Getting Ready With Flau’jae Johnson for the 2026 WNBA Draft

“I’m feeling a little bit nervous right now,” Flau’jae Johnson says from the glam chair in her Midtown hotel room, flanked by hair and makeup artists while a nail technician was filing away at her hands. “I was playing it cool. And [now] I’m nervous. But I’m excited. It’s like a good nervous thing.” The LSU star along with the rest of the WNBA 2026 draft class barely have a chance to get nervous leading up to draft night. Many of the players were competing in the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament just over a week ago, and within days of being drafted they’ll move to their new city and gear up for the start of the season on May 8.  Johnson had a big night ahead of her, where she would be drafted eighth overall by the Golden State Valkyries and then traded to the Seattle Storm within an hour. Ahead of all that, she was prepping for the orange carpet with her family by her side, as well as stylist Elly Karamoh.   A look at Flau’jae Johnson getting ready for the WNBA Draft. Lexie Moreland/WWD Johnson is one of the biggest stars entering the WNBA, already with 2 million Instagram followers and

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