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How rare is it to add top draft picks two years in a row? The Indiana Fever have done it twice — first with the 2023 No. 1 pick Aliyah Boston and then the 2024 No. 1 pick Caitlin Clark. Adding them changed the team’s dynamics and allowed Indy to build a roster around them. It looks like we have another team following Indy’s path. The WNBA 2026 lottery draft results are out, and the Dallas Wings have struck gold once again. For the second year in a row, the Wings secured the No. 1 pick. With Maddy Siegrist serving as the team’s representative — and apparent good-luck charm — the Wings walked away with the top selection. The lottery results followed the expected order of odds, with the Minnesota Lynx landing the No. 2 pick, the Seattle Storm at No. 3, the Washington Mystics at No. 4, and the Chicago Sky rounding out the top five. The league’s two expansion teams, the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo, will select sixth and seventh. This is a developing story.. 

The 2026 WNBA draft lottery results are out. Which team get to pick at which position? Who got the No. 1 pick?

Yashika Dutta is a Basketball Writer at EssentiallySports, covering the NCAA, WNBA, and Olympics. A member of the EssentiallySports Journalistic Excellence Program, she specializes in the high-stakes energy of college basketball, with features on the Big Ten Conference and the chaos of March Madness that bring fans right to the hardwood. 

Her coverage has even caught the attention of UConn coaches and Olympian Rori Dunk, earning her recognition for both accuracy and insight. A former state-level basketball player, Yashika channels her on-court experience into reporting that captures the game’s intensity beyond the box score. With a player’s sense of timing and a journalist’s instinct for storytelling, she shines a light on rising stars like Caitlin Clark and JuJu Watkins, while unpacking the pressures and triumphs that shape college hoops.  

Whether charting a Big Ten rivalry or chronicling the ethos of March Madness, Yashika connects fans to the heart of the game with energy and authenticity.

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Yashika Dutta is a Basketball Writer at EssentiallySports, covering the NCAA, WNBA, and Olympics. A member of the EssentiallySports Journalistic Excellence Program, she specializes in the high-stakes energy of college basketball, with features on the Big Ten Conference and the chaos of March Madness that bring fans right to the hardwood. Her coverage has even caught the attention of UConn coaches and Olympian Rori Dunk, earning her recognition for both accuracy and insight. A former state-level basketball player, Yashika channels her on-court experience into reporting that captures the game’s intensity beyond the box score. With a player’s sense of timing and a journalist’s instinct for storytelling, she shines a light on rising stars like Caitlin Clark and JuJu Watkins, while unpacking the pressures and triumphs that shape college hoops. Whether charting a Big Ten rivalry or chronicling the ethos of March Madness, Yashika connects fans to the heart of the game with energy and authenticity.