Cleveland had 271 chances out of 1,000 to receive the first overall selection. The Sacramento Monarchs will have the second pick in the Draft, the Detroit Shock will select third and fifth, and the Phoenix Mercury will select fourth.

Following the Draft Lottery, the WNBA held a one-round Dispersal Draft in order to disseminate the players formerly on the rosters of the Miami Sol and Portland Fire. Twenty-six players were available to be selected, and teams made their selections in inverse order of their 2002 regular season finishes. The top three picks went to the Detroit Shock, who selected former Miami Sol center Ruth Riley, the Minnesota Lynx, who selected former Sol guard Sheri Sam, and the Cleveland Rockers, who selected former Sol guard Betty Lennox. All players not selected will become unrestricted free agents once a collective bargaining agreement is signed.

Both the Draft Lottery and the Dispersal Draft were held via conference calls from the league office in New York with representatives of the WNBA teams.

For the complete order for all rounds of the 2003 WNBA Draft, visit the 2003 WNBA Draft Board.

Below is the complete results of the Dispersal Draft:

Players Not Selected In The Dispersal Draft:

Miami Sandy Brondello Iziane Castro Marques Claudia Neves Vanessa Nygaard Kristen Rasmussen Trisha Stafford-Odom

Portland Tully Bevilaqua Kristen Folkl Amber Hall Stacey Thomas Lindsey Yamasaki Carolyn Young