Mad Swish: Draft Results and Teams 2026
Here’s a look at our 2026 draft results and teams, as written by AI, which means nobody got criticized and every roster is a contender, yay! We also welcome new owners Robin and Tanya, while saying goodbye and thank you to Garren and Lizzie for their time in the league. Good luck to everyone this season, and thanks again for another wonderful draft night!
Note: For the purposes of this blog, we are naming this league "Mad Swish" to differentiate from "Swish City," the new 9Cat league. [ 2025 Regular Season Recap | 2025 RD1/2 Draft Analysis ]
Formatting: TeamID - Team Name (2025 Record)
#1 Violet's Revenge (5-6)
Robin walked out of this draft with one of the highest-variance rosters in the entire league, which honestly feels extremely on-brand for a team called Violet’s Revenge. There is a very real path here where this becomes an absolute monster points-league roster built around pure shot volume, emotional heat-check basketball, and players who can randomly win weeks by themselves.
The opening of Angel Reese in Round 1 followed by Arike Ogunbowale in Round 2 immediately established the identity: this team was not going to lose because it lacked aggression. Reese gives Robin a nightly rebounding engine with enormous usage upside, while Arike remains one of the great “I’m taking 27 shots tonight and nobody can stop me” fantasy players in the sport. Then came Gabby Williams in Round 3, which was quietly one of the smartest picks of the draft. Gabby fills categories everywhere and acts as connective tissue between the roster’s higher-variance scorers.
The middle rounds are where this draft became fascinating. Marina Mabrey in Round 4 and Jewell Loyd in Round 6 created a roster that may lead the league in “players capable of scoring 30 on any given night.” Lauren Betts in Round 5 might end up being the swing pick for the entire team. If Betts immediately translates physically at the pro level, Robin suddenly has a real interior ceiling piece instead of simply a vibes-and-buckets roster.
The late-round approach leaned heavily into upside and chaos. Tiffany Hayes still has microwave-scoring juice. Awa Fam is a developmental bet with legitimate long-term intrigue. Raven Johnson in Round 9 feels like a classic “I know ball” sleeper swing.
The biggest question is stability. This roster could occasionally feel very feast-or-famine depending on efficiency and rotation consistency. But in a points league, raw production matters, and Violet’s Revenge drafted a lot of players capable of creating fantasy avalanches very quickly.
This team may not be safe. It also may be terrifying.
#2 Seattlesaoirse (8-3)
Saoirse, our defending champs, drafted like somebody who has no interest whatsoever in rebuilding during the season. Seattlesaoirse came out of this draft with one of the safest floors in the league, anchored by veteran guards, proven roles, and players who simply accumulate fantasy points every single night without needing ideal circumstances.
Kelsey Plum and Skylar Diggins to open the draft immediately established one thing: assists, usage, and perimeter creation were going to be this team’s identity. There is a lot of weekly reliability in those two alone. Plum gives explosive scoring bursts and massive shot volume, while Diggins remains one of the league’s smartest fantasy point guards because she contributes across so many statistical lanes.
The key pivot came in Round 3 with Satou Sabally. If Satou stays healthy, this suddenly transforms from a “solid veteran roster” into something much scarier. She gives the lineup size, versatility, transition scoring, and true star upside. Rickea Jackson in Round 4 was another strong ceiling swing. Saoirse clearly recognized that after drafting safe veteran guards early, the middle rounds were the right place to chase breakout forwards.
The back half of the draft leaned heavily into role security. Bridget Carleton and Naz Hillmon are the exact type of players who quietly stabilize fantasy teams over a long season. Chennedy Carter in Round 7, however, was the real heat-check pick. That selection alone may determine whether this roster becomes merely competitive or genuinely dangerous. If Carter carves out a meaningful role again, Seattlesaoirse suddenly has another high-usage creator added to an already deep guard rotation.
