Chris Sienko WNBA Basketball Executive Record

Franchises

Connecticut Sun: January 28, 2003 to August 12, 2016
Atlanta Dream: November 15, 2017 to April 21, 2021

Awards

2018 WNBA Executive of the Year

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.

Connecticut Sun Franchise (January 28, 2003 - August 12, 2016)

February 14, 2003
Traded a 2003 2nd round pick (Lori Nero later selected) to the Houston Comets for Rebecca Lobo.
March 7, 2003
Hired Mike Thibault as Head Coach.
April 24, 2003
Drafted Debbie Black from the Miami Sol in the dispersal draft.
April 25, 2003
Drafted Courtney Coleman in the 2nd round (13th pick) of the 2003 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Lindsey Wilson in the 3rd round (34th pick) of the 2003 WNBA Draft.
May 1, 2003
Waived Davalyn Cunningham.
May 21, 2003
Waived Lindsey Wilson.

Waived Rasheeda Clark.
January 5, 2004
Traded 8th pick in CLE dispersal draft to the Houston Comets for a 2004 2nd round pick (Ugo Oha later selected).
January 28, 2004
Traded Shannon Johnson, a 2004 2nd round pick (Cindy Dallas later selected), and a 2004 3rd round pick (Toccara Williams later selected) to the San Antonio Silver Stars for a 2004 1st round pick (Lindsay Whalen later selected), a 2004 2nd round pick (Jessica Brungo later selected), and a 2004 3rd round pick (Candace Futrell later selected).
March 25, 2004
Traded a 2004 1st round pick (Chandi Jones later selected) to the Phoenix Mercury for Asjha Jones.
April 9, 2004
Signed Anastasia Kostaki as a free agent.

Signed Wendy Palmer as a free agent.
April 17, 2004
Drafted Lindsay Whalen in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2004 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Jessica Brungo in the 2nd round (16th pick) of the 2004 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Ugo Oha in the 2nd round (24th pick) of the 2004 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Candace Futrell in the 3rd round (29th pick) of the 2004 WNBA Draft.
April 19, 2004
Signed Jamila Wideman as a free agent.
April 20, 2004
Waived Adrienne Johnson.
April 26, 2004
Signed Jennifer Derevjanik as a free agent.

Signed Le'Coe Willingham as a free agent.

Signed Texlin Quinney as a free agent.
May 4, 2004
Waived Jamila Wideman.

Waived Texlin Quinney.
May 18, 2004
Waived Anastasia Kostaki.

Waived Ugo Oha.
May 19, 2004
Waived Courtney Coleman.
March 28, 2005
Signed Laura Summerton.
April 13, 2005
Signed Erika Valek.
April 16, 2005
Traded Katie Mattera and a 2006 1st round pick (Scholanda Dorrell later selected) to the San Antonio Silver Stars for Margo Dydek.

Drafted Katie Mattera in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2005 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Erin Phillips in the 2nd round (21st pick) of the 2005 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Megan Mahoney in the 3rd round (34th pick) of the 2005 WNBA Draft.
April 19, 2005
Signed Anna Montanana.
May 3, 2005
Waived Candace Futrell.
May 5, 2005
Waived Erika Valek.

Signed Taj McWilliams-Franklin to a contract extension.
May 6, 2005
Waived Erika Valek.
May 9, 2005
Waived Jennifer Lacy.
May 16, 2005
Waived Anna Montanana.
November 16, 2005
Lost Brooke Wyckoff to the Chicago Sky in the WNBA expansion draft.
February 1, 2006
Signed Candace Futrell.

Signed Megan Mahoney.
March 15, 2006
Signed Monique Coker.
April 5, 2006
Drafted Debbie Merrill in the 2nd round (28th pick) of the 2006 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Marita Payne in the 3rd round (42nd pick) of the 2006 WNBA Draft.
April 6, 2006
Signed Katie Cronin.
May 11, 2006
Signed Ambrosia Anderson.
May 12, 2006
Signed Brooke Queenan.
May 13, 2006
Waived Jessica Brungo.

