WNBA Wauters was drafted first overall in the
2000 WNBA draft by the
Cleveland Rockers at the age of 19, becoming the youngest player in the league at the time. She was also the first Belgian-born player in the WNBA. When the team selected her, she was considered a project and raw talent. Having only played basketball for 7 years prior to the draft, Wauters quickly blended in with the big-name centers. In her rookie season, Wauters was a reserve on the Rockers' roster, averaging 6.7 ppg off the bench. The Rockers were second in the East with a 17–15 record, and were one win away from advancing to the Finals, but were defeated in 3 games by the
New York Liberty in the Conference Finals. After her second season, Wauters sat out the 2003 WNBA season in order to rest. The Rockers folded in 2003 and Wauters was moved to the
New York Liberty the following year in a
dispersal draft. She played two seasons for the Liberty before taking another break from the WNBA in 2006. During her time with the Liberty, she was selected to play in the
2005 WNBA All-Star Game as a reserve. In 2008, Wauters returned to the WNBA and was selected by the
Atlanta Dream in the expansion draft. On 9 April 2008, Wauters, along with
Morenike Atunrase and a 2009 second round draft pick, was traded to the
San Antonio Silver Stars for
Camille Little,
Chioma Nnamaka, and the Silver Stars' first round pick in the
2009 WNBA draft. During her first season with the Silver Stars, she averaged a career-high 14.7 ppg as the team's starting center. Playing alongside
Becky Hammon, the Silver Stars were also a championship contender in 2008, having finished first in the West with a 24–10 record and advancing all the way to the Finals but would get swept by the
Detroit Shock. Wauters played for the Silver Stars once again in 2009, but decided not to rejoin the team in 2010 to take another break; she also did not join the team in 2011 as she became pregnant. In 2012, Wauters signed with the
Seattle Storm. Wauters did not rejoin the Storm for the 2013 WNBA season in order to spend time with her family. After a 3-year break from the WNBA, Wauters signed with the
Los Angeles Sparks in 2016 and won her first WNBA Championship with the team after defeating the
Minnesota Lynx in the Finals.
Overseas Throughout her basketball career, Wauters has gained more overseas experience than any other female player. Prior to her WNBA career, she played in France for
USV Olympic. After her rookie season in the WNBA, she played with the team for four more years during the off-season and won four consecutive championships. From 2004 to 2007, Wauters played in
Russia for VBM-SGAU and won a championship. From 2007 to 2009, Wauters played two off-seasons for
CSKA Moscow. In the 2009–10 off-season, Wauters played for
UMMC Ekaterinburg and won a championship with the team. In the 2011–12 off-season, Wauters played in
Spain for
Ros Casares Valencia, winning two championships with the team. In the 2012–13 off-season, Wauters played in
Turkey for
Galatasaray S.K. and won a Turkish Cup with the team. In the 2013–14 off-season, Wauters returned to UMMC Ekaterinburg and won her second Russian League championship with the team. In the 2014–15 off-season, Wauters played in
France for
ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq, winning a EuroCup championship with the team. In the 2015–16 off-season, Wauters played in her home country for
Royal Castors Braine in the first portion of the off-season and spent the second portion of the off-season playing for Galatasaray S.K. As of May 2016, Wauters signed with
AGÜ Spor of the
Turkish League for the 2016–17 off-season. In June 2017, Wauters signed with
Yakin Dogu. She played for
Kayseri Basketbol in the 2019–2020 season. ==WNBA career statistics==