Leila Lacan and Dorka Juhasz were smart late-round swings that fit the broader philosophy here: players with pathways to larger responsibilities over the course of the year.
Overall, this feels like one of the more maturely constructed teams in the league. Maybe not the flashiest draft, but very coherent. Seattlesaoirse drafted like a franchise trying to make the playoffs first and figure out championship upside second.
That approach usually ages pretty well.
#3 Swimming with the Fishes (2-9)
Jackie might have drafted the weirdest roster in the league — and that is meant entirely as a compliment.
Swimming with the Fishes opened with Kelsey Mitchell and Allisha Gray, which immediately created one of the fastest, most transition-heavy backcourts in the draft. Those two alone practically guarantee scoring explosions on random Tuesdays. But instead of continuing down the “all guards, all offense” pathway, Jackie pivoted hard into size and defensive upside afterward.
Alanna Smith in Round 3 was one of my favorite value picks in the entire draft. She quietly does everything in fantasy formats and often feels perpetually underrated because she lacks huge mainstream hype. Then came Kamilla Cardoso in Round 4, which gave this roster a true developmental center ceiling. Jackie clearly wanted to build around players whose roles could expand over the course of the season rather than simply drafting static veterans.
Then the draft got extremely fun.
Cameron Brink in Round 5 was a massive upside swing. If Brink stays healthy and settles into a larger workload, she could obliterate points-league value relative to draft position because of blocks, rebounds, and all-around activity. Saniya Rivers in Round 6 was another “future stock” type selection. There’s a very obvious theme here: Jackie drafted players whose second half of the season may look much better than their first.
Temi Fagbenle and Monique Billings continued the physicality theme. This roster has length everywhere. It may genuinely become annoying to play against simply because there are so many active rebounders and defenders.
Rachel Banham in Round 9 was hilarious in the best way possible. After spending most of the draft selecting athletes, defenders, and developmental forwards, Jackie ended by simply saying, “Actually, somebody on this team should probably shoot threes.”
The biggest question for Swimming with the Fishes is immediate offensive consistency. There are nights where this roster may struggle to generate stable half-court scoring outside of Mitchell and Gray. But there is also a path where several young players make simultaneous leaps and suddenly this becomes one of the deepest, most versatile teams in the league.
This roster feels alive. It feels unfinished. And that makes it one of the most interesting teams in Swish City.
#4 Maddie's Money Moves (6-5)
Mads drafted like somebody trying to win the league three years from now and next month simultaneously.
Aliyah Boston at fifth overall was one of the cleanest foundational picks in the draft. Boston gives elite stability in a points format because the floor is so incredibly high. Rebounds, efficiency, defensive stats, touches around the basket — she simply accumulates fantasy production without needing gimmicks.
Then Mads immediately swerved into upside territory.
Dominique Malonga in Round 2 was one of the boldest selections of the entire draft. Depending on how quickly Malonga adapts, that pick could either look visionary or painfully ambitious. But it absolutely announced that Maddie’s Money Moves was willing to chase ceilings instead of settling for safety.
The middle rounds are where this roster became really compelling. Veronica Burton in Round 3 feels like one of those picks fantasy managers love more with every passing month. Burton impacts games in so many subtle ways, and her fantasy game tends to scale upward with opportunity. Kayla McBride in Round 4 then stabilized the roster with veteran scoring and perimeter reliability.
Brittney Sykes in Round 5 was classic Mads behavior: maximum chaos, maximum upside, maximum willingness to embrace unpredictability. If Sykes stays healthy and maintains a major offensive role, she could massively outperform this draft slot in points formats.
The second half of the draft leaned heavily into rookies and developmental bets. Aneesah Morrow in Round 6 was excellent value considering her rebounding instincts alone. Kiki Rice in Round 7 gives the roster another upside guard. Emily Engstler and Maddy Siegrist both fit the broader theme of hyper-active forwards capable of exploding when minutes appear.
