Franchises
- Houston Comets: 1996 to February 2007
Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings
- In some cases the starting date and/or ending date for
an executive could not be found, so conservative estimates are used in
their place.
Therefore, transactions from the beginning and/or end of an executive's tenure with a particular franchise may be missing from the register below.
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January 22, 1997
Drafted Cynthia Cooper in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.
Drafted Sheryl Swoopes in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.
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February 27, 1997
Drafted Wanda Guyton 5th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.
Drafted Janeth Arcain 13th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.
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April 28, 1997
Drafted Tina Thompson in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Tammy Jackson in the 2nd round (16th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Racquel Spurlock in the 3rd round (17th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Catarina Pollini in the 4th round (32nd pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.
Hired Van Chancellor as Head Coach.
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February 18, 1998
Lost Tammy Jackson to the Washington Mystics in the WNBA expansion draft.
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April 29, 1998
Drafted Polina Tzekova in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Nyree Roberts in the 2nd round (20th pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Amaya Valdemoro in the 3rd round (30th pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Monica Lamb in the 4th round (40th pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.
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May 8, 1998
Traded Fran Harris to the Utah Starzz for Karen Booker.
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April 6, 1999
Lost Yolanda Moore to the Orlando Miracle in the WNBA expansion draft.
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May 4, 1999
Drafted Natalia Zasulskaya in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Sonja Henning in the 2nd round (24th pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Kara Wolters in the 3rd round (36th pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Jennifer Rizzotti in the 4th round (48th pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.
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July 11, 1999
Traded Nyree Roberts to the Washington Mystics for Alessandra Santos de Oliveira.
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December 15, 1999
Lost Kara Wolters to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA expansion draft.
Lost Sophia Witherspoon to the Portland Fire in the WNBA expansion draft.
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January 28, 2000
Traded Mila Nikolich to the Portland Fire for Coquese Washington.
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April 25, 2000
Traded Latavia Coleman to the Indiana Fever for Latina Davis and Renee Robinson.
Drafted Elena Shakirova in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2000 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Andrea Garner in the 2nd round (32nd pick) of the 2000 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Latavia Coleman in the 3rd round (48th pick) of the 2000 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Abbie Willenborg in the 4th round (64th pick) of the 2000 WNBA Draft.
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May 27, 2000
Traded Andrea Garner to the Seattle Storm for a 2001 4th round pick (Carolyn Moos later selected).
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April 20, 2001
Drafted Amanda Lassiter in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 2001 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Tynesha Lewis in the 2nd round (31st pick) of the 2001 WNBA Draft.
Drafted ShaRae Mansfield in the 3rd round (33rd pick) of the 2001 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Shala Crawford in the 3rd round (47th pick) of the 2001 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Kristen Clement in the 4th round (63rd pick) of the 2001 WNBA Draft.
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April 23, 2001
Traded Jennifer Rizzotti to the Detroit Shock for Anna DeForge.
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April 30, 2001
Signed Daliborka Vilipic.
Signed Pietra Gay.
Signed Trisha Stafford-Odom.
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May 8, 2001
Waived Pietra Gay.
Waived Shala Crawford.
Signed Angela Aycock.
Signed Franthea Price.
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May 10, 2001
Waived Anna DeForge.
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May 11, 2001
Waived Franthea Price.
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May 14, 2001
Waived ShaRae Mansfield.
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May 25, 2001
Waived Kristen Clement.
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May 27, 2001
Suspended contract of Angela Aycock.
Suspended contract of Daliborka Vilipic.
Suspended contract of Natalia Zasulskaya.
Suspended contract of Polina Tzekova.
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June 6, 2001
Waived Angela Aycock.
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June 8, 2001
Waived Daliborka Vilipic.
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April 3, 2002
Traded a 2002 2nd round pick (Linda Frohlich later selected) to the New York Liberty for Rebecca Lobo.
