Franchises
- Los Angeles Sparks: January 1997 to June 25, 1999 (Fired during 1999 season)
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 Lisa Leslie in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.
Drafted Penny Toler in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.
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February 27, 1997
Drafted Daedra Charles 8th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.
Drafted Haixia Zheng 16th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.
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April 16, 1997
Hired Linda Sharp as Head Coach.
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April 28, 1997
Drafted Jamila Wideman in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Tamecka Dixon in the 2nd round (14th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Katrina Colleton in the 3rd round (19th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Travesa Gant in the 4th round (30th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.
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July 16, 1997
Fired Linda Sharp as Head Coach.
Hired Julie Rousseau as Head Coach.
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February 18, 1998
Lost Heidi Burge to the Washington Mystics in the WNBA expansion draft.
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April 9, 1998
Traded Linda Burgess to the Sacramento Monarchs for Pamela McGee.
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April 29, 1998
Drafted Allison Feaster in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Octavia Blue in the 2nd round (15th pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Rehema Stephens in the 3rd round (25th pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Erica Kienast in the 4th round (35th pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.
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May 11, 1998
Waived Daedra Charles.
Signed Erin Alexander.
Signed Eugenia Rycraw.
Waived Kim Gessig.
Signed Sandra Van Embricqs.
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July 10, 1998
Waived Erin Alexander.
Signed Michelle Reed.
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July 30, 1998
Fired Julie Rousseau as Head Coach.
Hired Orlando Woolridge as Interim Head Coach.
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April 6, 1999
Lost Octavia Blue to the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA expansion draft.
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May 4, 1999
Drafted DeLisha Milton-Jones in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Clarisse Machanguana in the 2nd round (16th pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.
Drafted Ukari Figgs in the 3rd round (28th pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.
Drafted La'Keshia Frett in the 4th round (40th pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.
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May 6, 1999
Waived Michelle Reed.
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May 15, 1999
Signed Gordana Grubin.
Signed Nina Bjedov.
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June 21, 1999
Traded Jamila Wideman to the Cleveland Rockers for Jennifer Howard.
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June 22, 1999
Waived Sandra Van Embricqs.
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