This roster probably has one of the widest outcome ranges in the entire league. There are scenarios where several younger players struggle for stable usage early, leaving the roster dependent on veterans. But there are also scenarios where Mads suddenly looks like the smartest drafter in the room by August.
More than almost any other team, Maddie’s Money Moves drafted for future momentum. This roster is betting hard on player development curves.
If enough of those curves spike upward simultaneously, this team could become a problem very quickly.
#5 TeamBucketsJP (7-4)
Justin entered the draft from the first overall slot and did exactly what almost everybody in fantasy basketball history would have done: draft Caitlin Clark and figure out the rest later.
Honestly? Fair enough.
Clark immediately gives TeamBucketsJP one of the highest raw fantasy ceilings in the league because her combination of usage, assists, transition playmaking, and shot volume is basically designed for points formats. But what made Justin’s draft interesting was how quickly he pivoted into frontcourt depth afterward.
Rhyne Howard in Round 2 was a strong complementary piece because she adds secondary shot creation while still fitting the high-volume perimeter identity. Azura Stevens in Round 3 quietly balanced the roster extremely well. She gives rebounds, spacing, defensive production, and enough offensive involvement to prevent this team from becoming too guard-heavy.
Then Justin fully committed to size.
Shakira Austin in Round 4, Janelle Salaun in Round 5, and Ezi Magbegor in Round 6 suddenly created one of the longer and more physically imposing frontcourts in the league. Ezi especially could end up being one of the steals of the middle rounds if Seattle fully unleashes her offensive responsibilities.
NaLyssa Smith in Round 7 felt like the quintessential fantasy “this could either be genius or deeply frustrating” pick. The talent is obvious. The consistency has not always been. But by Round 7, the upside was worth chasing.
Sug Sutton and Lexie Hull closed the draft with two players who fit very specific fantasy archetypes. Sutton gives occasional explosive scoring potential, while Hull is the exact type of player who becomes way more useful in fantasy than casual fans realize because she fills possessions with activity.
Overall, TeamBucketsJP feels extremely modern. Tons of pace. Tons of positional flexibility. Multiple transition-heavy players. There’s a real attempt here to build around Clark’s ecosystem rather than simply drafting random names afterward.
The biggest question is whether enough secondary scoring emerges behind Clark and Howard. But if the frontcourt develops as hoped, Justin may have built one of the more balanced contender profiles in the league.
#6 Kitron Needs 3PT Support (9-2)
James, our regular season crowns winner last year, walked into this draft with the second overall pick and immediately did the most obvious and most correct thing possible: select A’ja Wilson.
Sometimes fantasy basketball is not complicated.
A’ja gives Kitron Needs 3PT Support arguably the single safest superstar foundation in the league. Elite scoring, rebounds, defensive stats, efficiency, absurd consistency — in a points format, she is basically a weekly insurance policy against disaster.
What made James’ draft fascinating afterward, though, was how aggressively he pivoted toward youth and developmental upside.
Sonia Citron in Round 2 was one of the boldest picks in the entire draft. Most managers in that range leaned toward established veterans, but James clearly wanted ascending talent instead. Then came Kiki Iriafen in Round 3, which fully revealed the plan: this roster is betting heavily on the next wave of WNBA contributors before everybody else catches up.
That philosophy continued throughout the middle rounds. Natasha Howard in Round 4 was an important stabilizing veteran presence because the roster badly needed somebody with proven fantasy reliability alongside the younger players. Ariel Atkins in Round 5 fit beautifully as another experienced two-way contributor who can quietly stack production without dominating usage.
Then the draft became extremely “basketball sicko” coded.
Elizabeth Williams in Round 6 was a sneaky-good depth pick because veteran centers who rebound and block shots always matter more than people realize. Gabriela Jaquez in Round 7 feels like a classic long-term upside swing from someone who clearly watches a lot of college and developmental basketball. Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Sami Whitcomb closed the draft with two players who could become unexpectedly useful depending on role expansion and injuries around the league.
