1999 WNBA expansion draft
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| 1999 WNBA expansion draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date | April 6, 1999 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Expansion teams | Minnesota Lynx Orlando Miracle |
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held their second expansion draft on April 6, 1999 for the Minnesota Lynx and the Orlando Miracle.[1][2] This draft allowed the two new expansion teams to select players from the existing WNBA teams to fill their debut rosters prior to the start of the 1999 WNBA season.
In December 1998, the American Basketball League (ABL) folded.[3] The 90 players from the ABL's eight teams (except Kristin Folkl and Nykesha Sales who were allocated to the new WNBA expansion teams by the WNBA) were eligible for the 1999 WNBA draft.[2]
| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
Initial player allocation
Prior to the expansion draft, the WNBA allocated two players to the Minnesota Lynx and the Orlando Miracle on September 15, 1998 in no particular order.
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team | WNBA years[a] | Career with the franchise[b] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristin Folkl | F |  United States |
Minnesota Lynx | Stanford Cardinal | 0 | 1999–2000 | [4] |
| 2 | Nykesha Sales * | G/F | Orlando Miracle | UConn Huskies | 1999–2007 | [1] |
Expansion draft
The following players were drafted for the rosters of the Lynx and Miracle from the league's existing teams on April 6, 1999:
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | New team | Former team | WNBA years[a] | Career with the franchise[b] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandy Reed + | F | United States |
Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | 1 | 1999 | [5] |
| 2 | Andrea Congreaves |  United Kingdom |
Orlando Miracle | Charlotte Sting | 2 | 1999 | ||
| 3 | Kim Williams | G | United States |
Minnesota Lynx | Utah Starzz | 2 | — | |
| 4 | Kisha Ford | Orlando Miracle | New York Liberty | 2 | 1999 | |||
| 5 | Octavia Blue | Minnesota Lynx | Los Angeles Sparks | 1 | — | |||
| 6 | Yolanda Moore | F | Orlando Miracle | Houston Comets | 2 | 1999 | ||
| 7 | Adia Barnes | Minnesota Lynx | Sacramento Monarchs | 1 | 1999 | |||
| 8 | Adrienne Johnson | G | Orlando Miracle | Cleveland Rockers | 2 | 1999–2000; 2002–2003 | ||
| 9 | No selection[c] | — | — | — | Detroit Shock | — | — | [6] |
| 10 | — | — | — | Washington Mystics | — | — |