The lottery odds were based on combined records from the 2023 and 2024 WNBA seasons. In the drawing, 14 balls numbered 1–14 are placed in a lottery machine and mixed. Four balls are drawn to determine a four-digit combination (only 11–12–13–14 is ignored and redrawn). The team to which that four-ball combination is assigned receives the No. 1 pick. The four balls are then placed back into the machine and the process is repeated to determine the second pick. The two teams whose numerical combinations do not come up in the lottery will select in the inverse order of their two-year cumulative record. [[Ernst & Young]] knows the discreet results before they are announced.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dozier |first=Emily |title=WNBA Draft Lottery, explained: Updated odds for every team to win the No. 1 overall pick in 2024 |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/wnba/news/wnba-draft-lottery-team-odds-no-1-pick/a9df47e9081d7126ea8c623f |website=The Sporting News |date=December 10, 2023}}</ref> The order of selection for the remainder of the first round as well as the second and third rounds was determined by inverse order of the teams' respective regular-season records solely from 2024.