This roster probably has one of the widest developmental ranges in Swish City. If the younger players hit quickly, James may have drafted one of the smartest long-term cores in the league. If not, A’ja may need to carry massive weight early in the season.
But there is a very clear vision here.
Kitron Needs 3PT Support drafted like a team trying to get ahead of the future before everybody else sees it coming.
#7 Dev-E-I (6-5)
Devin may have drafted the most “win-now” roster in the entire league.
Breanna Stewart at third overall already established an incredibly high baseline. Stewart remains one of the safest fantasy superstars in any format because she contributes literally everywhere while maintaining elite offensive involvement. But what pushed this draft toward full contender territory was the follow-up pairing of Jackie Young and Napheesa Collier.
That is an absurdly stable top three.
There are almost no holes in those players’ fantasy profiles. Devin essentially spent the first three rounds removing variance from the equation entirely.
Natasha Cloud in Round 4 continued the trend. Every pick through four rounds screamed, “I would like guaranteed minutes, guaranteed usage, and guaranteed fantasy production.” Tina Charles in Round 5 then gave the roster another veteran bucket-getter who should still accumulate points through sheer offensive experience alone.
The back half of the draft focused on veteran depth and role clarity. DeWanna Bonner may not carry the same ceiling she once did, but fantasy managers consistently underestimate how much production she can still stack through sheer activity. Myisha Hines-Allen fits beautifully as a utility forward capable of contributing across multiple categories.
Then Devin quietly assembled a surprisingly annoying veteran guard bench with Sophie Cunningham and Courtney Vandersloot. Neither player necessarily needs massive usage to produce meaningful fantasy value.
This roster’s biggest strength is predictability. Every week, Devin is probably going to receive stable production from nearly every lineup slot. In a long fantasy season, that matters enormously.
The downside is upside. Compared to some younger, swing-for-the-fences rosters in the league, Dev-E-I may have fewer pathways toward dramatic internal growth. This team likely already resembles its final form.
But there is something deeply respectable about refusing to overcomplicate fantasy basketball.
Draft elite players. Draft proven veterans. Draft people who actually play.
Sometimes that really is the entire strategy.
#8 Bantam Breeze (4-7)
Jon drafted one of the cleanest stylistic rosters in the entire league.
Everything about Bantam Breeze makes sense together.
Paige Bueckers at fourth overall immediately established the identity: this team was going to prioritize intelligence, efficiency, and offensive orchestration over brute-force stat chasing. Paige is exactly the kind of points-league player who can quietly dominate because every possession runs through her brain.
Then came Nneka Ogwumike in Round 2, which was one of the smartest stabilizing picks of the draft. Nneka gives elite professionalism to the roster. Rebounds, efficient scoring, defensive stats, leadership, reliability — she raises the floor of every fantasy build.
Courtney Williams in Round 3 was the perfect connective pick. Suddenly Bantam Breeze had assembled a trio that could collectively control pace, touches, and offensive flow without relying on chaos basketball.
The middle rounds reinforced the aesthetic. Azzi Fudd in Round 4 was a classic upside swing with huge scoring potential if health cooperates. Kayla Thornton in Round 5 brought veteran toughness and glue-player energy. Natisha Hiedeman in Round 6 added more guard stability and shot creation.
Then the roster became sneakily fascinating.
Jessica Shepard in Round 7 may end up being one of the quietest steals in the draft because of her all-around fantasy game. Nyara Sabally in Round 8 is another player whose role could grow substantially over the course of the year. Carla Leite in Round 9 fits the broader team philosophy perfectly: smart guard play, development upside, and long-term offensive creativity.
This roster feels deeply coherent. There’s a clear preference for basketball IQ, connective passing, versatility, and players who elevate team ecosystems rather than simply hunting individual scoring totals.
The biggest question is pure scoring volume. Compared to some of the league’s more explosive shot-hunting rosters, Bantam Breeze may occasionally need collective efficiency to compensate for fewer isolation-heavy scorers.