Waived Katie Cronin.
May 15, 2006
Waived Monique Coker.
May 16, 2006
Waived Brooke Queenan.
May 19, 2006
Waived Jennifer Derevjanik.
June 29, 2006
Waived Ambrosia Anderson.
July 13, 2006
Signed Brooke Queenan.
July 24, 2006
Signed Jessica Brungo.
February 21, 2007
Traded Taj McWilliams-Franklin to the Los Angeles Sparks for Erika de Souza and a 2007 1st round pick (Kamesha Hairston later selected).

Signed Kristen Rasmussen as a free agent.
April 4, 2007
Drafted Kamesha Hairston in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2007 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Sandrine Gruda in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 2007 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Cori Chambers in the 2nd round (26th pick) of the 2007 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Kiera Hardy in the 3rd round (39th pick) of the 2007 WNBA Draft.
April 29, 2007
Signed Brooke Smith.
May 11, 2007
Waived Brooke Smith.
May 18, 2007
Waived Laura Summerton.
June 8, 2007
Signed Evanthia Maltsi.
February 6, 2008
Lost Erika de Souza to the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA expansion draft.
February 19, 2008
Traded Katie Douglas to the Indiana Fever for Tamika Whitmore, Jessica Foley, and a 2008 1st round pick (Ketia Swanier later selected).
March 3, 2008
Signed Kerri Gardin to a training camp contract.
March 6, 2008
Traded Megan Mahoney to the Houston Comets for Barbara Turner.
March 7, 2008
Signed Sandrine Gruda.
March 14, 2008
Traded Kristen Rasmussen, Tamika Williams, and a 2009 2nd round pick (Camille LeNoir later selected) to the Minnesota Lynx for a 2009 2nd round pick (Lyndra Littles later selected).
April 9, 2008
Drafted Amber Holt in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 2008 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Ketia Swanier in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2008 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Jolene Anderson in the 2nd round (23rd pick) of the 2008 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Lauren Ervin in the 3rd round (37th pick) of the 2008 WNBA Draft.
May 15, 2008
Waived Cori Chambers.
May 16, 2008
Suspended contract of Sandrine Gruda.
June 27, 2008
Waived Kamesha Hairston.
August 27, 2008
Waived Jolene Anderson.

Signed Svetlana Abrosimova.
January 7, 2009
Signed Danielle Page to a training camp contract.

Signed Kerri Gardin to a training camp contract.
January 21, 2009
Signed Barbara Turner.

Signed Danielle Page.

Signed Kerri Gardin.
January 23, 2009
Signed Lauren Ervin to a multi-year contract.
February 13, 2009
Signed Anete Jekabsone-Zogota to a training camp contract.
April 9, 2009
Drafted Chante Black in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 2009 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Lyndra Littles in the 2nd round (17th pick) of the 2009 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Alba Torrens in the 3rd round (36th pick) of the 2009 WNBA Draft.
April 22, 2009
Signed Kristi Cirone to a training camp contract.
June 1, 2009
Waived Ketia Swanier.
June 3, 2009
Claimed Kiesha Brown on waivers.
June 5, 2009
Waived Danielle Page.
June 19, 2009
Waived Kristi Cirone.

Signed Tan White.
June 28, 2009
Waived Barbara Turner.
July 3, 2009
Waived Lauren Ervin.
December 14, 2009
Drafted DeMya Walker from the Sacramento Monarchs in the dispersal draft.
January 12, 2010
Traded Lindsay Whalen and a 2010 1st round pick (Monica Wright later selected) to the Minnesota Lynx for Renee Montgomery and a 2010 1st round pick (Tina Charles later selected).
February 2, 2010
Signed Kara Lawson as a free agent.
February 10, 2010
Signed Kerri Gardin to a training camp contract.
February 23, 2010
Signed Tan White as a free agent.
April 7, 2010
Traded Amber Holt and Chante Black to the Tulsa Shock for a 2010 1st round pick (Danielle McCray later selected) and a 2011 2nd round pick (Jessica Breland later selected).
April 8, 2010
Traded a 2011 1st round pick (Amber Harris later selected) and a 2011 2nd round pick (Jessica Breland later selected) to the Minnesota Lynx for Kelsey Griffin.

