The draft was held on April 15, 2013, at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut at 8:00 pm EDT.

The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2013 draft occurred on September 26, 2012.

For the first time in league history, the lottery was televised (during SportsCenter at 6:30 pm ET).

Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2013 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places: The WNBA announced on April 11, 2013, that 12 players had been invited to attend the draft.

[1] Notes: These players were not selected in the 2013 draft but have played at least one game in the WNBA.