2008 WNBA expansion draft

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held their fifth expansion draft on February 6, 2008 for the Atlanta Dream.^[1] This draft allowed the Atlanta Dream to select players from the existing WNBA teams to fill their debut roster prior to the start of the 2008 WNBA season.^[2]

2008 WNBA expansion draft
General information
Sport	Basketball
Date(s)	February 6, 2008
Overview
League	WNBA
Expansion teams	Atlanta Dream
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The existing 13 WNBA teams were allowed to protect a maximum of six players from their 2007 rosters.^[1] The Dream were then permitted to select one unprotected player from each team but only one unrestricted free agent.^[3]

Key

Pos.	G	F	C
Position	Guard	Forward	Center

!	Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
^	Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
*	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team
+	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game

Expansion draft

The following players were drafted for the roster of the Dream from the league's existing teams on February 6, 2008:

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Former team	WNBA years[a]	Career with the franchise[b]	Ref.
1	Carla Thomas	F/C	United States	Chicago Sky	1	—	[4]
2	Érika de Souza +	C	Brazil	Connecticut Sun	2	2008–2015
3	Katie Feenstra		United States	Detroit Shock	3	2008
4	Roneeka Hodges (traded to Seattle)[c]	G		Houston Comets	3	—
5	Ann Strother	G/F		Indiana Fever[d]	2	2008
6	LaToya Thomas (traded to Detroit)[e]	F		Los Angeles Sparks	5	—
7	Kristen Mann			Minnesota Lynx	3	2008
8	Ann Wauters + (traded to San Antonio)[f]	C	Belgium	New York Liberty	5	—
9	Jennifer Lacy	F	United States	Phoenix Mercury	2	2008–2009
10	Kristin Haynie	G		Sacramento Monarchs	3	2008
11	Chantelle Anderson	C		San Antonio Silver Stars	5	—
12	Betty Lennox *	G		Seattle Storm	8	2008
13	Yelena Leuchanka	C	Belarus	Washington Mystics	2	2010; 2012

Notes

1. Number of years played in the WNBA prior to the draft
2. Number of years played for expansion franchise that drafted player
3. February 6, 2008: Atlanta to Seattle^[2]

   • Atlanta acquired Iziane Castro Marques and the 2008 No. 8 draft pick
   • Seattle acquired Roneeka Hodges and the 2008 No. 4 draft pick
4. February 6, 2008: Indiana to Atlanta^[2]

   • Indiana acquired agreement from Atlanta to not select specific unprotected Fever players in the expansion draft
   • Atlanta acquired the 2008 No. 24 draft pick
5. February 6, 2008: Atlanta to Detroit^[2]

   • Atlanta acquired Ivory Latta
   • Seattle acquired LaToya Thomas and the 2008 No. 18 draft pick
6. April 9, 2008: San Antonio to Atlanta^[5]

   • San Antonio acquired Ann Wauters, Morenike Atunrase, and a 2009 second round draft pick
   • Atlanta acquired Camille Little, Chioma Nnamaka, and a 2009 first round draft pick