Drafted Tina Charles in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2010 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Danielle McCray in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2010 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Allison Hightower in the 2nd round (15th pick) of the 2010 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Johannah Leedham in the 3rd round (27th pick) of the 2010 WNBA Draft.
April 15, 2010
Waived Tamika Whitmore.
February 3, 2011
Signed Kerri Gardin to a training camp contract.
February 14, 2011
Signed Danielle McCray.
April 11, 2011
Traded a 2012 3rd round pick (Amanda Johnson later selected) to the Phoenix Mercury for Tahnee Robinson.

Traded Sydney Colson to the New York Liberty for Kalana Greene.

Drafted Sydney Colson in the 2nd round (16th pick) of the 2011 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Adrienne Johnson in the 3rd round (28th pick) of the 2011 WNBA Draft.
April 26, 2011
Signed Adrienne Johnson to a training camp contract.
May 25, 2011
Waived Adrienne Johnson.
June 3, 2011
Claimed Jessica Moore on waivers.

Waived Kerri Gardin.
July 22, 2011
Waived DeMya Walker.
July 24, 2011
Signed Jessica Breland.
February 6, 2012
Signed Mistie Bass.
February 28, 2012
Signed Sidney Spencer.

Signed Jessica Breland.
March 16, 2012
Signed Dawn Evans.
April 16, 2012
Drafted Astan Dabo in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 2012 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Chay Shegog in the 2nd round (21st pick) of the 2012 WNBA Draft.
April 26, 2012
Signed Chay Shegog.
May 8, 2012
Waived Jessica Breland.
May 15, 2012
Waived Dawn Evans.
May 16, 2012
Waived Sidney Spencer.
August 14, 2012
Waived Chay Shegog.
August 15, 2012
Signed Jessica Moore.
November 20, 2012
Fired Mike Thibault as Head Coach.
January 3, 2013
Hired Anne Donovan as Head Coach.
February 4, 2013
Signed Renee Montgomery.
February 20, 2013
Signed Ashley Walker.
April 15, 2013
Drafted Kelly Faris in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2013 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Anna Prins in the 2nd round (23rd pick) of the 2013 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Andrea Smith in the 3rd round (35th pick) of the 2013 WNBA Draft.
June 20, 2013
Waived Ashley Walker.

Traded a 2014 2nd round pick (Jordan Hooper later selected) to the Tulsa Shock for Kayla Pedersen.
March 12, 2014
Traded Kara Lawson to the Washington Mystics for Alex Bentley.
March 31, 2014
Traded Sandrine Gruda to the Los Angeles Sparks for a 2014 1st round pick (Chelsea Gray later selected) and a 2015 2nd round pick (Brittany Hrynko later selected).
April 14, 2014
Traded Tina Charles and a 2015 3rd round pick (Laurin Mincy later selected) to the New York Liberty for Kelsey Bone, Alyssa Thomas, and a 2015 1st round pick (Elizabeth Williams later selected).

Drafted Chiney Ogwumike in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2014 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Chelsea Gray in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2014 WNBA Draft.

Drafted DeNesha Stallworth in the 3rd round (25th pick) of the 2014 WNBA Draft.
January 28, 2015
Traded Renee Montgomery, a 2015 1st round pick (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis later selected), and a 2015 2nd round pick (Natasha Cloud later selected) to the Seattle Storm for Camille Little and Shekinna Stricklen.
February 12, 2015
Signed Chelsea Gray.
April 16, 2015
Drafted Elizabeth Williams in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2015 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Brittany Hrynko in the 2nd round (19th pick) of the 2015 WNBA Draft.

Traded Brittany Hrynko to the Atlanta Dream for Jasmine Thomas.
April 27, 2015
Signed Elizabeth Williams.
May 4, 2015
Waived Katie Douglas.
May 6, 2015
Waived Danielle McCray.
May 13, 2015
Signed Inga Orekhova.

