The WNBA draft was on April 15, 2024. This draft had so many amazing players entering it. The Indiana Fever was the team with the first draft pick this year. The Indiana Fever picked Catlin Clark as the first overall WNBA pick. When Catlin was drafted, no one knew if she would struggle in the WNBA or be just fine. You can tell she isn’t struggling watching the first couple of games. This was a major thing for women’s basketball. This is important because women’s basketball has changed since Catlin Clark blew up. The draft was different this year than in other years.
There was so much talent in the draft this year. All the players this year had such an outstanding college career. All the players are making a tremendous impact in the WNBA right now. Angle Reese and Kamila Cardosa on the same team have made a huge impact. They were on rival teams in college and now are teammates. When watching the games, you can see how well they work together. This has made a huge impact on the Chicago sky.
“I think that it is going to be a lot more popular this year due to Catlin Cark and her impact on it,” says Juliette Maro ‘26 about how the WNBA will be this year.
Women’s sports especially basketball, have changed so much in the past year. Views went up tremendously and it made an impact on the sport. The players that had gotten drafted had a huge impact on this. They were so good and so competitive that they had higher numbers than the men’s college basketball this year. The price of women’s tickets is going up. Everyone wants to see Catlin Clark, Kate Martin, Angel Resse, And Kamila Cardosa this year in the WNBA. The women’s sports views have also gone up.
According to wsj.com, “Women’s basketball championship game drew 18.9 million viewers vs. 14.8 million for the men’s final, fueled by Caitlin Clark’s emergence as a superstar.”
This number has never been so high. More people are looking towards women’s sports now. The WNBA is looking to greatly impact views in those years. The WNBA is becoming more and more popular every year. The players are looking to keep increasing their numbers this year.
