NEW YORK (AP) — With Brittney Griner the top prize, the WNBA draft will be televised live in prime time for the first time.
The league announced Monday the first round will air on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. EST on April 15.
ESPN Vice President Carol Stiff says: “With the caliber of players that is expected to enter the 2013 WNBA draft, it was a logical decision to move the event to a prime-time window.”
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