WNBA Expansion Draft History

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1 1999: Minnesota Lynx, Orlando Miracle
2 2000: Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire, Seattle Storm
3 2006: Chicago Sky
4 2008: Atlanta Dream
5 References

1999: Minnesota Lynx, Orlando Miracle [edit]

Initial Expansion Player Allocation [edit]

Pick	Player	Nationality	New WNBA Team	Former WNBA Team	College/Country/Team
1	Kristin Folkl (F)	United States	Minnesota Lynx	None	Stanford
2	Nykesha Sales (G/F)	United States	Orlando Miracle	None	Connecticut

Expansion Draft Selections [edit]

Pick	Player	Nationality	New WNBA Team	Former WNBA Team	College/Country/Team
1	Brandy Reed (F)	United States	Minnesota Lynx	Phoenix Mercury	Southern Mississippi
2	Andrea Congreaves (F)	United Kingdom	Orlando Miracle	Charlotte Sting	Mercer
3	Kim Williams (G)	United States	Minnesota Lynx	Utah Starzz	DePaul
4	Kisha Ford (G)	United States	Orlando Miracle	New York Liberty	Georgia Tech
5	Octavia Blue (G)	United States	Minnesota Lynx	Los Angeles Sparks	Miami (FL)
6	Yolanda Moore (F)	United States	Orlando Miracle	Houston Comets	Mississippi
7	Adia Barnes (F)	United States	Minnesota Lynx	Sacramento Monarchs	Arizona
8	Adrienne Johnson (G)	United States	Orlando Miracle	Cleveland Rockers	Ohio State

Post Expansion Draft Player Allocation [edit]

Pick	Player	Nationality	New WNBA Team	Former WNBA Team	College/Country/Team
1	Katie Smith (F)	United States	Minnesota Lynx	None	Ohio State from Columbus Quest, ABL
2	Shannon Johnson (G/F)	United States	Orlando Miracle	None	South Carolina from Columbus Quest, ABL

2000: Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire, Seattle Storm [edit]

Pick	Player	Nationality	New WNBA Team	Former WNBA Team	College/Country/Team
1	Gordana Grubin (G)	Yugoslavia	Indiana Fever	Los Angeles Sparks	Yugoslavia
2	Edna Campbell (G)	United States	Seattle Storm	Phoenix Mercury	Texas
3	Kate Starbird (G)	United States	Miami Sol	Sacramento Monarchs	Stanford
4	Alisa Burras (F)	United States	Portland Fire	Cleveland Rockers	Louisiana Tech
5	Sonja Henning (G)	United States	Portland Fire	Houston Comets	Stanford
6	Sandy Brondello (G)	United States	Miami Sol	Detroit Shock	Australia
7	Sophia Witherspoon (G)	United States	Seattle Storm	New York Liberty	Florida
8	Stephanie McCarthy (G)	United States	Indiana Fever	Charlotte Sting	Purdue
9	Nyree Roberts (C)	United States	Indiana Fever	Washington Mystics	Old Dominion
10	Angela Aycock (F)	United States	Seattle Storm	Minnesota Lynx	Kansas
11	Debbie Black (G)	United States	Miami Sol	Utah Starzz	St. Joseph's
12	Tari Phillips (C)	United States	Portland Fire	Orlando Miracle	Florida
13	Coquese Washington (G)	United States	Portland Fire	New York Liberty	Notre Dame
14	Sharon Manning (F)	United States	Miami Sol	Charlotte Sting	North Carolina State
15	Nina Bjedov (C)	Yugoslavia	Seattle Storm	Los Angeles Sparks	Yugoslavia
16	Rita Williams (G)	United States	Indiana Fever	Washington Mystics	Connecticut
17	Kara Wolters (C)	United States	Indiana Fever	Houston Comets	Connecticut
18	Toni Foster (F)	United States	Seattle Storm	Phoenix Mercury	Iowa
19	Lesley Brown (F)	United States	Miami Sol	Detroit Shock	Virginia
20	Molly Goodenbour (G)	United States	Portland Fire	Sacramento Monarchs	Stanford
21	Jamila Wideman (G)	United States	Portland Fire	Cleveland Rockers	Stanford
22	Yolando Moore (F)	United States	Miami Sol	Orlando Miracle	Mississippi
23	Charmin Smith (G)	United States	Seattle Storm	Minnesota Lynx	Stanford
24	Chantel Tremitiere (G)	United States	Indiana Fever	Utah Starzz	Auburn

2006: Chicago Sky [edit]

Pick	Player	Nationality	New WNBA Team	Former WNBA Team	College/Country/Team
1	Jia Perkins (G)	United States	Chicago Sky	Charlotte Sting	Texas Tech
2	Brooke Wyckoff (F)	United States	Chicago Sky	Connecticut Sun	Florida State
3	Elaine Powell (G)	United States	Chicago Sky	Detroit Shock	LSU
4	Kiesha Brown (G)	United States	Chicago Sky	Houston Comets	Georgia
5	Deanna Jackson (F)	United States	Chicago Sky	Indiana Fever	Alabama-Birmingham
6	Laura Macchi (F)	Italy	Chicago Sky	Los Angeles Sparks	Italy
7	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert (F)	United States	Chicago Sky	Minnesota Lynx	Purdue
8	DeTrina White (F)	United States	Chicago Sky	New York Liberty	LSU
9	Ashley Robinson (C)	United States	Chicago Sky	Phoenix Mercury	Tennessee
10	Chelsea Newton (G)	United States	Chicago Sky	Sacramento Monarchs	Rutgers
11	Bernadette Ngoyisa (C)	Republic of the Congo	Chicago Sky	San Antonio Silver Stars	Congo
12	Francesca Zara (G)	Italy	Chicago Sky	Seattle Storm	Italy
13	Stacey Dales-Schuman (G)	Canada	Chicago Sky	Washington Mystics	Oklahoma

2008: Atlanta Dream [edit]

Pick	Player	Nationality	New WNBA Team	Former WNBA Team	College/Country/Team
1	Carla Thomas (F)	United States	Atlanta Dream	Chicago Sky	Vanderbilt
2	Erika DeSouza (F)	Brazil	Atlanta Dream	Connecticut Sun	Brazil
3	Katie Feenstra (C)	United States	Atlanta Dream	Detroit Shock	Liberty
4	Roneeka Hodges (F)	United States	Atlanta Dream	Houston Comets	Florida State
5	Ann Strother (G)	United States	Atlanta Dream	Indiana Fever	Connecticut
6	LaToya Thomas (G)	United States	Atlanta Dream	Los Angeles Sparks	Mississippi State
7	Kristen Mann (F)	United States	Atlanta Dream	Minnesota Lynx	UC Santa Barbara
8	Ann Wauters (C)	Belgium	Atlanta Dream	New York Liberty	Belgium
9	Jennifer Lacy (F)	United States	Atlanta Dream	Phoenix Mercury	Pepperdine
10	Kristin Haynie (G)	United States	Atlanta Dream	Sacramento Monarchs	Michigan State
11	Chantelle Anderson (C)	United States	Atlanta Dream	San Antonio Silver Stars	Vanderbilt
12	Betty Lennox (G)	United States	Atlanta Dream	Seattle Storm	Louisiana Tech
13	Yelena Leuchanka (F)	Belarus	Atlanta Dream	Washington Mystics	Belarus