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April 19, 2002
Drafted Michelle Snow in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Shondra Johnson in the 3rd round (42nd pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Cori Enghusen in the 4th round (58th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
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April 23, 2002
Traded Shondra Johnson and a 2003 2nd round pick (K.B. Sharp later selected) to the New York Liberty for Grace Daley.
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May 8, 2002
Waived Niesa Johnson.
Waived Tora Suber.
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May 21, 2002
Waived Larecha Jones.
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May 22, 2002
Waived Nekeshia Henderson.
Signed Anna DeForge.
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May 24, 2002
Waived Anna DeForge.
Waived Cori Enghusen.
Suspended contract of Elena Shakirova.
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June 17, 2002
Traded Amanda Lassiter to the Seattle Storm for Sonja Henning.
Traded Elena Shakirova to the Charlotte Sting for a 2003 3rd round pick (Constance Jinks later selected).
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June 20, 2002
Waived Amaya Valdemoro.
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July 22, 2002
Traded Coquese Washington to the Indiana Fever for Rita Williams.
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February 14, 2003
Traded Rebecca Lobo to the Connecticut Sun for a 2003 2nd round pick (Lori Nero later selected).
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April 24, 2003
Drafted Ukari Figgs from the Portland Fire in the dispersal draft.
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April 25, 2003
Drafted Allison Curtin in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2003 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Lori Nero in the 2nd round (19th pick) of the 2003 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Constance Jinks in the 3rd round (38th pick) of the 2003 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Oxana Rakhmatulina in the 3rd round (41st pick) of the 2003 WNBA Draft.
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April 28, 2003
Traded Allison Curtin to the Detroit Shock for Dominique Canty.
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April 29, 2003
Signed Tina Thompson.
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May 4, 2003
Waived Constance Jinks.
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May 8, 2003
Waived Maxann Reese.
Signed Kelley Gibson as a free agent.
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May 21, 2003
Traded Rita Williams to the Seattle Storm for a 2004 3rd round pick (Jennifer Smith later selected).
Waived Itoro Umoh-Coleman.
Waived Lori Nero.
Waived Tynesha Lewis.
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June 5, 2003
Signed Itoro Umoh-Coleman.
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June 23, 2003
Waived Itoro Umoh-Coleman.
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January 5, 2004
Traded a 2004 2nd round pick (Ugo Oha later selected) to the Connecticut Sun for 8th pick in CLE dispersal draft.
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January 6, 2004
Drafted Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough from the Cleveland Rockers in the dispersal draft.
Drafted Lucienne Berthieu from the Cleveland Rockers in the dispersal draft.
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February 6, 2004
Signed Nicky McCrimmon as a free agent.
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February 17, 2004
Traded a 2004 1st round pick (Iciss Tillis later selected) and a 2004 3rd round pick (Jennifer Smith later selected) to the Detroit Shock for Kedra Holland-Corn and a 2004 2nd round pick (Lindsay Taylor later selected).
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February 25, 2004
Signed Tiffani Johnson as a free agent.
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March 1, 2004
Signed Gordana Grubin as a free agent.
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March 3, 2004
Signed Felicia Ragland as a free agent.
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April 17, 2004
Traded Lindsay Taylor to the Phoenix Mercury for Maria Villarroel.
Drafted Lindsay Taylor in the 2nd round (26th pick) of the 2004 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Stacy Stephens in the 3rd round (37th pick) of the 2004 WNBA Draft.
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April 19, 2004
Signed Tora Suber as a free agent.
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April 25, 2004
Signed Lori Nero as a free agent.
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May 6, 2004
Waived Lori Nero.
Waived Maria Villarroel.
Waived Nicky McCrimmon.
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May 8, 2004
Signed Sheila Lambert as a free agent.
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May 9, 2004
Waived Stacy Stephens.
Waived Tora Suber.
Signed Brandi McCain as a free agent.
Signed Stacy Clinesmith as a free agent.
