2000 WNBA expansion draft

3rd WNBA expansion draft 2000 WNBA expansion draft Basketball December 15, 1999 WNBA Indiana FeverMiami SolPortland FireSeattle Storm 1999 2006 The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held their third expansion draft on December 15, 1999 for four new WNBA teams, the Indiana Fever, the Miami Sol, the Portland Fire, and the Seattle Storm.Earl Gustkey Sparks Lose Starting Guard in Expansion Draft https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-16-sp-44653-story.html Los Angeles Times December 16, 1999 June 24, 2025Aces History: Feeling A Draft (2000) https://aces.wnba.com/aces-history-feeling-a-draft-2000 WNBA June 24, 2025Fever History: Dec. 15, 1999 https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/fever/news/fever_history.html WNBA June 24, 2025 This draft allowed the four new expansion teams to select players from the existing WNBA teams to fill their debut rosters prior to the start of the 2000 WNBA season.W.N.B.A.: EXPANSION DRAFT; Indiana Chooses Guard From L.A. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/16/sports/wnba-expansion-draft-indiana-chooses-guard-from-la.html The New York Times December 16, 1999 June 24, 2025 The four new teams were given six draft picks each to help stock their new rosters. The draft order was determined by a random drawing. The existing 12 WNBA teams were allowed to protect a total of five players from their 1999 rosters.Michelle Smith Drafting a plan https://www.espn.com/wnba/columns/smith_michelle/220930.html ESPN December 8, 1999 June 24, 2025 However, once an existing team had a player selected in this draft, the team could then protect an additional three players from the expansion draft. No players were allocated by the league as "there [weren't] four players of equal ability out there to allocate." Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter y y y y Expansion draft The following players were drafted for the rosters of the Fever, Sol, Fire, and Storm from the league's existing teams on December 15, 1999: Pick Player Position Nationality Team Former team WNBA yearsNumber of years played in the WNBA prior to the draft Wyears Career with the franchiseNumber of years played for expansion franchise that drafted player teamyears Ref. 1 Gordana Grubin G FR Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia Indiana Fever Los Angeles Sparks 1 2000–20012000 WNBA Expansion Draft https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/draft/2000-expansion.html Basketball Reference June 24, 2025 2 Edna Campbell Seattle Storm Phoenix Mercury 1 2000 3 Kate Starbird (traded to Utah)December 15, 1999 trade: Miami to Utah Starbird and a 2000 first-round pick (8th overall) were acquired by the Utah Starzz from Miami Sol In exchange, Miami received Elena Baranova and a 2000 second-round pick (19th overall) lower-alpha SolStarzz Miami Sol Sacramento Monarchs 1 — 4 Alisa Burras F Portland Fire Cleveland Rockers 1 2000–2002 5 Sophia Witherspoon G New York Liberty 3 2000–2001 6 Stephanie McCarty (traded to Indiana)December 15, 1999 trade: Miami to Indiana#Fever15 Moments: Fever Acquire Stephanie White https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/fever/news/fever15_moments_fever_acquire_stephanie_white.html WNBA September 1, 2025 McCarty was acquired by the Indiana Fever from Miami Sol In exchange, Miami received Brondello and a 2000 first-round pick (10th overall) lower-alpha StephSandy Miami Sol Charlotte Sting 1 — 7 Sonja HenningPelton Kevin STORM: Where Are They Now? Sonja Henning https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/storm/history/watn_10th_henning.html WNBA May 21, 2009 Seattle Storm Houston Comets 1 2000–2002 8Sandy Brondello + (traded to Miami)StephSandy Indiana Fever Detroit Shock 2 — 9 Nyree RobertsDecember 15, 1999 trade: Washington to IndianaFever Franchise History https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/fever/fanzone/Fever_History.html WNBA September 1, 2025 Monica Maxwell and a 2000 fourth-round pick (50th overall) was acquired by the Indiana Fever from the Washington Mystic In exchange, Indiana agreed to select Roberts in this expansion draft from the Washington Mystics lower-alpha C Washington Mystics 2 — 10 Angela Aycock F Seattle Storm Minnesota Lynx 1 2000 11 Debbie Black G Miami Sol Utah Starzz 1 2000–2002 12Tari Phillips * C Portland Fire Orlando Miracle 1 — 13 Coquese Washington G New York Liberty 2 — 14 Sharon Manning F Miami Sol Charlotte Sting 3 2000 15 Nina Bjedov C FR Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia Seattle Storm Los Angeles Sparks 1 — 16Rita Williams + G Indiana Fever Washington Mystics 2 2000–2002 17 Kara Wolters ^ C Houston Comets 1 2000 18 Toni Foster F Seattle Storm Phoenix Mercury 3 — 19 Lesley Brown Miami Sol Detroit Shock 1 — 20 Molly Goodenbour # G Portland Fire Sacramento Monarchs 0 — 21 Jamila Wideman Cleveland Rockers 3 2000 22 Yolanda Moore F Miami Sol Orlando Miracle 3 — 23 Charmin Smith G Seattle Storm Minnesota Lynx 1 2000–2001 24 Chantel Tremitiere Indiana Fever Utah Starzz 3 2000 Notes References Category:2000 WNBA season Category:WNBA expansion draft Category:Indiana Fever Category:Miami Sol Category:Portland Fire Category:Seattle Storm