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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.
Key[]
Initial expansion player allocation[]
Expansion draft[]
Post-expansion draft player allocation[]
College draft[]
Round 1[]
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
|
Round 2[]
Round 3[]
Notes:
- ^ Taj McWilliams-Franklin is the lowest draft pick to become a WNBA All-Star.
Round 4[]
References[]
Categories:
- Women's National Basketball Association Draft
- 1999 WNBA season