2008 WNBA expansion draft

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2008 WNBA expansion draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)February 6, 2008
Overview
League WNBA
Expansion teams Atlanta Dream
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The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held their fifth expansion draft on February 6, 2008 for the Atlanta Dream. [1] This draft allowed the Atlanta Dream to select players from the existing WNBA teams to fill their debut roster prior to the start of the 2008 WNBA season. [2]

Contents

The existing 13 WNBA teams were allowed to protect a maximum of six players from their 2007 rosters. [1] The Dream were then permitted to select one unprotected player from each team but only one unrestricted free agent. [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 and All-WNBA Team
+Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game

Expansion draft

The following players were drafted for the roster of the Dream from the league's existing teams on February 6, 2008:

PickPlayerPositionNationalityFormer teamWNBA years [a] Career with the franchise [b] Ref.
1 Carla Thomas F/CFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chicago Sky 1— [4]
2 Érika de Souza +CFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Connecticut Sun 2 2008–2015
3 Katie Feenstra Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit Shock 3 2008
4 Roneeka Hodges (traded to Seattle) [c] G Houston Comets 3—
5 Ann Strother G/F Indiana Fever [d] 2 2008
6 LaToya Thomas (traded to Detroit) [e] F Los Angeles Sparks 5—
7 Kristen Mann Minnesota Lynx 3 2008
8 Ann Wauters +(traded to San Antonio) [f] CFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium New York Liberty 5—
9 Jennifer Lacy FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Phoenix Mercury 2 2008–2009
10 Kristin Haynie G Sacramento Monarchs 3 2008
11 Chantelle Anderson C San Antonio Silver Stars 5—
12 Betty Lennox *G Seattle Storm 8 2008
13 Yelena Leuchanka CFlag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus Washington Mystics 2 2010; 2012

Notes

  1. ↑ Number of years played in the WNBA prior to the draft
  2. ↑ Number of years played for expansion franchise that drafted player
  3. ↑ February 6, 2008: Atlanta to Seattle [2]
  4. ↑ February 6, 2008: Indiana to Atlanta [2]
    • Indiana acquired agreement from Atlanta to not select specific unprotected Fever players in the expansion draft
    • Atlanta acquired the 2008 No. 24 draft pick
  5. ↑ February 6, 2008: Atlanta to Detroit [2]
  6. ↑ April 9, 2008: San Antonio to Atlanta [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Atlanta Dream Expansion Draft set for February 6". WNBA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Atlanta Dream adds Lennox in WNBA expansion draft, trades for Latta, Castro Marques". ESPN. February 6, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Build Inaugural Roster With 13 Picks In 2008 Expansion Draft". WNBA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2008 WNBA Expansion Draft". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ "San Antonio Acquires Ann Wauters, Morenike Atunrase In Draft Day Trade With Atlanta". WNBA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
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