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| 2007 WNBA dispersal draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date | January 8, 2007 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Merging teams | Charlotte Sting (folded in 2007) |
| First selection | Monique Currie Chicago Sky |
TheWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held their thirddispersal draft on January 8, 2007.[1][2][3]
Thisdispersal draft re-assigned players from theCharlotte Sting who folded in December 2006, after the end of the2006 WNBA season.[3][4][5] The remaining thirteen active teams in the WNBA each selected one player from the2006 Sting roster in the one-round draft.[6] Teams drafted in inverse order of their 2006 regular season finish.[4][7]
All Sting players were available except forunrestricted free agents,Allison Feaster andTammy Sutton-Brown.[4] Two players from the Sting,Tasha Butts andSummer Erb, were not selected in the dispersal draft and became free agents on January 15.[1]
| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
| + | Denotesplayer who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
The following players were drafted from the roster of theCharlotte Sting:
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | New team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monique Currie | F |  United States | Chicago Sky |
| 2 | Tangela Smith+ | F/C | Minnesota Lynx | |
| 3 | Janel McCarville | C | New York Liberty | |
| 4 | Helen Darling | G | San Antonio Silver Stars | |
| 5 | Kelly Mazzante | G | Phoenix Mercury | |
| 6 | Teana Miller | C | Washington Mystics | |
| 7 | Tye'sha Fluker | C | Seattle Storm | |
| 8 | Yelena Leuchanka | C |  Belarus | Houston Comets |
| 9 | Sheri Sam+ | F/G | United States | Indiana Fever |
| 10 | LaToya Bond | G | Sacramento Monarchs | |
| 11 | No selection | — | — | Detroit Shock |
| 12 | Ayana Walker | F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 13 | No selection | — | — | Connecticut Sun |
There also was a dispersal draft in early 2007 for teams to acquire former Charlotte Sting players...