1999 WNBA draft
1999 WNBA draft – 6 April 1999
- On September 15, 1998, two more players were assigned prior to the expansion draft.
- On April 6, 1999 a WNBA expansion draft took place.
- On May 3, 1999 another round of player allocation took place.
- On May 4, 1999 the regular WNBA draft took place.
- On December 15, 1999, an additional expansion draft took place for the 2000 WNBA season. See 2000 WNBA draft for more details.
Initial expansion player allocation
Expansion draft
Post expansion draft player allocation
College draft
Round 1
| Pick |
Player |
Nationality |
WNBA Team |
School/Club Team |
| 1 |
Chamique Holdsclaw (G/F) |
 United States |
Washington Mystics |
Tennessee |
| 2 |
Yolanda Griffith (F/C) |
United States |
Sacramento Monarchs |
Florida Atlantic (from Chicago Condors, ABL) |
| 3 |
Natalie Williams (C) |
United States |
Utah Starzz |
UCLA (from Portland Power, ABL) |
| 4 |
DeLisha Milton (F) |
United States |
Los Angeles Sparks |
Florida (from Portland Power, ABL) |
| 5 |
Jennifer Azzi (G) |
United States |
Detroit Shock |
Stanford (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) |
| 6 |
Crystal Robinson (F) |
United States |
New York Liberty |
Southeastern Oklahoma State (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) |
| 7 |
Tonya Edwards (G) |
United States |
Minnesota Lynx |
Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) |
| 8 |
Tari Phillips (F) |
United States |
Orlando Miracle |
Central Florida (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) |
| 9 |
Dawn Staley (G) |
United States |
Charlotte Sting |
Virginia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) |
| 10 |
Edna Campbell (G) |
United States |
Phoenix Mercury |
Texas (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) |
| 11 |
Chasity Melvin (C) |
United States |
Cleveland Rockers |
North Carolina State (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) |
| 12 |
Natalia Zassoulskaia (F) |
 Russia |
Houston Comets |
Russia |
Round 2
Round 3
1Taj McWilliams-Franklin is the lowest draft pick to become a WNBA All-Star.
Round 4
References
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