2008 WNBA expansion draft
The Women's National Basketball Association held their fifth expansion draft on February 6, 2008 for the Atlanta Dream. 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.
The existing 13 WNBA teams were allowed to protect a maximum of six players from their 2007 rosters. The Dream were then permitted to select one unprotected player from each team but only one unrestricted free agent.
Key
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 | Career with the franchise | Ref. |
| 1 | Carla Thomas | F/C | Chicago Sky | 1 | — | ||
| 2 | Érika de Souza + | C | Connecticut Sun | 2 | 2008–2015 | ||
| 3 | Katie Feenstra | C | Detroit Shock | 3 | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Roneeka Hodges | G | Houston Comets | 3 | — | ||
| 5 | Ann Strother | G/F | Indiana Fever | 2 | 2008 | ||
| 6 | LaToya Thomas | F | Los Angeles Sparks | 5 | — | ||
| 7 | Kristen Mann | F | Minnesota Lynx | 3 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Ann Wauters + | C | New York Liberty | 5 | — | ||
| 9 | Jennifer Lacy | F | 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|1995|name=Belarus |