The 1999 WNBA season was the Orlando Miracle's inaugural season. The Miracle tied for second place in the conference with the Detroit Shock and the

Charlotte Sting The Charlotte Sting were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007. The Sting was originally the sister organization of ...

. However, both Detroit and Charlotte beat Orlando in two of their three meetings during the regular season. Therefore, the Miracle were in fourth place and out of playoff contention.

Offseason

Expansion draft

WNBA draft

Roster

Season standings

Season schedule

Preseason

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Depth

Player stats

*Shannon Johnson was tied for tenth in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goals with 40 *Taj McWilliams-Franklin ranked third in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goal Percentage, .444 *Nykesha Sales ranked eighth in the WNBA in Field Goal Attempts with 397 *Sheri Sam ranked sixth in the WNBA in Minutes Played with 1088 *Sheri Sam was tied for eighth in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goals with 41 *Sheri Sam ranked ninth in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goal Attempts with 125

Awards and honors

*Shannon Johnson, Guard, Orlando Miracle, All-WNBA Second Team *Shannon Johnson led the WNBA in Minutes Played with 1147

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1999 Orlando Miracle Season Orlando Miracle seasons 1999 WNBA season, Orlando 1999 in sports in Florida, Orlando Miracle