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The 2006 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's tenth season. The league added one team the Chicago Sky. The Sky was the first expansion team since 2000 when the Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire, and the Seattle Storm came to the WNBA. On April 5 the WNBA held their draft. Seimone Augustus, guard out of Louisiana State University was the number one overall pick. She was selected by the Minnesota Lynx. Cappie Pondexter, guard out of Rutgers University went number two. She was selected by the Phoenix Mercury. The season started on May 20 with a game between Sacramento Monarchs and Phoenix Mercury. The game was televised by ABC. The Monarchs won the game 105-78. On July 12, The All Star Game was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The East All Stars defeated the Western All Stars 98-82. Katie Douglas of the Connecticut Sun was named MVP in the game with her 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists. The 2006 WNBA season concluded on August 13. Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks won the league MVP. Mike Thibault of the Connecticut Sun was named Coach of The Year. Seimone Augustus of the Minnesota Lynx was named Rookie of the Year. The season ended with the Detroit Shock winning their second WNBA Championship.

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Regular season standings

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Connecticut Sun ^x	26	8	.765	–	14–3	12–5	15–5
Detroit Shock ^x	23	11	.676	3.0	14–3	9–8	14–6
Indiana Fever ^x	21	13	.618	5.0	12–5	9–8	12–8
Washington Mystics ^x	18	16	.529	8.0	13–4	5–12	12–8
New York Liberty ^o	11	23	.324	15.0	7–10	4–13	7–13
Charlotte Sting ^o	11	23	.324	15.0	7–10	4–3	6–14
Chicago Sky ^o	5	29	.147	21.0	3–14	2–15	4–16

Western Conference

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Los Angeles Sparks ^x	25	9	.735	–	15–2	10–7	15–5
Sacramento Monarchs ^x	21	13	.618	4.0	14–3	7–10	10–10
Houston Comets ^x	18	16	.529	7.0	12–5	6–11	11–9
Seattle Storm ^x	18	16	.529	7.0	9–8	9–8	10–10
Phoenix Mercury ^o	18	16	.529	7.0	10–7	8–9	8–12
San Antonio Silver Stars ^o	13	21	.382	12.0	6–11	7–10	10–10
Minnesota Lynx ^o	10	24	.294	15.0	8–9	2–15	6–14

Award	Winner	Team
WNBA Finals MVP Award	Deanna Nolan	Detroit Shock
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award	Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever
WNBA Most Improved Player Award	Erin Buescher	Sacramento Monarchs
WNBA Peak Performer	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury
WNBA Peak Performer	Cheryl Ford	Detroit Shock
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award	Seimone Augustus	Minnesota Lynx
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award	Dawn Staley	Houston Comets
WNBA Coach of the Year Award	Mike Thibault	Connecticut Sun

First Round
Best of 3

Conference Finals
Best of 3

WNBA Finals
Best of 5

Connecticut

Washington

Eastern Conference

Detroit

Indiana

Detroit

Sacramento

Los Angeles

Seattle

Western Conference

Sacramento

Houston

Preceded by 2005 WNBA season	WNBA seasons 2006	Succeeded by 2007 WNBA season

v · d · e2006 WNBA season by team
Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals
Eastern	Charlotte Sting	Chicago Sky	Connecticut Sun	Detroit Shock	Indiana Fever	New York Liberty	Washington Mystics
Western	Houston Comets	Los Angeles Sparks	Minnesota Lynx	Phoenix Mercury	Sacramento Monarchs	San Antonio Silver Stars	Seattle Storm
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