No surprises in early draft picks, several trades at conclusion of draft
As expected Connecticut senior Maya Moore went first in the 2011 WNBA draft held Monday, picked by the Minnesota Lynx. Elizabeth Cambage, a 19 year-old 6-8 center from Australia, was the second pick and is headed to the Tulsa Shock. Courtney Vandersloot, the dazzling point guard from Gongaza, was picked third by the Chicago Sky. Among the surprises, Danielle Adams, the post player from the national champion Texas A&M Aggies did not get picked until the second round, selected 20th by the San Antonio Silver Stars.
Trades conducted at the conclusion of the draft included:
- New York traded Kalana Green to Connecticut for the draft rights of Sydney Colson (16th pick).
- Phoenix traded draft rights of Tahnee Robinson (31st pick) to Connecticut for Connecticut’s third round pick in 2012.
- Minnesota traded draft rights of Jessica Breland (13th pick) to New York for the draft rights of Angel Robinson (22nd pick) and New York’s own second round pick in 2012.
- Minnesota traded the draft rights of Felicia Chester (14th pick) to Atlanta for draft rights to Rachel Jarry (18th pick) and the Dream’s 2012 2nd round pick.
- Washington Mystics traded Lindsey Harding and a 2012 second round draft pick to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Ta’Shia Phillips (8th pick), Kelly Miller and a 2012 first round draft pick
Full Draft Results
| 2011 WNBA DRAFT – ROUND 1 | ||
| Pick | Team | Record |
| 1 | Minnesota Lynx | Maya Moore | Connecticut | 13-21 |
| 2 | Tulsa Shock | Elizabeth Cambage | Australia | 6-28 |
| 3 | Chicago Sky | Courtney Vandersloot | Gonzaga | 14-20 |
| 4 | Minnesota Lynx | Amber Harris | Xavier | 17-17 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Sparks | Jantel Lavender | Ohio St. | 13-21 |
| 6 | San Antonio Silver Stars | Danielle Robinson | Oklahoma | 14-20 |
| 7 | Tulsa Shock | Kayla Pedersen | Stanford | 15-19 |
| 8 | Atlanta Dream | Ta’Shia Phillips (Traded to Washington) | Xavier | 19-15 |
| 9 | Indiana Fever | Jeanette Pohlen | Stanford | 21-13 |
| 10 | New York Liberty | Alex Montgomery | Georgia Tech | 22-12 |
| 11 | Washington Mystics | Victoria Dunlap | Kentucky | 22-12 |
| 12 | Seattle Storm | Jasmine Thomas | Duke | 28-6 |
| 2011 WNBA DRAFT – ROUND 2 | ||
| Pick | Team | Record |
| 13 | Minnesota Lynx | Jessica Breland (traded to New York) | North Carolina | 6-28 |
| 14 | Minnesota Lynx | Felicia Chester | Depaul | 13-21 |
| 15 | Chicago Sky | Carolyn Swords | Boston College | 14-20 |
| 16 | Connecticut Sun | Sydney Colson (traded to New York) | Texas A&M | 17-17 |
| 17 | Chicago Sky | Angie Bjorklund | Tennessee | 13-21 |
| 18 | Atlanta Dream | Rachel Jarry | Australia | 14-20 |
| 19 | Phoenix Mercury | Brittany Spears | Colorado | 15-19 |
| 20 | San Antonio Silver Stars | Danielle Adams | Texas A&M | 19-15 |
| 21 | Tulsa Shock | Italee Lucas | North Carolina | 21-13 |
| 22 | New York Liberty | Angel Robinson (traded to Minnesota) | Marquette | 22-12 |
| 23 | Washington Mystics | Karima Christmas | Duke | 22-12 |
| 24 | Seattle Storm | Ify Ibekwe | Arizona | 28-6 |
| 2011 WNBA DRAFT – ROUND 3 | ||
| Pick | Team | Record |
| 25 | Tulsa Shock | Chastity Reed | Arkansas-Little Rock | 6-28 |
| 26 | Minnesota Lynx | Kachine Alexander | Iowa | 13-21 |
| 27 | Chicago Sky | Amy Jaeschke | Northwestern | 14-20 |
| 28 | Connecticut Sun | Adrienne Johnson | Louisiana Tech | 17-17 |
| 29 | Los Angeles Sparks | Elina Babkina | Latvia | 13-21 |
| 30 | San Antonio Silver Stars | Porsha Phillips | Georgia | 14-20 |
| 31 | Phoenix Mercury | Tahnee Robinson (traded to Connecticut) | Nevada | 15-19 |
| 32 | Atlanta Dream | Kelsey Bolte | Iowa State | 19-15 |
| 33 | Indiana Fever | Jori Davis | Indiana | 21-13 |
| 34 | New York Liberty | Mekia Valentine | UC Santa Barbara | 22-12 |
| 35 | Washington Mystics | Sarah Krnjic | Serbia | 22-12 |
| 36 | Seattle Storm | Krystal Thomas | Duke | 28-6 |
