2024 WNBA Draft Archives

Grills and Formal Wear: The 2024 WNBA Draft Was Full of Fire Fits

April 16, 2024

Gleaming grills, bedazzled basketball accessories and format fits. The 2024 WNBA Draft was a night to remember, and the orange carpet is the new runway.

Headlined by No. 1 pick and SLAM 249 cover star Caitlin Clark, as well as No. 2 pick Cameron Brink and more, this year’s draft welcomed the arrival of the League’s new, and stylish, rookies.

Let’s take a look back at yesterday’s draft night fits:

Breaking records and making history isn’t anything new for Caitlin Clark. She reportedly is the first athlete, ever, to be dressed by Prada on draft day.

Cameron Brink was runway ready.

Bayou Barbie shining bright, both on and off the court.

Nika Mühl pulled up to the draft rocking grills. Seattle fans, get ready for the tunnel fits.

Rickea Jackson had an ICONIC outfit change during the draft. Rockstar status.

Alissa Pili, who is Samoan-American, paid homage to her tribal heritage. Powerful.

Aaliyah Edwards with the fit AND the bedazzled basketball accessory. Baller.

The beauty is in the details of Dyaisha Fair’s draft suit.

Photos via Getty Images.

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The Bayou Barbie is Headed to the W: Angel Reese Declares for the 2024 WNBA Draft

April 3, 2024

LSU star Angel Reese has officially declared for the WNBA, and she did so on her terms by announcing the decision via Instagram on Wednesday.

Angel Reese, the Bayou Barbie, began her career at the University of Maryland before transferring to LSU for her junior year. That season, she averaged a double-double of 23 points and 15 rebounds while becoming a standout on and off the court—from her social media presence to gracing the cover of SLAM 243 alongside teammate and star Flau’jae Johnson.

“I just wanted to figure out who Angel Reese really is,” Reese told us back in 2023, prior to winning the NCAA championship. “Coming to LSU, I feel like I figured out who I am. I’m able to be myself here. It’s just something I really love.”

The 2023-24 SEC Player of the Year explained her decision to Vogue’s Leah Faye Cooper, which she shared just a week before the start of the NCAA Tournament. “I want to start at the bottom again,” she said on her playing in the WNBA. “I want to be a rookie again and build myself back up; I want to be knocked down and learn and grow at the next level.”

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