1999 WNBA expansion draft

The Women's National Basketball Association 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 folded. The 90 players from the ABL's eight teams were eligible for the 1999 WNBA draft.

Key

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	0	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.
1	Brandy Reed ⁺	F		Minnesota Lynx	Phoenix Mercury	1	1999
2	Andrea Congreaves	F		Orlando Miracle	Charlotte Sting	2	1999
3	Kim Williams	G		Minnesota Lynx	Utah Starzz	2	—
4	Kisha Ford	G		Orlando Miracle	New York Liberty	2	1999
5	Octavia Blue	G		Minnesota Lynx	Los Angeles Sparks	1	—
6	Yolanda Moore	F		Orlando Miracle	Houston Comets	2	1999
7	Adia Barnes	F		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	No selection	—	—	—	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.
1	Katie Smith * ^ !	G/F		Minnesota Lynx	Columbus Quest	0	1999–2005
2	Shannon Johnson *	G		Orlando Miracle	Columbus Quest	0	1999–2003