The WNBA announced Wednesday that the league’s annual draft will move to the Brooklyn Academy of Music where for the first time in eight years, fans will be permitted to cheer on their teams as they make selections the night of April 15.
That will mean that both the WNBA Draft and the first round of the NBA Draft will be held in the borough, home of the New York Liberty and Brooklyn Nets.
“We are focused on creating elevated events that WNBA fans won’t want to miss, at a time when the energy for the WNBA has never been higher,” WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a statement.