The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held their first expansion draft on February 18, 1998 for the Detroit Shock and the Washington Mystics. 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.
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Initial player allocation 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 Career with the franchise Ref. 1 Cindy Brown x F Detroit Shock Seattle Reign 0 1998–1999 2 Razija Mujanović C Microcamp Campinas 1998 3Nikki McCray + ^ G Washington Mystics Columbus Quest 1998–2001 4 Alessandra Santos de Oliveira C Comense 1998–1999
Expansion draft 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 Career with the franchise Ref. 1 Rhonda Blades G Detroit Shock New York Liberty 1 1998 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
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