Top international prospect Justė Jocytė is eligible for 2025 WNBA Draft
19-year-old Lithuanian star Justė Jocytė is now eligible for the 2025 WNBA Draft, she recently told The Next. The 6’2 guard plays for ASVEL in France’s top division alongside Dominique Malonga, a projected Top 5 pick in this year’s draft.
“The WNBA has always been a dream of mine,” Jocytė told The Next. “You only get drafted once, so with this being my draft year, I’m really excited to see how it will go.”
Jocytė’s WNBA draft eligibility status has long been a question. She was born in the United States in 2005 when her parents worked at the Embassy of Lithuania in Washington, D.C.
This would classify her as a domestic player under the WNBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, making Jocytė ineligible for the draft until 2027. However, because she grew up in Lithuania and has played overseas her entire life, she qualifies as an international player and is eligible in 2025.
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