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While many teams fared well in Monday's WNBA draft, no one did better than Bill Laimbeer and the New York Liberty.

As expected, Brittney Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins were the first three draft picks Monday. Now it's time for the trio to play well and help the WNBA continue to grow.

Sure, we all know which three players will be drafted first Monday. But it's actually Washington's No. 4 pick that will dictate how the rest of the draft plays out.

Brittney Griner and Odyssey Sims were joined on the WBCA Coaches' All-America team by Elena Delle Donne, Skylar Diggins, Kayla McBride, Stefanie Dolson, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Chiney Ogwumike, Alyssa Thomas and Chelsea Gray.

Phoenix walked away with the No. 1 pick in Wednesday's WNBA draft lottery. And while it made the Mercury's day, it was the worst-case scenario for Washington, which had the best odds of winning the top pick in the lottery.

Before the most anticipated draft in WNBA history, the Mystics, Shock, Sky and Mercury hope to win the No. 1 pick -- which likely will be Baylor game-changer Brittney Griner -- in Wednesday's draft lottery.

The participants in the WNBA playoffs and the draft lottery are now set. Washington, Phoenix, Tulsa and Chicago -- which lost Thursday and was eliminated from postseason contention -- are the teams that will be in the Brittney Griner sweepstakes. We...

The Mercury's 4-17 record might just be the result of some injury misfortune. But Diana Taurasi's continued absence has some wondering if it's part of an orchestrated plan by Phoenix to maximize its draft-lottery potential.

A torn ACL forced Briann January to sit out most of last season. But as much as she missed playing, the Fever missed their top point guard, too.

From the big winners (Tulsa) to head-scratching picks (New York), Mechelle Voepel takes a team-by-team look at Monday's WNBA draft.

The sure thing in this year's WNBA draft -- Stanford senior Nneka Ogwumike -- wasn't sure until recently that she was headed toward a pro career. But she's ready now, and was Monday's No. 1 overall pick.

After going 9-59 in two seasons in Oklahoma, Tulsa is trying to turn into a competitive franchise. Monday, the Shock picked up some players looking for a little redemption, as well.

Monday, Miami's Shenise Johnson might go among the top five picks in the WNBA draft. But it wasn't that long ago that there was actually some question the 5-foot-11 guard would even make it through high school.

History has shown that the first half of the first round of the WNBA draft tends to produce players with the most staying power. But Monday, after Nneka Ogwumike, it's hard to tell which players will hear their names called.

Delaware's Elena Delle Donne has decided to return to the Fightin Blue Hens for her senior season instead of declaring for the WNBA draft.

Once more, the balls didn't bounce right for the unlucky Shock. In the WNBA draft lottery, the top pick for 2012 went to Los Angeles.