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Dominique Malonga Dunks in her first practice with the Storm

May 7, 2025

She will be a problem once she gets her wheels rolling in the league.

Even before she was drafted by the Storm, Dominique Malonga have been known to be a game dunker in the Euro League and even at a young age. Here are some of her videp dunking in game and during practice.

Dominique Malonga is French professional basketball player born on November 16, 2005. She plays as a center and is 1.98 meters (6’6″) tall. She was drafted second overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2025 WNBA draft. She is a member of Lyon ASVEL Féminin in the French Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB) and the youngest member of the French national team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal.

Full list of the 2025 WNBA Draft

April 15, 2025

Dallas Wings took UConn’s Paige Bueckers at No. 1 while 6’6″ French Center Dominique Malonga goes to the Seattle Storm.

Here are top 5 of this year’s WNBA Draft class;

  • Dallas Wings picking Paige Bueckers from UConn
  • Seattle Storm drafting Dominique Malonga from France
  • Washington Mystics picking Sonia Citron from Notre Dame and USC Trojans Forward Kiki Iriafen.

Another noteworthy pick is the 11th pick in the 1st round: Hailey Van Lith going to the Chicago Sky, reuniting the 5’9″ guard with Angel Reese, with whom she played at LSU.

Below is the full list of the 2025 WNBA Draft;

First Round

Pick no. Drafting Team Draftee School / Club / Country Position
1. Dallas Wings Paige Bueckers Connecticut PG/SG
2. Seattle Storm (LAS) Dominique Malonga France C
3. Washington Mystics (CHI) Sonia Citron Notre Dame SG/SF
4. Washington Mystics Kiki Iriafen Southern California PF
5. Golden State Valkyries Juste Jocyte Lithuania SG
6. Washington Mystics Georgia Amoore Kentucky PG
7. Connecticut Sun (PHO) Annessah Morrow LSU PF
8. Connecticut Sun (IND) Saniyah Rivers North Carolina State PG/SG
9. Los Angeles Sparks (SEA) Sarah Ashlee Barker Alabama SG
10. Chicago Sky (CON) Ajsa Sivka Slovenia PF
11. Chicago Sky (MIN) Hailey Van Lith TCU SG/PG
12. Dallas Wings (NYL) Aziah James North Carolina State SG

Second Round

Pick no. Drafting Team Draftee School / Club / Country Position
13. Las Vegas Aces (LAS) Aaliyah Nye Alabama SG/SF
14. Dallas Wings Madison Scott Mississippi SF
15. Minnesota Lynx (CHI) Anastassiia Olariri Kosu Russia
16. Chicago Sky (WAS) Maddy Westbeld Notre Dame PF
17. Golden State Valkyries Shyanne Sellers Maryland PG
18. Atlanta Dream Te-Hina Paopao South Carolina SG
19. Indiana Fever Mikayla Timpson Florida State PF
20. Indiana Fever Bree Hall South Carolina SG/SF
21. Los Angeles Sparks Sania Feagin South Carolina PF
22. Chicago Sky (LVA) Aicha Coulibaly Texas A&M SF
23. Washington Mystics (CON) Lucy Olsen Iowa PG
24. Minnesota Lynx Dalayah Daniels Washington C
25. Connecticut Sun (NYL) Rayah Marshall Southern California C

Third Round

Pick no. Drafting Team Draftee School / Club / Country Position
26. Seattle Storm (LAS) Serena Sundell Kansas State PG
27. Dallas Wings JJ Quinerly Wst Virginia G
28. Los Angeles Sparks (CHI) Liatu King Notre Dame PF
29. Seattle Storm (WAS) Madison Conner TCU SG
30. Golden State Valkyries Kaitlyn Chen Connecticut PG
31. Dallas Wings (ATL) Aaronette Vonleh Baylor PF
32. Washington Mystics (PHO) Zaay Green Alabama F
33. Indiana Fever Yvonne Ejim Gonzaga F
34. Seattle Storm Jordan Hobbs Michigan SF
35. Las Vegas Aces Harmony Turner Harvard PG
36. Atlanta Dream (CON) Taylor Thierry Ohio State W
37. Minnesota Lynx Aubrey Griffin Connecticut SF
38. New York Liberty Adja Kane France ?

The 2025 WNBA Regular Season starts on May 16th.