• On November 16, 2005 an expansion draft for the Chicago Sky 2006 inaugural season took place.
• On April 5, 2006 the WNBA draft took place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. This is the day after the NCAA women's basketball championship. It will also mark the first WNBA draft event held outside New Jersey.
• First round coverage would be aired on ESPN2, while the second and third rounds are on ESPNU and NBA TV

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Expansion Draft

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	Former WNBA Team
1	Jia Perkins (G)	United States	Chicago Sky	(from Charlotte Sting)
2	Brooke Wyckoff (F)	United States	Chicago Sky	(from Connecticut Sun)
3	Elaine Powell (G)	United States	Chicago Sky	(from Detroit Shock)
4	Kiesha Brown (G)	United States	Chicago Sky	(from Houston Comets)
5	Deanna Jackson (F)	United States	Chicago Sky	(from Indiana Fever)
6	Laura Macchi (F)	Italy	Chicago Sky	(from Los Angeles Sparks)
7	Stacey Lovelace (F)	United States	Chicago Sky	(from Minnesota Lynx)
8	DeTrina White (F)	United States	Chicago Sky	(from New York Liberty)
9	Ashley Robinson (C)	United States	Chicago Sky	(from Phoenix Mercury)
10	Chelsea Newton (G)	United States	Chicago Sky	(from Sacramento Monarchs)
11	Bernadette Ngoyisa (C)	Republic of the Congo	Chicago Sky	(from San Antonio Silver Stars)
12	Francesca Zara (G)	Italy	Chicago Sky	(from Seattle Storm)
13	Stacey Dales-Schuman (G)	Canada	Chicago Sky	(from Washington Mystics)

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Round 1

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
1	Seimone Augustus (G)	United States	Minnesota Lynx	LSU
2	Cappie Pondexer (G)	United States	Phoenix Mercury	Rutgers
3	Monique Currie (G)	United States	Charlotte Sting	Duke
4	Sophia Young (F)	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	San Antonio Silver Stars	Baylor
5	Lisa Willis (G)	United States	Los Angeles Sparks	UCLA
6	Candice Dupree (G)	United States	Chicago Sky	Temple
7	Shona Thorburn (G)	England	Minnesota Lynx	Utah
8	Tamara James (G/F)	United States	Washington Mystics	Miami (FL)
9	La'Tangela Atkinson (G/F)	United States	Indiana Fever	North Carolina
10	Tye'sha Fluker (C)	United States	Charlotte Sting	Tennessee
11	Barbara Turner (G)	United States	Seattle Storm	Connecticut
12	Sherill Baker (G)	United States	New York Liberty	Georgia
13	Kim Smith (F)	Canada	Sacramento Monarchs	Utah
14	Scholanda Hoston (G)	United States	Sacramento Monarchs	LSU

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Round 2

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
15	Ann Strother (G)	United States	Houston Comets (Traded to Phoenix)	Connecticut
16	Shanna Zolman (G)	United States	San Antonio Silver Stars	Tennessee
17	Ambrosia Anderson (F)	United States	Detroit Shock (Traded to Minnesota)	BYU
18	Liz Shimek (F)	United States	Phoenix Mercury (Traded to Houston)	Michigan State
19	Nikki Blue (G)	United States	Washington Mystics	UCLA
20	Jennifer Harris (G)	United States	Chicago Sky	Washburn
21	Mistie Williams (F)	United States	Phoenix Mercury (Traded to Houston)	Duke
22	Willnett Crockett (F)	United States	Los Angeles Sparks	Connecticut
23	Brooke Queenan (F)	United States	New York Liberty	Boston College
24	Ranae Camino	Australia	Houston Comets	-
25	Dalila Esche (F)	United States	Seattle Storm	Florida
26	Kasha Terry (F)	United States	Indiana Fever	Georgia Tech
27	LaToya Bond (G)	United States	Charlotte Sting	Missouri
28	Debbie Merrill (F)	United States	Connecticut Sun	Ohio State

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Round 3

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
29	Tiffany Stansbury (F/C)	United States	Houston Comets	North Carolina State
30	Khara Smith (F)	United States	San Antonio Silver Stars	DePaul
31	Megan Duffy (G)	United States	Minnesota Lynx	Notre Dame
32	Crystal Smith (G)	United States	Phoenix Mercury	Iowa
33	Miriam Sy (C)	United States	Washington Mystics	Oklahoma City
34	Kerri Gardin (F)	United States	Chicago Sky	Virginia Tech
35	Zane Teilane (C)	Latvia	Detroit Shock	Western Illinois
36	Tiffany Porter-Talbert (G)	United States	Los Angeles Sparks	Western Kentucky
37	Christelle N'Garsanet (C)	Côte d'Ivoire	New York Liberty	Missouri
38	Jessica Foley (G)	Australia	Indiana Fever	Duke
39	Erin Grant (G)	United States	Seattle Storm	Texas Tech
40	Marina Kuzina (C)	Russia	Indiana Fever	Nadezha (Russia)
41	Lamisha Augustine (F)	United States	Sacramento Monarchs	San Jose State
42	Marita Payne (C)	Australia	Connecticut Sun	Auburn