The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held their second expansion draft on April 6, 1999, for the Minnesota Lynx and the Orlando Miracle. This draft allowed the two new expansion teams to select players from the existing WNBA teams to fill their debut rosters prior to the start of the 1999 WNBA season.
In December 1998, the American Basketball League (ABL) folded. The 90 players from the ABL's eight teams (except Kristin Folkl and Nykesha Sales who were allocated to the new WNBA expansion teams by the WNBA) were eligible for the 1999 WNBA draft.
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Initial player allocation Prior to the expansion draft, the WNBA allocated two players to the Minnesota Lynx and the Orlando Miracle on September 15, 1998, in no particular order. Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team WNBA years Career with the franchise Ref. 1 Kristin Folkl F Minnesota Lynx Stanford Cardinal 0 1999–2000 2 Nykesha Sales * G/F Orlando Miracle UConn Huskies 1999–2007
Expansion draft The following players were drafted for the rosters of the Lynx and Miracle from the league's existing teams on April 6, 1999: Pick Player Position Nationality New team Former team WNBA years Career with the franchise Ref. 1Brandy Reed + F Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury 1 1999 2 Andrea Congreaves Orlando Miracle Charlotte Sting 2 1999 3 Kim Williams G Minnesota Lynx Utah Starzz 2 — 4 Kisha Ford Orlando Miracle New York Liberty 2 1999 5 Octavia Blue Minnesota Lynx Los Angeles Sparks 1 — 6 Yolanda Moore F Orlando Miracle Houston Comets 2 1999 7 Adia Barnes Minnesota Lynx Sacramento Monarchs 1 1999 8 Adrienne Johnson G Orlando Miracle Cleveland Rockers 2 1999–2000;2002–2003 9 No selection — — — Detroit Shock — — 10 — — — Washington Mystics — —
Post-expansion draft player allocation After the expansion draft, the WNBA allocated an additional two players to the Minnesota Lynx and the Orlando Miracle on May 3, 1999. Pick Player Position Nationality New team Former team WNBA years Career with the franchise Ref. 1Katie Smith * ^ ! G/F Minnesota Lynx Columbus Quest 0 1999–2005 2Shannon Johnson * G Orlando Miracle 1999–2003
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