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LIVE: Indiana Fever pick Aliyah Boston, Grace Berger in WNBA Draft

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Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star
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The Indiana Fever hold the No. 1 pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft scheduled for Monday, April 10, at 7 p.m. ET. They also hold the No. 7 pick in the first round, 13th and 17th in the second round, and 25th in the third round.

Though Fever general manager Lin Dunn hasn't specifically said so, she is expected to select South Carolina All-American Aliyah Boston No. 1 overall. Indiana alum Grace Berger is also a potential first-round pick.

Brian Haenchen will keep track of all things Fever, and we will have every pick here. Please remember to refresh.

Indiana Fever pick Aliyah Boston No. 1 in WNBA Draft

Not a lot of suspense in the pick, but she's a player they hope to build a contender with. The versatile post player led South Carolina to the 2022 national championship while earning National Player of the Year honors. In four seasons, she averaged 14.1 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocked shots, starting all of her 138 appearances.

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On the fans cheering her at Gainbridge Fieldhouse during a watch party: "I can't wait to see them at the start of the season."

Indiana Fever select IU's Grace Berger with No. 7 pick

On what she wants to provide the Fever: "I'm not going to stray from (her mid-range game). I'm just excited to hopefully make my team better in any way I can."

WNBA Draft picks

First round

1) Fever, Aliyah Boston, South Carolina

2) Minnesota, Diamond Miller, Maryland

3) Dallas, Maddy Siegrist, Villanova

4) Washington, Stephanie Soares, Iowa State (rights traded to Dallas)

5) Dallas, Lou Lopez Senechal, Connecticut

6) Atlanta, Haley Jones, Stanford

7) Fever, Grace Berger, Indiana

8) Atlanta, Leticia Amihere, South Carolina

9) Seattle, Jordan Horston, Tennessee

10) Los Angeles, Zia Cooke, South Carolina

11) Dallas, Abbey Meyers, Maryland

12) Minnesota, Maia Hirsch, France

Second round

13) Fever, Taylor Mikesell, Ohio State

14) Los Angeles, Shaneice Swain, Australia

15) Atlanta, Leigha Brown, Michigan

16) Minnesota, Dorka Juhasz, Connecticut

17) Fever, LaDazhia Williams, LSU

18) Seattle, Madi Williams, Oklahoma

19) Dallas, Ashley Joens, Iowa State

20) Washington, Elena Tsineke, South Florida

21) Seattle, Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu, South Florida

22) Connecticut, Alexis Morris, LSU

23) Chicago, Kayana Traylor, Martinsville High School and Virginia Tech

24) Minnesota, Bria Beal, South Carolina

Third round

25) Fever, Victoria Saxton, South Carolina

26) Los Angeles, Monika Czinano, Iowa

27) Phoenix, Destiny Harden, Miami

28) Minnesota, Taylor Soule, Virginia Tech

29) Phoenix, Kadi Sissoko, USC

30) New York, Okako Adika, USC

31) Dallas, Paige Robinson, Illinois State

32) Washington, Txell Alarcon, Spain

33) Seattle, Jade Loville, Arizona

34) Connecticut, Ashen Prechtel, Stanford

35) Chicago, Kseniya Malashka, Middle Tennessee

36) Las Vegas, Brittany Davis, Alabama

Aliyah Boston at the WNBA Draft

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This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: WNBA Draft 2023: Indiana Fever have the No. 1 overall pick