But this team has real rhythm to it. It feels like a roster designed by somebody who enjoys elegant basketball.
And those teams often age beautifully over the course of a season.
#9 TnT Kaboom (0-11)
Tanya drafted like a fantasy manager who has been personally victimized by low-assist teams in the past.
Sabrina Ionescu followed by Chelsea Gray created one of the strongest pure playmaking starts in the entire draft. There are weeks where those two alone might combine for absurd assist totals while also contributing significant scoring volume. Tanya clearly wanted offensive engines first and would worry about positional balance later.
The thing is: the balance eventually arrived anyway.
Jonquel Jones in Round 3 was an outstanding value fit because she stabilizes every fantasy lineup imaginable. Rebounds, spacing, blocks, post scoring, veteran reliability — she does everything. Brittney Griner in Round 4 then gave TnT Kaboom one of the most intimidating interior duos in the league.
At that point, the roster already looked playoff-caliber.
The middle rounds leaned into young energy and secondary creation. Flau’jae Johnson in Round 5 was one of the better upside picks in the draft considering her trajectory. Aaliyah Edwards in Round 6 fits perfectly as another ascending forward capable of producing in multiple areas.
Then Tanya quietly added one of the best “real basketball” guard picks of the draft with Jordin Canada in Round 7. Canada may not always dominate headlines, but she accumulates fantasy value through pace, steals, assists, and general activity.
Alysha Clark and Marine Johannes in the final rounds perfectly balanced reliability and volatility. Clark gives stable veteran minutes. Johannes gives “this player may randomly score 22 points in twelve minutes” energy.
The biggest strength here is lineup flexibility. Tanya can realistically survive almost any schedule imbalance because the roster has multiple ball handlers, multiple frontcourt scorers, and strong veteran depth.
The concern is probably age. Like a few other contenders in this draft, TnT Kaboom is relying heavily on established veterans continuing to hold major roles.
Still, this roster feels extremely dangerous in a weekly format.
There are very few obvious weak points here.
#10 On Cloud 9 in NYC (8-3)
Hannah drafted a roster that feels extremely difficult to categorize, which honestly may become its greatest strength.
Alyssa Thomas in Round 1 immediately created one of the safest fantasy foundations in the entire league. Thomas is basically a walking pile of points-league production because she impacts every statistical category through sheer force of will. Then Hannah doubled down on versatility by drafting Dearica Hamby in Round 2, giving On Cloud 9 in NYC one of the most active forward pairings in the league.
The really interesting pick came in Round 3 with Olivia Miles.
That selection told us Hannah was not simply trying to draft stable veterans. She wanted ceiling outcomes too. Miles could massively outperform this slot if her transition playmaking translates immediately.
Kahleah Copper in Round 4 was another strong identity fit because she adds downhill scoring pressure and explosive usage nights. Brionna Jones in Round 5 quietly gave the roster important interior balance.
Then Hannah built one of the sneakiest depth structures in the league.
Erica Wheeler in Round 6 may not look flashy, but experienced guards matter enormously during long fantasy seasons. Leonie Fiebich in Round 7 was one of the smarter basketball-person picks in the draft. DiJonai Carrington in Round 8 gives the roster another hyper-active wing capable of contributing in bursts across multiple categories.
Stefanie Dolson in Round 9 perfectly captured the broader draft philosophy: experienced players, connective pieces, and people who understand how to stay on the floor.
This roster’s biggest strength is adaptability. Hannah drafted multiple players capable of contributing in several statistical areas rather than relying on one-dimensional specialists. That often creates strong weekly stability.
The concern is top-end scoring explosions. Outside of Copper, there may not be as many pure “drop 35 fantasy points instantly” players compared to some rival contenders.
But this feels like a roster that will quietly stack wins while everybody else argues about upside.
And those teams are usually lurking near the top of the standings by August.