List of 2010 WNBA season transactions

This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2010 WNBA off-season and 2010 WNBA season.

Retirement

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The following players played their final season in 2009.

Date Team Name Position Years pro
February 5, 2009 Los Angeles Sparks Lisa Leslie Center 12
May 15, 2009 Indiana Fever Yolanda Griffith Center 11
May 31, 2009 San Antonio Silver Stars Vickie Johnson Guard 13
September 18, 2009 Seattle Storm Shannon Johnson Guard 11
September 24, 2009 San Antonio Silver Stars Erin Perperoglou Guard 9
February 18, 2010 Indiana Fever Tamecka Dixon Guard 13
April 28, 2010 Seattle Storm Chelsea Newton Guard 5

Front Office movement

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Head coach changes

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Coaches signed in off-season
Date Team Outgoing coach New head coach Previous position
September 29, 2009 Tulsa Shock Rick Mahorn (Detroit) Nolan Richardson None
December 3, 2009 New York Liberty Anne Donovan (interim) Anne Donovan Interim Coach of the Liberty
December 8, 2009 Minnesota Lynx Jennifer Gillom Cheryl Reeve Assistant Coach of the Shock
January 7, 2010 Los Angeles Sparks Michael Cooper Jennifer Gillom Head Coach of the Lynx
February 25, 2010 San Antonio Silver Stars Dan Hughes Sandy Brondello Assistant Coach of the Silver Stars
In-season coaching change
Date Team Outgoing coach Interim coach Reason
None

General Manager changes

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GM hired in off-season
Date Team Outgoing GM New head GM Previous position
September 29, 2009 Tulsa Shock Cheryl Reeve (Detroit) Nolan Richardson None
In-season GM change
Date Team Outgoing GM Interim GM Reason
None

Player movement

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The following is a list of player movement via free agency and trades.

Trades

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January 12, 2010 To Connecticut Sun
To Minnesota Lynx
February 19, 2010 To Minnesota Lynx
  • right to swap second round picks in 2011 Draft
 To San Antonio Silver Stars
March 11, 2010 To Atlanta Dream
  • Dalma Ivanyi
  • right to swap second round picks in 2011 Draft
 To San Antonio Silver Stars
March 30, 2010 To New York Liberty
To Chicago Sky
To Phoenix Mercury
April 7, 2010 To Connecticut Sun
  • Seventh pick in 2010 Draft
  • Second-round pick in 2011 Draft
 To Tulsa Shock
April 8, 2010 To Connecticut Sun
To Minnesota Lynx
  • First- and second-round picks in 2011 Draft
April 14, 2010 To Tulsa Shock
To San Antonio Silver Stars
May 12, 2010 To New York Liberty
To Washington Mystics
May 14, 2010 To Los Angeles Sparks
To Chicago Sky
  • Second-round pick in 2011 Draft
May 27, 2010 To Indiana Fever
To Tulsa Shock
  • Second-round pick in 2011 Draft
June 14, 2010 To New York Liberty
To Tulsa Shock
July 23, 2010 To Phoenix Mercury
To Tulsa Shock
July 26, 2010 To Minnesota Lynx
To Tulsa Shock

