The Chicago Sky came up with the third overall selection, followed by the Minnesota Lynx at four, the Phoenix Mercury at number five.

For the first time in WNBA history, the lottery balls were chosen exactly according to odds.

Some of the top draftees were Angel McCoughtry, Marissa Coleman, Kristi Toliver, and Renee Montgomery.

On December 1, 2008, the league announced that the Houston Comets would no longer operate.

On December 8, a dispersal draft was held with teams being allowed to pick based on reverse order of 2008 records.