2008 WNBA Draft Overview
In 2008 the WNBA held an expansion draft for the newest franchise in Atlanta.
Expansion Draft
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Dream | Carla Thomas | Chicago Sky | |
| 2 | Atlanta Dream | Erika DeSouza | C | Connecticut Sun |
| 3 | Atlanta Dream | Katie Feenstra | C | Detroit Shock |
| 4 | Atlanta Dream | Roneeka Hodges | G | Houston Comets |
| 5 | Atlanta Dream | Ann Strother | G/F | Indiana Fever |
| 6 | Atlanta Dream | LeToya Thomas | F | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 7 | Atlanta Dream | Kristen Mann | F | Minnesota Lynx |
| 8 | Atlanta Dream | Ann Wauters | C | New York Liberty |
| 9 | Atlanta Dream | Jennifer Lacey | F | Phoenix Mercury |
| 10 | Atlanta Dream | Kristin Haynie | G | Sacramento Monarchs |
| 11 | Atlanta Dream | Chantelle Anderson | C | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| 12 | Atlanta Dream | Betty Lennox | G/F | Seattle Storm |
| 13 | Atlanta Dream | Yelena Leuchanka | C | Washington Mystics |
College Draft
First Round:
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Sparks | Candace Parker | F | Tennessee |
| 2 | Chicago Sky | Sylvia Fowles | C | LSU |
| 3 | Minnesota Lynx | Candice Wiggins | G | Stanford |
| 4 | Detroit Shock | Alexis Hornbuckle | G | Tennessee |
| 5 | Houston Comets | Matee Ajavon | G | Rutgers |
| 6 | Washington Mystics | Crystal Langhorne | F/C | Maryland |
| 7 | New York Liberty | Essence Carson | G/F | Rutgers |
| 8 | Atlanta Dream | Tamera Young | G | James Madison |
| 9 | Connecticut Sun | Amber Holt | F | Middle Tennessee St. |
| 10 | Sacramento Monarchs | Laura Harper | F/C | Maryland |
| 11 | Detroit Shock | Tasha Humphrey | F | Georgia |
| 12 | Connecticut Sun | Ketia Swanier | G | Connecticut |
| 13 | Phoenix Mercury | LaToya Pringle | F/C | North Carolina |
| 14 | New York Liberty | Erlana Larkins | F | North Carolina |
Second Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Los Angeles Sparks | Shannon Bobbitt | G | Tennessee |
| 16 | Minnesota Lynx | Nicky Anosike | F/C | Tennessee |
| 17 | Houston Comets | Erica White | G | LSU |
| 18 | Detroit Shock | Olayinka Sanni | C | West Virginia |
| 19 | Chicago Sky | Quianna Chaney | G | LSU |
| 20 | Washington Mystics | Lindsey Pluimer | F | UCLA |
| 21 | San Antonio Silver Stars (Traded to Atl.) |
Chioma Nnamaka | G | Georgia Tech |
| 22 | Seattle Storm | Allie Quigley | G | DePaul |
| 23 | Connecticut Sun | Jolene Anderson | G | Wisconsin |
| 24 | Atlanta Dream (Traded to S.A.) |
Morenike Atunrase | G/F | Texas A&M |
| 25 | Phoenix Mercury | Leilani Mitchell | G | Utah |
| 26 | Indiana Fever | Khadijah Whittington | F | N.C. State |
| 27 | New York Liberty | Wanisha Smith | G | Duke |
| 28 | Detroit Shock | Natasha Lacy | G | Texas-El Paso |
Third Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Los Angeles Sparks | Sharnee' Zoll | G | Virginia |
| 30 | Minnesota Lynx | Charde Houston | F | Connecticut |
| 31 | Houston Comets | Crystal Kelly | F | Western Kentucky |
| 32 | Atlanta Dream | Danielle Hood | F | Hartford |
| 33 | Chicago Sky | Angela Tisdale | G | Baylor |
| 34 | Washington Mystics | Krystal Vaughn | F | VA Commonwealth |
| 35 | New York Liberty | Alberta Auguste | F | Tennessee |
| 36 | Seattle Storm | Kimberly Beck | G | George Washington |
| 37 | Connecticut Sun | Lauren Ervin | F | Arkansas |
| 38 | Sacramento Monarchs | A'Quonesia Franklin | G | Texas A&M |
| 39 | San Antonio Silver Stars | Alex Anderson | G/F | UT Chattanooga |
| 40 | Sacramento Monarchs | Izabela Piekarska | C | Texas-El Paso |
| 41 | Phoenix Mercury | Marscilla Packer | G | Ohio State |
| 42 | Detroit Shock | Valeriya Berezhynska | C | Rice |
| 43 | Sacramento Monarchs | Charel Allen | G | Notre Dame |
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