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teams which had both folded after the 2002 season. For that reason, Miami's picks obtained in trades were lost. The year brought multiple changes. Along with the folding of the Fire and the Sol, two teams moved to new cities. The Utah Starzz moved from

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, to

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, changing their name to the

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, and the Orlando Miracle moved from Orlando, Florida, to

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, to become the

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. The Sun became the first franchise not to be based in a city that also was home to an NBA franchise. The draft itself also changed. Instead of the previous four-round format, the 2003 draft shrunk to its current format of only three rounds.

Key

Dispersal draft

College draft

Round 1

''Notes'':

Round 2

Round 3

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:WNBA Draft

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