Fire take Lynx's Bridget Carleton No. 1 in WNBA expansion draft
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The Portland Fire selected Bridget Carleton first overall in the WNBA's two-team expansion draft on Friday, and the Toronto Tempo followed by making Julie Allemand their first pick.
Carleton comes from the Minnesota Lynx and is an unrestricted free agent this offseason. That means Portland can designate Carleton a 'core' player and have exclusive negotiating rights