2006 WNBA expansion draft

2006 WNBA expansion draft
General information
Sport	Basketball
Date	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]

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.	G	F	C
Position	Guard	Forward	Center

!	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:

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Former team	WNBA years [a]	Career with the franchise [b]	Ref.
1	Jia Perkins +	G	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		Italy	Los Angeles Sparks	2	—
7	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert		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	C	Democratic Republic of the Congo	San Antonio Silver Stars	2	2006
12	Francesca Zara	G	Italy	Seattle Storm	1	—
13	Stacey Dales-Schuman +		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. "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.