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===WNBA=== Shortly after the ABL ceased operations in 1999, Sam was selected by the [[Orlando Miracle]] in the [[WNBA draft]] and became one of the Miracle's most productive players that year. Sam was waived by the Miracle just before the 2000 season began, but was signed as a [[free agent]] by the [[Miami Sol]]. She played three seasons (2000, 2001, and 2002) with the Sol until the team folded due to financial difficulties. After the Sol ceased operations, a [[2003 WNBA dispersal draft|dispersal draft]] was held, and the [[Minnesota Lynx]] selected Sam, and she played for the Lynx that season.<ref>{{cite web |title=PLUS: W.N.B.A.; Dispersal Draft Scatters 2 Rosters |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/25/sports/plus-wnba-dispersal-draft-scatters-2-rosters.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 25, 2003 |access-date=May 21, 2025}}</ref> During the annual [[WNBA draft]] on April 15, 2004, Sam and Lynx teammate, [[Janell Burse]], were traded to the [[Seattle Storm]] in exchange for [[Amanda Lassiter]] and a first-round draft pick. Sam spent the 2004 season with the [[Seattle Storm]], as the team won the [[WNBA Finals]] by defeating the [[Connecticut Sun]], two games to one. After the 2004 season ended, Sam became an [[free agent|unrestricted free agent]]. On February 14, 2005, Sam signed with the [[Charlotte Sting]]. She would be involved in yet another dispersal draft in [[2007 WNBA dispersal draft|2007]] after the demise of the Sting in December 2006.<ref name=07dispersal>{{cite web |title=2007 Charlotte Sting Dispersal Draft Analysis |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/features/dispersalanalysis.html |website=WNBA |date= |access-date=May 25, 2025}}</ref> This time, she was selected by the [[Indiana Fever]].<ref name=07dispersal/> On May 7, 2008, Sheri signed with the [[Detroit Shock]]. Her 2008 season with the Detroit Shock was the last of her 10-year WNBA career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vucommodores.com/ot/2011-hof-sam.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053233/http://www.vucommodores.com/ot/2011-hof-sam.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |title=Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site - Athletics}}</ref> During the 2007-08 WNBA off-season, she played for [[Elitzur Ramla (women's basketball)|Elitzur Ramla]] in [[Israel]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=WNBA.com: Offseason 2007-08: Overseas Roster|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/overseas_0708.html|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.wnba.com}}</ref> She played for Panionios in Greece during the 2008-09 WNBA off-season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WNBA.com: Offseason 2008-09: Overseas Roster|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/overseas_0809.html|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.wnba.com}}</ref>
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