1998 WNBA expansion draft

1st WNBA expansion draft 1998 WNBA expansion draft Basketball February 18, 1998 WNBA Detroit ShockWashington Mystics 1999 The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held their first expansion draft on February 18, 1998 for the Detroit Shock and the Washington Mystics.W.N.B.A.: EXPANSION DRAFT; Liberty Loses Blades To New Detroit Team https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/19/sports/wnba-expansion-draft-liberty-loses-blades-to-new-detroit-team.html The New York Times February 19, 1998 June 17, 2025 This draft allowed the two new expansion teams to select players from the existing eight WNBA teams to fill their debut rosters prior to the start of the 1998 WNBA season. Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter y y y y Initial player allocation Prior to the expansion draft, the WNBA allocated four players to the Detroit Shock and the Washington Mystics on January 27, 1998 in no particular order. Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club 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 Cindy Brown x F Detroit Shock Seattle Reign (ABL) 0 1998–19991998 Detroit Shock Year In Review https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/shock/history/1998.html WNBA June 17, 2025Expansion Mystics Have Choice to Make https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1998/04/29/expansion-mystics-have-choice-to-make/3fd94415-e5de-48da-a043-e26dd2b9b33f/ The Washington Post April 28, 1998 June 17, 2025 2 Razija Mujanović C Microcamp Campinas (Brazil) 1998 3Nikki McCray + ^ G Washington Mystics Columbus Quest (ABL) 1998–2001 4 Alessandra Santos de Oliveira C Comense (Italy) 1998–1999 Expansion draft The following players were drafted for the rosters of the Shock and Mystics from the league's existing teams: Pick Player Position Nationality New team Former team WNBA yearsWyears Career with the franchiseteamyears Ref. 1 Rhonda Blades G Detroit Shock New York Liberty 1 19981998 WNBA Expansion Draft https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/draft/1998-expansion.html Basketball Reference June 17, 2025 2 Heidi Burge F Washington Mystics Los Angeles Sparks 1998 3 Tajama Abraham C Detroit Shock Sacramento Monarchs 1998 4 Penny Moore F Washington Mystics Charlotte Sting 1998–1999 5 Tara Williams G Detroit Shock Phoenix Mercury — 6 Deborah Carter F Washington Mystics Utah Starzz 1998 7 Lynette Woodard ^ ! G Detroit Shock Cleveland Rockers 1998 8 Tammy Jackson F/C Washington Mystics Houston Comets 1998 Notes References Category:1998 WNBA season Category:WNBA expansion draft Category:Detroit Shock Category:Washington Mystics