Margo Dydek, a 7-foot-2 center who would go on to become the league's all-time blocks leader, was drafted No. 1 overall on this day in… | WNBA (@wnba) on Instagram
![Gdynia, Poland 2nd Malgorzata Dydek in Memoriam Cup. Agnieszka Szot Hejmej (7) in action during Horizont Minsk (Belarus) and Artego Bydgoszcz (Poland Stock Photo - Alamy Gdynia, Poland 2nd Malgorzata Dydek in Memoriam Cup. Agnieszka Szot Hejmej (7) in action during Horizont Minsk (Belarus) and Artego Bydgoszcz (Poland Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/CM1WTJ/gdynia-poland-2nd-malgorzata-dydek-in-memoriam-cup-agnieszka-szot-CM1WTJ.jpg)
Gdynia, Poland 2nd Malgorzata Dydek in Memoriam Cup. Agnieszka Szot Hejmej (7) in action during Horizont Minsk (Belarus) and Artego Bydgoszcz (Poland Stock Photo - Alamy
![South Korea's captain Chung Eun-Soon (L) tries to block Poland's Malgorzata Dydek during the women's South Korea's captain Chung Eun-Soon (L) tries to block Poland's Malgorzata Dydek during the women's](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4FBF0/south-koreas-captain-chung-eun-soon-l-tries-to-block-polands-malgorzata-dydek-during-the-womens-preliminary-basketball-match-at-the-olympic-games-in-sydney-september-20-2000-poland-beat-south-korea-77-62-by-2D4FBF0.jpg)
South Korea's captain Chung Eun-Soon (L) tries to block Poland's Malgorzata Dydek during the women's
![Amazon.com: Margo Dydek (Basketball Card) 2004 Fleer Ultra WNBA - [Base] #10 : Collectibles & Fine Art Amazon.com: Margo Dydek (Basketball Card) 2004 Fleer Ultra WNBA - [Base] #10 : Collectibles & Fine Art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21QECudVqFL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Amazon.com: Margo Dydek (Basketball Card) 2004 Fleer Ultra WNBA - [Base] #10 : Collectibles & Fine Art
![Uživatel Las Vegas Aces na Twitteru: „The Utah Starzz understandably made the 23-year-old Dydek the first pick in the 1998 WNBA draft. She averaged 12.9 PTS and 7.6 REB as a rookie, Uživatel Las Vegas Aces na Twitteru: „The Utah Starzz understandably made the 23-year-old Dydek the first pick in the 1998 WNBA draft. She averaged 12.9 PTS and 7.6 REB as a rookie,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETfC9iAXQAEVQ2B.jpg)