Chicago Sky selects Monique Currie first in Dispersal Draft
January 8, 2007 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release
NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2007 - The Chicago Sky selected Monique Currie with the first pick in the WNBA Dispersal Draft of Charlotte Sting players held via conference call today. Teams drafted in inverse order of their regular-season finish in 2006.
The Minnesota Lynx chose Tangela Smith with the second pick while the New York Liberty took Janel McCarville with the third selection. The San Antonio Silver Stars selected Helen Darling and the Phoenix Mercury took Kelly Mazzante to round out the top five picks.
Two Sting players, center Tammy Sutton-Brown and guard/forward Allison Feaster, are unrestricted free agents and were therefore not available for selection in the Dispersal Draft. They may begin negotiating with any team once the free agency period begins on January 15.
The results of the Dispersal Draft are as follows:
2007 Dispersal Draft Results
Team (2006 Record) Player Pos Ht Yrs College
1. Chicago Sky (5-29) Monique Currie G/F 6'0 1 Duke
2. Minnesota Lynx (10-24) Tangela Smith F 6'4 9 Iowa
3. New York Liberty (11-23) Janel McCarville F 6'2 2 Minnesota
4. San Antonio Silver Stars (13-21) Helen Darling G 5'6 6 Penn State
5. Phoenix Mercury (18-16) Kelly Mazzante G 6'0 3 Penn State
6. Washington Mystics (18-16) Teana Miller F/C 6'3 3 Tulane
7. Seattle Storm (18-16) Tye'sha Fluker C 6'5 1 Tennessee
8. Houston Comets (18-16) Yelena Leuchanka C 6'5 1 West Virginia
9. Indiana Fever (21-13) Sheri Sam G/F 6'0 8 Vanderbilt
10. Sacramento Monarchs (21-13) LaToya Bond G 5'7 1 Missouri
11. Detroit Shock (23-11) Pass
12. Los Angeles Sparks (25-9) Ayana Walker F 6'3 5 Louisiana Tech
13. Connecticut Sun (26-8) Pass
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- Liberty Selects McCarville in Dispersal Draft - New York Liberty
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- Mercury select Kelly Mazzante - Phoenix Mercury
- Chicago Sky selects Monique Currie first in Dispersal Draft - WNBA
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