- On December 15, 1999, a WNBA expansion draft took place for four new WNBA teams, the Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire, and Seattle Storm.[1]
- On April 25, 2000, the regular WNBA draft took place.
| 2000 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | April 25, 2000 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Expansion teams | Indiana Fever Miami Sol Portland Fire Seattle Storm |
| First selection | Ann Wauters Cleveland Rockers |
| ! | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| # | Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs |
| Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |
Draft
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Trades
editPre-draft trades
edit- ^ a b c April 24, 2000: Utah to Detroit
- Utah acquired Jennifer Azzi and a first-round pick (12th overall)
- Detroit acquired a first-round pick (3rd overall) and Miami's first-round pick (8th overall)
- ^ February 21, 2000: Phoenix to Minnesota
- Phoenix acquired Brandy Reed
- Minnesota acquired a first-round pick (5th overall)
- ^ a b December 15, 1999: Miami to Utah
- Miami acquired Elena Baranova and a second-round pick (19th overall)
- Utah acquired Kate Starbird and a first-round pick (8th overall)
- ^ December 15, 1999: Indiana to Miami
- Indiana acquired Stephanie McCarty
- Miami acquired Sandy Brondello and a first-round pick (10th overall)
- ^ a b c April 14, 2000: Miami to Minnesota
- Miami acquired Marlies Askamp
- Minnesota acquired Indiana's first-round pick (10th overall), second- and third-round picks (24th and 56th overall)
- ^ January 19, 2000: Washington to Charlotte
- Washington acquired Vicky Bullett
- Charlotte acquired Shalonda Enis and a third-round pick (34th overall)
- ^ December 15, 1999: Indiana acquired Monica Maxwell and Washington's third-round pick (50th overall) for selecting Nyree Roberts in the third round of the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gustkey, Earl (December 16, 1999). "Sparks Lose Starting Guard in Expansion Draft". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- "All-Time WNBA draft history". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.