2006 WNBA expansion draft
4th WNBA expansion draft
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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]
| 2006 WNBA expansion draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date | November 16, 2005 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Expansion team | Chicago Sky |
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 the next day.[3]
Key
| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
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 |