The Charlotte Sting chose Janel McCarville as the No. 1 pick in WNBA Draft 2005; Indiana and Phoenix selected Tan White and Sandora Irvin at Nos. 2 and 3. After the draft, San Antonio traded Margo Dydek to Connecticut for the rights to No. 8 pick Katie Feenstra and a future pick.
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Now that the 39 picks are in the books, which team had the best draft? What were the biggest surprises? Ann Meyers, Rebecca Lobo and WNBA President Donna Orender share their thoughts.
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Minnesota Lynx star Katie Smith co-hosted the WNBA.com Draft Chat. Find out what the top picks had to say on their big day.
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Char. Obs.: Sting draft their own Shaq in McCarville
Indy Star: Fever get more athletic with Tan White
Wash. Post.: Mystics impressed with LSU point guard Temeka Johnson
Star-Telegram: Phoenix takes Irvin with the third pick
Hous. Chron.: Lyttle stays close to home
Detroit News: Haynie will have a California address
Sea. Times: Storm take Penn State's Wright at 12

Charlotte: Draft Central
Indiana: Fever focused on the Draft
New York: Coach Coyle’s Insight Into the Draft
Phoenix: Seth Sulka pre-draft chat recap
Phoenix: Draft reactions
San Antonio: Silver Stars' 2005 WNBA Draft Central
San Antonio: Dan Hughes pre-draft chat recap
Seattle: Storm Draft HQ
Washington: Linda Hargrove chat recap
Washington: Coach Michael Adams resigns

Prior to the Draft, ESPN's Ann Meyers gave her take on some of the top guards, forwards and centers.

Nancy Lieberman answered fans questions and raised some of her own leading up to the big event.

Rebecca Lobo introduced the top college players.
Lobo's Mock Pre-Draft

The Monarchs guard talks about some of the potential impact players.

Get to know the less publicized prospects that could make a splash in the WNBA.

Got a thought or opinion? Let us know how you think the top selections will fare as rookies in the WNBA.

Drafted first overall by the Charlotte Sting, Janel McCarville was officially welcomed to the WNBA by Donna Orender: 300k No. 2 - Tan White, Indiana: 300k No. 3 - Sandora Irvin, Phoenix: 300k More Draft highlights

Penn State's Tanisha Wright
Tennessee's Loree Moore
Liberty's Katie Feenstra
Goergia's Kara Braxton
Houston's Sancho Lyttle
Oklahoma's Dionnah Jackson
Tennessee's Shyra Ely

Charlotte's Trudi Lacey
Indiana's Brian Winters
Houston's Van Chancellor
Detroit's Bill Laimbeer
Washington's Michael Adams
Suzie McConnell Serio
Seattle's Anne Donovan

Prior to the Draft, one of the most difficult questions for the picks was what to wear on Draft Day.
Who went first and why?

With one eye on the upcoming season and another on the prospects, current WNBA players discuss the personnel additions their teams need.
Three picks from '04 reflect

Some of the best players in the game discuss their former college teammates and foes.

Current WNBA players talk about what they have learned in the league since they were drafted.

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