Traded Asjha Jones to the Minnesota Lynx for a 2016 2nd round pick (Brianna Butler later selected).
June 2, 2015
Waived Kelsey Griffin.
July 8, 2015
Waived Inga Orekhova.
August 13, 2015
Signed Nikki Greene to a 7-day contract.
August 20, 2015
Signed Nikki Greene to a 2nd 7-day contract.
August 27, 2015
Signed Nikki Greene to a contract for the rest of the season.
October 10, 2015
Anne Donovan resigns as Head Coach.
December 17, 2015
Hired Curt Miller as Head Coach.
February 3, 2016
Traded Elizabeth Williams to the Atlanta Dream for a 2016 1st round pick (Rachel Banham later selected).
February 9, 2016
Signed Aneika Henry-Morello to a multi-year contract.
April 13, 2016
Signed Victoria Macaulay to a training camp contract.
April 14, 2016
Drafted Morgan Tuck in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 2016 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Rachel Banham in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2016 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Jamie Weisner in the 2nd round (17th pick) of the 2016 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Aliyyah Handford in the 3rd round (27th pick) of the 2016 WNBA Draft.

Traded Chelsea Gray, a 2016 2nd round pick (Whitney Knight later selected), a 2016 2nd round pick (Brianna Butler later selected), and a 2017 1st round pick (Allisha Gray later selected) to the Los Angeles Sparks for Jonquel Jones and a 2016 2nd round pick (Jamie Weisner later selected).
April 30, 2016
Waived Heather Butler.
May 1, 2016
Signed Bria Holmes to a multi-year contract.
May 9, 2016
Waived Victoria Macaulay.
May 25, 2016
Traded Kelsey Bone to the Phoenix Mercury for Courtney Williams, Jillian Alleyne, and a 2017 2nd round pick (Shayla Cooper later selected).

Atlanta Dream Franchise (November 15, 2017 - April 21, 2021)

February 1, 2018
Signed Renee Montgomery to a multi-year contract.

Signed Maggie Lucas.
February 5, 2018
Signed Jessica Breland to a multi-year contract.
February 8, 2018
Signed Angel McCoughtry to a multi-year contract.
February 13, 2018
Signed Adaora Elonu.
February 14, 2018
Signed Damiris Dantas.
March 9, 2018
Signed Blake Dietrick.
April 3, 2018
Signed Elizabeth Williams to a contract extension.
April 12, 2018
Drafted Monique Billings in the 2nd round (15th pick) of the 2018 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Kristy Wallace in the 2nd round (16th pick) of the 2018 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Mackenzie Engram in the 3rd round (27th pick) of the 2018 WNBA Draft.

Traded Bria Holmes to the Connecticut Sun for a 2018 2nd round pick (Monique Billings later selected) and a 2019 2nd round pick (Bridget Carleton later selected).
May 17, 2018
Waived Adaora Elonu.
June 30, 2018
Waived Maggie Lucas.
July 4, 2018
Signed Alexis Prince to a 7-day contract.
July 9, 2018
Traded Layshia Clarendon and a 2019 2nd round pick (Bridget Carleton later selected) to the Connecticut Sun for Alex Bentley.
July 11, 2018
Signed Alexis Prince to a 2nd 7-day contract.
July 18, 2018
Signed Alexis Prince to a 3rd 7-day contract.
July 25, 2018
Signed Alexis Prince to a contract for the rest of the season.
August 9, 2018
Signed Tiffany Hayes to a contract extension.
August 10, 2018
Signed Adaora Elonu to a 7-day contract.
August 17, 2018
Signed Adaora Elonu to a contract for the rest of the season.
February 2, 2019
Signed Blake Dietrick to a training camp contract.
February 6, 2019
Signed Haley Peters to a training camp contract.
February 11, 2019
Signed Lynetta Kizer to a training camp contract.
April 10, 2019
Traded Brianna Turner to the Phoenix Mercury for Marie Gulich.

