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1998 WNBA expansion draft
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| 1998 WNBA expansion draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date | February 18, 1998 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Expansion teams | Detroit Shock Washington Mystics |
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held their first expansion draft on February 18, 1998 for the Detroit Shock and the Washington Mystics.[1] This draft allowed the two new expansion teams to select players from the existing eight WNBA teams to fill their debut rosters prior to the start of the 1998 WNBA season.
Key
[edit]| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
Initial player allocation
[edit]Prior to the expansion draft, the WNBA allocated four players to the Detroit Shock and the Washington Mystics on January 27, 1998 in no particular order.
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team | WNBA years[a] | Career with the franchise[b] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cindy Brown x | F |  United States
|
Detroit Shock | Seattle Reign (ABL) | 0 | 1998–1999 | [2][3] |
| 2 | Razija Mujanović | C |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Microcamp Campinas (Brazil) | 1998 | |||
| 3 | Nikki McCray + ^ | G | United States
|
Washington Mystics | Columbus Quest (ABL) | 1998–2001 | ||
| 4 | Alessandra Santos de Oliveira | C |  Brazil
|
Comense (Italy) | 1998–1999 |
Expansion draft
[edit]The following players were drafted for the rosters of the Shock and Mystics from the league's existing teams:
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | New team | Former team | WNBA years[a] | Career with the franchise[b] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhonda Blades | G | United States
|
Detroit Shock | New York Liberty | 1 | 1998 | [4] |
| 2 | Heidi Burge | F | Washington Mystics | Los Angeles Sparks | 1998 | |||
| 3 | Tajama Abraham | C | Detroit Shock | Sacramento Monarchs | 1998 | |||
| 4 | Penny Moore | F | Washington Mystics | Charlotte Sting | 1998–1999 | |||
| 5 | Tara Williams | G | Detroit Shock | Phoenix Mercury | — | |||
| 6 | Deborah Carter | F | Washington Mystics | Utah Starzz | 1998 | |||
| 7 | Lynette Woodard ^ ! | G | Detroit Shock | Cleveland Rockers | 1998 | |||
| 8 | Tammy Jackson | F/C | Washington Mystics | Houston Comets | 1998 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "W.N.B.A.: EXPANSION DRAFT; Liberty Loses Blades To New Detroit Team". The New York Times. February 19, 1998. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ "1998 Detroit Shock Year In Review". WNBA. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ "Expansion Mystics Have Choice to Make". The Washington Post. April 28, 1998. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ "1998 WNBA Expansion Draft". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 17, 2025.