
Seattle Storm Forward Nneka Ogwumike (Courtesy: Seattle Storm)
Join the Seattle Storm for a free WNBA draft party at Queen Anne Beerhall on Monday, April 14, starting at 3:30 p.m. The Storm have the No. 2 overall draft pick in the WNBA this season.
The team’s new in-game host, Angelica Salem, will emcee the event. Fans can vibe to live music from DJ Blast, take photos with team mascot Doppler, enter raffle giveaways and shop for Storm merch on-site. Assistant Coach Pokey Chatman will greet fans after the draft pick has been announced.
The Storm’s draft pick will be joining a deep talent pool of players. The 2025 Storm roster includes six-time All-Star Skylar Diggins-Smith, WNBA Champion and All-Star Ezi Magbegor, nine-time All-Star Nneka Ogwumike, and 2024 European Player of the Year and silver medalist Gabby Williams. This season, the team will be chasing its fifth WNBA championship as a franchise.
Announced on Monday, KOMO and KUNS (CW Seattle) are the exclusive broadcast television partners of the Seattle Storm, bringing expanded coverage of the four-time WNBA champions to more fans across western Washington for free.
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“We are thrilled to welcome KOMO and the CW to the Storm family. From the start, it was clear we shared the same vision of making Storm basketball even more accessible for our fans and creating a larger impact amongst the broader community,” said Seattle Storm Chief Commercial Officer Nate Silverman. “We wanted to provide fans the ability to watch our team in a way that best suits them, whether that be on cable, local TV or digital platforms. We’re excited to now offer more ways to watch the team this season as we compete for a fifth championship.”
KUNS (CW) will broadcast all 33 non-nationally exclusive Storm games with distribution on cable, satellite and over-the-air television. KOMO will also air 13 of those games this season. ABC will air the Seattle Storm vs. Indiana Fever game on August 3, which you will also be able to watch on KOMO.