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The 2010 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 8, 2010. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD), while the second and third rounds were shown on NBA TV and ESPNU.
2010 WNBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | December 14, 2009 – April 8, 2010 |
Location | Secaucus, New Jersey |
Network(s) | ESPN2, NBATV, ESPNU |
Overview | |
League | WNBA |
Merging teams | Sacramento Monarchs (folded in 2009) |
First selection | Tina Charles Connecticut Sun |
A lottery was held on November 5, 2009. The Minnesota Lynx received the first overall selection of the draft. The Sacramento Monarchs received the number two selection. The Connecticut Sun came up with the third overall selection, followed by the Minnesota Lynx again at four, and the Chicago Sky at number five.
Since the Monarchs folded after the draft lottery took place, their pick was simply eliminated.
The lottery selection to determine the order of the top five picks in the 2010 Draft occurred on November 5, 2009 The Minnesota Lynx won the first pick, while the Sacramento Monarchs and Connecticut Sun were awarded the second and third picks respectively. The remaining first-round picks and all the second- and third-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss records in the previous season.
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2010 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:
Team | 2009 record |
Lottery chances |
Pick | ||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |||
Sacramento Monarchs | 12–22 | 420 | .420 | .302 | .181 | .097 | .000 |
New York Liberty (to Minn.) | 13–21 | 261 | .261 | .284 | .246 | .200 | .008 |
Minnesota Lynx | 14–20 | 167 | .167 | .207 | .263 | .315 | .048 |
Connecticut Sun | 16–18 | 78 | .076 | .103 | .155 | .388 | .278 |
Chicago Sky | 16–18 | 78 | .076 | .103 | .155 | .000 | .666 |
Shaded block denotes actual lottery result. |
Source[1]
On November 20, 2009, the league announced that the Sacramento Monarchs would no longer operate. A dispersal draft was held December 14, 2009 with teams being allowed to pick in the following order.
Pick | Player | Nationality | New team | Former team |
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1 | Nicole Powell | ![]() |
New York Liberty | Sacramento Monarchs |
2 | Rebekkah Brunson | ![]() |
Minnesota Lynx | Sacramento Monarchs |
3 | DeMya Walker | ![]() |
Connecticut Sun | Sacramento Monarchs |
4 | Courtney Paris | ![]() |
Chicago Sky | Sacramento Monarchs |
5 | Laura Harper | ![]() |
San Antonio Silver Stars | Sacramento Monarchs |
6 | Kristin Haynie | ![]() |
Washington Mystics | Sacramento Monarchs |
7 | Scholanda Robinson | ![]() |
Tulsa Shock | Sacramento Monarchs |
8 | Passed | Los Angeles Sparks | Sacramento Monarchs | |
9 | Passed | Atlanta Dream | Sacramento Monarchs | |
10 | Chelsea Newton | ![]() |
Seattle Storm | Sacramento Monarchs |
11 | Passed | Indiana Fever | Sacramento Monarchs | |
12 | Passed | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | |
Note: Three former Monarchs players, Kara Lawson, Hamchetou Maiga-Ba, and Ticha Penicheiro were free agents and therefore not eligible for this draft. |
Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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1 | Tina Charles + | ![]() |
Connecticut Sun (from N.Y, via L.A., via Minn.) | Connecticut |
2 | Monica Wright | ![]() |
Minnesota Lynx (from Conn.) | Virginia |
3 | Kelsey Griffin | ![]() |
Minnesota Lynx (traded to Conn.) | Nebraska |
4 | Epiphanny Prince + | ![]() |
Chicago Sky | Rutgers/Turkey |
5 | Jayne Appel + | ![]() |
San Antonio Silver Stars | Stanford |
6 | Jacinta Monroe | ![]() |
Washington Mystics | Florida State |
7 | Danielle McCray | ![]() |
Connecticut Sun (from Tul.) | Kansas |
8 | Andrea Riley | ![]() |
Los Angeles Sparks | Oklahoma State |
9 | Chanel Mokango | ![]() |
Atlanta Dream | Mississippi State |
10 | Alison Lacey | ![]() |
Seattle Storm | Iowa State |
11 | Jené Morris | ![]() |
Indiana Fever | San Diego State |
12 | Bianca Thomas | ![]() |
Los Angeles Sparks (from Phx.) | Ole Miss |
Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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25 | Cory Montgomery | ![]() |
New York Liberty | Nebraska |
26 | Gabriela Marginean | ![]() |
Minnesota Lynx | Drexel |
27 | Johannah Leedham | ![]() |
Connecticut Sun | Franklin Pierce |
28 | Abi Olajuwon | ![]() |
Chicago Sky | Oklahoma |
29 | Alexis Rack | ![]() |
San Antonio Silver Stars | Mississippi State |
30 | Alexis Gray-Lawson | ![]() |
Washington Mystics | California |
31 | Vivian Frieson | ![]() |
Tulsa Shock | Gonzaga |
32 | Rashidat Junaid | ![]() |
Los Angeles Sparks | Rutgers |
33 | Brittainey Raven | ![]() |
Atlanta Dream | Texas |
34 | Tijana Krivačević | ![]() ![]() |
Seattle Storm | MKB Euroleasing Sopron (Hungary) |
35 | Joy Cheek | ![]() |
Indiana Fever | Duke |
36 | Nyeshia Stevenson | ![]() |
Phoenix Mercury | Oklahoma |
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