Drafted Brianna Turner in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2019 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Maite Cazorla in the 2nd round (23rd pick) of the 2019 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Li Yueru in the 3rd round (35th pick) of the 2019 WNBA Draft.
April 11, 2019
Traded a 2020 2nd round pick (Kylee Shook later selected) to the New York Liberty for Nia Coffey.
April 17, 2019
Signed Meme Jackson to a training camp contract.
May 15, 2019
Waived Meme Jackson.
May 16, 2019
Traded Imani McGee-Stafford to the Dallas Wings for a 2020 3rd round pick (Kobi Thornton later selected).
May 21, 2019
Waived Lynetta Kizer.
May 23, 2019
Waived Blake Dietrick.
June 16, 2019
Suspended contract of Alex Bentley.
June 19, 2019
Signed Natisha Hiedeman.
June 30, 2019
Waived Natisha Hiedeman.
July 17, 2019
Waived Haley Peters.
July 18, 2019
Signed Alaina Coates.
February 10, 2020
Traded Brittney Sykes and Marie Gulich to the Los Angeles Sparks for Kalani Brown.
February 13, 2020
Signed Glory Johnson.
February 16, 2020
Signed Shekinna Stricklen to a multi-year contract.
February 18, 2020
Claimed Alexis Jones on waivers.
February 19, 2020
In a 3-team trade, the Atlanta Dream traded Jessica Breland and Nia Coffey to the Phoenix Mercury; the Connecticut Sun traded Courtney Williams to the Atlanta Dream; the Phoenix Mercury traded a 2020 2nd round pick (Brittany Brewer later selected) to the Atlanta Dream.
February 24, 2020
Signed Blake Dietrick to a training camp contract.
February 26, 2020
Signed Elina Babkina to a training camp contract.
April 16, 2020
Signed Alaina Coates to a training camp contract.
April 17, 2020
Drafted Chennedy Carter in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2020 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Brittany Brewer in the 2nd round (17th pick) of the 2020 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Mikayla Pivec in the 3rd round (25th pick) of the 2020 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Kobi Thornton in the 3rd round (27th pick) of the 2020 WNBA Draft.
April 20, 2020
Signed Brittany Brewer to a multi-year contract.

Signed Mikayla Pivec to a multi-year contract.
April 23, 2020
Signed Chennedy Carter to a multi-year contract.
April 27, 2020
Waived Alaina Coates.
May 23, 2020
Waived Elina Babkina.
June 24, 2020
Signed Betnijah Laney.

Signed Jaylyn Agnew.
July 12, 2020
Signed Erica McCall.
July 29, 2020
Released Erica McCall.
August 24, 2020
Waived Alexis Jones.

Signed Kaela Davis to a 7-day contract.
August 31, 2020
Signed Kaela Davis to a 7-day contract.
September 7, 2020
Signed Kaela Davis to a contract for the rest of the season.
February 1, 2021
Signed Cheyenne Parker to a multi-year contract.
February 4, 2021
Signed Tianna Hawkins to a multi-year contract.
February 13, 2021
Traded a 2022 3rd round pick (Maya Dodson later selected) to the Phoenix Mercury for Yvonne Turner.
February 15, 2021
Signed Yvonne Turner to a training camp contract.
February 21, 2021
Waived Mikayla Pivec.

Waived Brittany Brewer.

Signed Kaela Davis to a training camp contract.
February 22, 2021
Signed Shatori Walker-Kimbrough.
February 24, 2021
Suspended contract of Maite Cazorla.
March 1, 2021
Signed Odyssey Sims.
April 15, 2021
Drafted Aari McDonald in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 2021 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Raquel Carrera Quintana in the 2nd round (15th pick) of the 2021 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Lindsey Pulliam in the 3rd round (27th pick) of the 2021 WNBA Draft.
April 17, 2021
Signed Crystal Bradford to a training camp contract.

Signed Mikayla Cowling to a training camp contract.

Signed Lindsey Pulliam to a multi-year contract.
April 18, 2021
Signed Aari McDonald to a multi-year contract.

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