2023 WNBA draft picks: Dreams come true for women's basketball's biggest stars

After the NCAA women's basketball tournament saw record viewership, the WNBA draft on Monday was the next step for many of the game's brightest stars to make their dreams come true.

The 2023 WNBA season will feature the return of Brittney Griner after she was freed from Russia and, earlier on Monday, the league announced the expansion of its charter flight program.

There is plenty of talent that will further the growth of the WNBA, including South Carolina's Aliyah Boston, who went to the Indiana Fever with the No. 1 overall pick.

Last year, Rhyne Howard was the top pick. In her first season with the Atlanta Dream, the Kentucky guard averaged 16.2 points, enough to give her an All-Star nod and the rookie of the year award.

2023 WNBA DRAFT: Team-by-team selections

Here are the 2023 WNBA draft picks:

First round

1. Indiana Fever: F/C Aliyah Boston, South Carolina

2. Minnesota Lynx: G Diamond Miller, Maryland

3. Dallas Wings: F Maddy Siegrist, Villanova

4. Washington Mystics: F/C Stephanie Soares, Iowa State (traded to Dallas Wings for a future first- and second-round pick)

5. Dallas Wings: G/F Lou Lopez Sénéchal, Connecticut

6. Atlanta Dream: G Haley Jones, Stanford

7. Indiana Fever: G Grace Berger, Indiana

8. Atlanta Dream: F Laeticia Amihere, South Carolina

9. Seattle Storm: G Jordan Horston, Tennessee

10. Los Angeles Sparks: G Zia Cooke, South Carolina

11. Dallas Wings: G Abby Meyers, Maryland

12. Minnesota Lynx: F Maïa Hirsch, France

Second round

1. Indiana Fever: G Taylor Mikesell, Ohio State

2. Los Angeles Sparks: G Shaneice Swain, Australia

3. Atlanta Dream: G Leigha Brown, Michigan

4. Minnesota Lynx: F Dorka Juhász, Connecticut

5. Indiana Fever: F LaDazhia Williams, Louisiana State

6. Seattle Storm: F Madi Williams, Oklahoma

7. Dallas Wings: G Ashley Joens, Iowa State

8. Washington Mystics: G Elena Tsineke, South Florida

9. Seattle Storm: F Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu, South Florida

10. Connecticut Sun: G Alexis Morris, Louisiana State

11. Chicago Sky: G Kayana Traylor, Virginia Tech

12. Minnesota Lynx: G Brea Beal, South Carolina

Third round

1. Indiana Fever: F Victaria Saxton, South Carolina

2. Los Angeles Sparks: F/C Monika Czinano, Iowa

3. Phoenix Mercury: F Destiny Harden, Miami

4. Minnesota Lynx: F Taylor Soule, Virginia Tech

5. Phoenix Mercury: F Kadi Sissoko, Southern California

6. New York Liberty: G/F Okako Adika, Southern California

7. Dallas Wings: G Paige Robinson, Illinois State

8. Washington Mystics: G/F Txell Alarcón, Spain

9. Seattle Storm: G/F Jade Loville, Arizona

10. Connecticut Sun: F Ashten Prechtel, Stanford

11. Chicago Sky: F Kseniya Malashka, Middle Tennesee

12. Las Vegas Aces: G Brittany Davis, Alabama

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2023 WNBA draft tracker: Round-by-round selections for all 12 teams