2001 WNBA draft
Women's basketball player selection
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- On April 20, 2001, the regular WNBA draft took place.
| 2001 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date | April 20, 2001 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| First selection | Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm |
Key
| ! | 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
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Notes:
- 2002 Rookie of the Year
- 2001 Rookie of the Year
- Became Missouri State in 2005.
- February 20, 2001: Minnesota to Portland[1]
- Portland acquired Kristin Folkl and New York's first-round pick
- Minnesota acquired Lynn Pride and Michele Van Gorp
- Minnesota acquired a 2001 first-round pick
- New York acquired Grace Daley
- April 11, 2001: Sacramento to Indiana[1]
- Indiana acquired a first-round pick
- Sacramento acquired Kara Wolters
- April 17, 2001: Three-team trade[1]
- Minnesota acquired New York's second-round pick from Washington
- Washington acquired a third-round pick from New York and Annie Burgess from Minnesota
- New York acquired a fourth-round pick and Andrea Nagy from Washington
- May 27, 2000: Seattle to Houston[1]
- Houston acquired a 2001 third-round pick
- Seattle acquired the draft rights to Andrea Garner