Basketball player selection
1999 WNBA draft
- On September 15, 1998, two more players were assigned prior to the expansion draft.
- On April 6, 1999, a WNBA expansion draft took place.
- On May 3, 1999, another round of player allocation took place.
- On May 4, 1999, the regular WNBA draft took place.
- On December 15, 1999, an additional expansion draft took place for the 2000 WNBA season. See 2000 WNBA draft for more details.
Initial expansion player allocation
[edit] Post-expansion draft player allocation
[edit] Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
1 | Chamique Holdsclaw ^ * | G/F | United States | Washington Mystics | Tennessee |
2 | Yolanda Griffith * | F/C | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Florida Atlantic (from Chicago Condors, ABL) |
3 | Natalie Williams * | C | United States | Utah Starzz | UCLA (from Portland Power, ABL) |
4 | DeLisha Milton + | F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Florida (from Portland Power, ABL) |
5 | Jennifer Azzi | G | United States | Detroit Shock | Stanford (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) |
6 | Crystal Robinson | F | United States | New York Liberty | Southeastern Oklahoma State (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) |
7 | Tonya Edwards + | G | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) |
8 | Tari Phillips * | F | United States | Orlando Miracle | Central Florida (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) |
9 | Dawn Staley ^ + | G | United States | Charlotte Sting | Virginia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) |
10 | Edna Campbell | G | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Texas (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) |
11 | Chasity Melvin + | C | United States | Cleveland Rockers | North Carolina State (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) |
12 | Natalia Zassoulskaia | F | Russia | Houston Comets | Dynamo Moscow, Russia |
Notes:
- ^ Taj McWilliams-Franklin is the lowest draft pick to become a WNBA All-Star.