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May 12, 2004
Waived Brandi McCain.
Waived Kelley Gibson.
Waived Stacy Clinesmith.
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May 16, 2004
Signed Vanessa Nygaard as a free agent.
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May 17, 2004
Waived Mfon Udoka.
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May 19, 2004
Waived Vanessa Nygaard.
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July 23, 2004
Suspended contract of Lucienne Berthieu.
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August 31, 2004
Suspended contract of Gordana Grubin.
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September 3, 2004
Waived Kedra Holland-Corn.
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February 15, 2005
Signed Tari Phillips as a free agent.
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February 28, 2005
Signed Tracy Reid as a free agent.
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March 4, 2005
Signed Janeth Arcain.
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March 11, 2005
Signed Jocelyn Penn as a free agent.
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March 18, 2005
Signed Nicky McCrimmon.
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March 28, 2005
Signed Anastasia Kostaki.
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April 16, 2005
Drafted Sancho Lyttle in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 2005 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Roneeka Hodges in the 2nd round (15th pick) of the 2005 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Jenni Dant in the 3rd round (28th pick) of the 2005 WNBA Draft.
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April 18, 2005
Waived Anastasia Kostaki.
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April 19, 2005
Signed Adrienne Goodson.
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April 26, 2005
Traded a 2006 3rd round pick (Jessica Foley later selected) to the Indiana Fever for Kristen Rasmussen.
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April 27, 2005
Waived Jocelyn Penn.
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April 28, 2005
Waived LaTonya Johnson.
Waived Tracy Reid.
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May 10, 2005
Waived Nicky McCrimmon.
Waived Octavia Blue.
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May 12, 2005
Waived Gordana Grubin.
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May 17, 2005
Waived Sheila Lambert.
Waived Tiffani Johnson.
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June 1, 2005
Waived Felicia Ragland.
Signed Edwige Lawson-Wade.
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July 11, 2005
Signed Kiesha Brown.
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August 1, 2005
Traded Adrienne Goodson, Kristen Rasmussen, and a 2006 1st round pick (Tye'sha Fluker later selected) to the Charlotte Sting for Dawn Staley and a 2006 2nd round pick (Ann Strother later selected).
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August 18, 2005
Signed Felicia Ragland.
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November 16, 2005
Lost Kiesha Brown to the Chicago Sky in the WNBA expansion draft.
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February 28, 2006
Signed Tamecka Dixon.
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March 23, 2006
Signed Kayte Christensen.
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March 31, 2006
Traded Edwige Lawson-Wade to the Charlotte Sting for a 2006 3rd round pick (Tiffany Stansbury later selected).
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April 5, 2006
Traded Ann Strother to the Phoenix Mercury for Liz Moeggenberg and Mistie Bass.
Drafted Ann Strother in the 2nd round (15th pick) of the 2006 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Renae Camino in the 2nd round (24th pick) of the 2006 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Tiffany Stansbury in the 3rd round (29th pick) of the 2006 WNBA Draft.
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April 7, 2006
Signed Anastasia Kostaki.
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April 14, 2006
Signed Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.
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April 21, 2006
Signed Adia Barnes.
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April 27, 2006
Waived Adia Barnes.
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May 12, 2006
Traded Liz Moeggenberg and a 2007 2nd round pick (Jessica Dickson later selected) to the Chicago Sky for a 2007 2nd round pick (Dee Davis later selected).
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May 19, 2006
Waived Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.
Waived Tiffany Stansbury.
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May 23, 2006
Signed Kayte Christensen.
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July 13, 2006
Signed Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.
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August 4, 2006
Signed Edwina Brown.
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January 3, 2007
Van Chancellor resigns as Head Coach.
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January 8, 2007
Drafted Yelena Leuchanka from the Charlotte Sting in the dispersal draft.
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January 11, 2007
Waived Tamecka Dixon.
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January 15, 2007
Signed Sheryl Swoopes.
Signed Tina Thompson.
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