lightning (Australia)
    34 Jamierra Faulkner  United States Chicago Sky Southern Miss
    35 Antonita Slaughter # Los Angeles Sparks Louisville
    36 Asia Taylor Minnesota Lynx

    See also

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    • List of first overall WNBA draft picks

    References

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    1. ^ Connecticut Sun Win Top Pick in 2014 WNBA Draft Lottery Presented by State Farm
    2. ^ Altavilla, John (April 14, 2014). "Dolson, Hartley To Play Together For Mystics". Hartford Courant. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
    3. ^ "2014 WNBA draft attendees announced: 12 prospects invited to Monday draft" (Press release). Swish Appeal. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
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