| 2000 WNBA expansion draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | December 15, 1999 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Expansion teams | Indiana Fever Miami Sol Portland Fire Seattle Storm |
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held their third expansion draft on December 15, 1999 for four new WNBA teams, the Indiana Fever, the Miami Sol, the Portland Fire, and the Seattle Storm.[1][2][3] This draft allowed the four new expansion teams to select players from the existing WNBA teams to fill their debut rosters prior to the start of the 2000 WNBA season.[4]
The four new teams were given six draft picks each to help stock their new rosters. The draft order was determined by a random drawing. The existing 12 WNBA teams were allowed to protect a total of five players from their 1999 rosters.[5] However, once an existing team had a player selected in this draft, the team could then protect an additional three players from the expansion draft.[5] No players were allocated by the league as "there [weren't] four players of equal ability out there to allocate."[5]
- ^ Gustkey, Earl (December 16, 1999). "Sparks Lose Starting Guard in Expansion Draft". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Aces History: Feeling A Draft (2000)". WNBA. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Fever History: Dec. 15, 1999". WNBA. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "W.N.B.A.: EXPANSION DRAFT; Indiana Chooses Guard From L.A." The New York Times. December 16, 1999. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ a b c Smith, Michelle (December 8, 1999). "Drafting a plan". ESPN. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
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