WNBA draft 6 p.m. Friday (ESPN)
Location: Digital, with no in-person attendance
• The New York Liberty has the No. 1 pick and is expected to pick to pick Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu No. 1.
• The Dallas Wings have the second, fifth, seventh and ninth picks in the draft.
• The Lynx have the No. 6 pick in the first round and the No. 4 pick in the second round (16th overall).
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