Women don't play in the NBA, they play in the WNBA. As for your question, the first black woman to be drafted into the WNBA was Dena Head, who was also the first woman ever to be drafted into the WNBA.
The first player chosen in the 2008 WNBA draft was Candace Parker from the University of Tennessee.
4x olympic gold medalist(1996,2000,2004,2008),First player to dunk in a WNBA game,First WNBA player to reach 3,000 point plateau,MVP of both WNBA finals and All-Star game at the same season(2002),Led WNBA in rebounds in 1997 and 1998,First player to win both WNBA finals MVP and All-Star game MVP,3x WNBA MVP (2001,2004,2006),First player to dunk in a WNBA game,7x WNBA All-Star (1999-2003,2005,2006)2x Defensive Player Of The Year (2004,2008),All-Decade Team,All-WNBA First Team(1997,2000-2004,2006),All-WNBA Second Team(1998,1999,2005),All-Defensive First Team(2006),All-Defensive Second Team(2005)
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being in the wnba is their job
A rookie player in the WNBA makes about $35,000 a year.
main duties and responsbilites for WNBA
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award was created in 1997.
Best WNBA Player ESPY Award was created in 1998.
WNBA Most Improved Player Award was created in 2000.
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award was created in 1997.