2008 WNBA expansion draft
5th WNBA expansion draft
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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]
| 2008 WNBA expansion draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date | February 6, 2008 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Expansion team | Atlanta Dream |
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. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
Expansion draft
The following players were drafted for the roster of the Dream from the league's existing teams on February 6, 2008:
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Former team | WNBA years[a] | Career with the franchise[b] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carla Thomas | F/C |  United States |
Chicago Sky | 1 | — | [4] |
| 2 | Érika de Souza + | C |  Brazil |
Connecticut Sun | 2 | 2008–2015 | |
| 3 | Katie Feenstra | 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] | C |  Belgium |
New York Liberty | 5 | — | |
| 9 | Jennifer Lacy | F | 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 | C |  Belarus |
Washington Mystics | 2 | 2010; 2012 |
Notes
- Number of years played in the WNBA prior to the draft
- Number of years played for expansion franchise that drafted player
- February 6, 2008: Atlanta to Seattle[2]
- Atlanta acquired Iziane Castro Marques and the 2008 No. 8 draft pick
- Seattle acquired Roneeka Hodges and the 2008 No. 4 draft pick
- February 6, 2008: Atlanta to Detroit[2]
- Atlanta acquired Ivory Latta
- Seattle acquired LaToya Thomas and the 2008 No. 18 draft pick
- April 9, 2008: San Antonio to Atlanta[5]
- San Antonio acquired Ann Wauters, Morenike Atunrase, and a 2009 second round draft pick
- Atlanta acquired Camille Little, Chioma Nnamaka, and a 2009 first round draft pick