2006 WNBA expansion draft

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2006 WNBA expansion draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)November 16, 2005
Overview
League WNBA
Expansion teams Chicago Sky
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The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held their fourth expansion draft on November 16, 2005 for the Chicago Sky. [1] This draft allowed the Chicago Sky to select players from the existing WNBA teams to fill their debut roster prior to the start of the 2006 WNBA season. [2]

Contents

On November 1, 2005, the existing WNBA teams submitted a list of six protected players from their 2005 rosters. [3] On November 15, the Sky reviewed these lists and then selected one player from each of the other 13 teams. [3] The results of this draft were then publicized on November 16, 2005. [3]

Key

Pos.GFC
Position GuardForwardCenter
 !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

Expansion draft

The following players were drafted for the rosters of the Sky from the league's existing teams on November 16, 2005:

PickPlayerPositionNationalityFormer teamWNBA years [a] Career with the franchise [b] Ref.
1 Jia Perkins +GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Charlotte Sting 2 2006–2010 [4] [5]
2 Brooke Wyckoff F Connecticut Sun 4 2006–2009
3 Elaine Powell G Detroit Shock 7 2006
4 Kiesha Brown Houston Comets 4—
5 Deanna Jackson F Indiana Fever 4 2006
6 Laura Macchi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Los Angeles Sparks 2—
7 Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota Lynx 4 2006
8 DeTrina White New York Liberty 2—
9 Ashley Robinson C Phoenix Mercury 2 2006
10 Chelsea Newton G Sacramento Monarchs 1 2006
11 Bernadette Ngoyisa CFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo San Antonio Silver Stars 2 2006
12 Francesca Zara GFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Seattle Storm 1—
13 Stacey Dales-Schuman +Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Washington Mystics 3 2006–2007

Notes

  1. ↑ Number of years played in the WNBA prior to the draft
  2. ↑ Number of years played for expansion franchise that drafted player

References

  1. ↑ "2006 Chicago Sky: The Inaugural Season". WNBA. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Chicago Sky chooses 13 players in expansion draft". Our Sports Central. November 16, 2005. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "2005 Chicago Sky Expansion Draft FAQ". WNBA. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2006 WNBA Expansion Draft". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Chicago Sky Announces Expansion Draft Selections". WNBA. November 16, 2005. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
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