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\"PaigeLast year, no less than 2.45 million people were in front of their screen to watch the Draft WNBA! <\/p>\n

It was the new absolute record for this event, obviously carried by the “hype” around Caitlin Clark. And this year, then?<\/p>\n

The figures are less important but remain excellent with 1.25 million viewers (a peak at 1.46 million) ahead Sports Media Watch<\/a>to see Paige Bueckers and Dominique Malonga take the directions of the Dallas Wings and the Seattle Storm.<\/p>\n

It is therefore almost half less than the Draft 2024 of course, but it is enough to compare with other editions to properly grasp the success and strength of this 2025 audience.<\/p>\n

After the Draft 2024 and its 2.45 million, the best audience in history was that of 2004, that of Diana Taurasi, with 600,000 viewers! And in 2023, the draft had been watched by only 512,000 people\u2026<\/p>\n

That is to say if Paige Bueckers, who had just won the title NCAA, and his Draft comrades attracted the attention of the public, therefore signing the second biggest audience in the history of the Draft WNBA.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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