Signed from free agency

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Signed in the off-season
Player Signed New team Former team
February
Kara Lawson February 2 Connecticut Sun Sacramento Monarchs
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota Connecticut Sun
Dominique Canty Chicago Sky
Ruth Riley San Antonio Silver Stars
Yelena Leuchanka February 4 Atlanta Dream
Chelsea Newton Seattle Storm Sacramento Monarchs
Seimone Augustus February 9 Minnesota Lynx
Ticha Penicheiro Los Angeles Sparks Sacramento Monarchs
Le'coe Willingham Seattle Storm Phoenix Mercury
Brooke Smith Phoenix Mercury
Kerri Gardin February 10 Connecticut Sun
LaToya Pringle February 16 Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx
Eshaya Murphy Indiana Fever
Lyndra Littles Indiana Fever
Josephine Owino Indiana Fever
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba February 17 Minnesota Lynx Sacramento Monarchs
Monique Currie Washington Mystics
La'Tangela Atkinson Washington Mystics
Jessica Moore February 19 Indiana Fever
Jessica Davenport Indiana Fever
Tan White February 23 Connecticut Sun
Quianna Chaney February 24 San Antonio Silver Stars
Lauren Ervin February 25 Washington Mystics
Jennifer Risper Indiana Fever
Erica White Atlanta Dream
Ashley Paris February 26 Phoenix Mercury
March
Jana Vesela March 3 Seattle Storm
Tasha Humphrey March 9 San Antonio Silver Stars Minnesota Lynx
Marion Jones March 10 Tulsa Shock
Natasha Lacy Tulsa Shock
Iciss Tillis Tulsa Shock
Demetress Adams Atlanta Dream
Shanna Crossley San Antonio Silver Stars
Lauren Jackson March 11 Seattle Storm
Katie Smith March 16 Washington Mystics Detroit Shock
Kristin Haynie Washington Mystics Sacramento Monarchs
Erika de Souza Atlanta Dream
Kelly Miller March 17 Atlanta Dream Minnesota Lynx
Coco Miller Atlanta Dream
Lanae Williams Phoenix Mercury
Davanei Hampton Seattle Storm
Carla Thomas March 30 Washington Mystics
April
Ivory Latta April 1 Tulsa Shock Atlanta Dream
Abby Bishop Seattle Storm
Laura Kurz Seattle Storm
Aja Parham Seattle Storm
Lindsey Wilson April 6 Seattle Storm
Deonna Davis San Antonio Silver Stars
Kristen Mann April 7 Washington Mystics
Loree Moore April 14 Seattle Storm New York Liberty
Penny Taylor April 16 Phoenix Mercury
Temeka Johnson Phoenix Mercury
Nikki Blue April 19 Washington Mystics
Ashley Robinson April 20 Seattle Storm
Heather Bowman Seattle Storm
Nuria Martinez Minnesota Lynx
Diana Delva April 21 San Antonio Silver Stars
Brittany Jackson
Lacey Simpson
Taj McWilliams April 22 New York Liberty Tulsa Shock
Ashley Ellis-Milan Minnesota Lynx
Brittany McCoy
Vanessa Gidden
Jessica Adair
Edwige Lawson-Wade San Antonio Silver Stars
Svetlana Abrosimova Seattle Storm
Brandie Hoskins April 23 New York Liberty
Laine Selwyn
Tamara James
April Phillips
Katie Mattera Chicago Sky
Erica Williamson
Sha Brooks Connecticut Sun
Alicia Gladden
May Kotsopolous
Judie Lomax
Pauline Love
Kaitlin Sowinski
Ashley Battle Indiana Fever New York Liberty
Michelle Campbell
Meredith Marsh
Larissa Williams April 25 Chicago Sky
Kristi Cirone
Sami Whitcomb
Sandora Irvin
Kailey Klein April 26 Connecticut Sun
Belinda Snell April 28 San Antonio Silver Stars
Christi Thomas Tulsa Shock
Jennifer Lacy April 30 Washington Mystics Atlanta Dream
May
Lisa Willis May 11 Los Angeles Sparks
Signed during the season
Player Signed New team Former team
May
Chamique Holdsclaw May 21 San Antonio Silver Stars Atlanta Dream
June
Chanel Mokango June 1 Los Angeles Sparks
Ashley Walker June 2 Tulsa Shock
Kiesha Brown June 8 Tulsa Shock
Jennifer Lacy
Allie Quigley June 9 San Antonio Silver Stars
July
Crystal Kelly July 4 San Antonio Silver Stars
Allie Quigley
Ivory Latta July 5 Tulsa Shock
Christi Thomas July 7 Chicago Sky
Crystal Kelly July 13 San Antonio Silver Stars
Joy Cheek Indiana Fever
Eshaya Murphy July 22 Chicago Sky
August
Kristen Mann August 3 Minnesota Lynx
Ashley Battle August 11 San Antonio Silver Stars

Released

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Waived

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Waived in the off-season
Player Signed Former team
March
Ivory Latta March 22 Atlanta Dream
April
Loree Moore April 6 New York Liberty
Kelly Mazzante April 8 New York Liberty
Tamika Whitmore April 15 Connecticut Sun
Katie Mattera April 20 Chicago Sky
Ashley Battle New York Liberty
Waived during the season
Player Signed Former team
May
Chamique Holdsclaw May 19 Atlanta Dream
Belinda Snell May 21 San Antonio Silver Stars
Allie Quigley May 27 Indiana Fever
June
Tiffany Stansbury June 1 Los Angeles Sparks
Amanda Thompson June 8 Tulsa Shock
Ashley Walker
Crystal Kelly June 9 San Antonio Silver Stars
July
Natasha Lacy July 5 Tulsa Shock
Abi Olajuwon Chicago Sky
Allie Quigley July 15 San Antonio Silver Stars
Sandora Irvin July 22 Chicago Sky
August
Nuria Martinez August 3 Minnesota Lynx

Renounced

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Atlanta Dream

Minnesota Lynx

Seattle Storm

Tulsa Shock

Training camp cuts

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All players here did not make the final roster

Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx
  • Brigitte Ardossi
  • Tatum Brown
  • Shawn Goff
  • Chandi Jones
  • Britany Miller
  • Erica White
  • Kristi Cirone
  • Shyra Ely
  • Courtney Paris
  • Sami Whitcomb
  • Larrissa Williams
  • Sha Brooks
  • Alicia Gladden
  • Kailey Klein
  • May Kotsopoulos
  • Judie Lomax
  • Pauline Love
  • Kaitlin Sowinski
  • Ashley Battle
  • Michelle Campbell
  • Joy Cheek
  • Lyndra Littles
  • Armelie Lumanu
  • Meredith Marsh
  • Josephine Owino
  • Jennifer Risper
  • Christina Wirth
  • Karina Figueroa
  • Vanessa Hayden
  • Rashidat Junaid
  • Aisha Mohammed
  • LaToya Pringle
  • Angel Robinson
  • Lisa Willis
  • Jessica Adair
  • Ashley Ellis-Milan
  • Vanessa Gidden
  • Brittany McCoy
New York Liberty Phoenix Mercury San Antonio Silver Stars Seattle Storm Tulsa Shock Washington Mystics
  • Brandie Hoskins
  • Tamara James
  • Erlana Larkins
  • Katie Mattera
  • Cory Montgomery
  • April Phillips
  • Laine Selwyn
  • Tyra Grant
  • Yuko Oga
  • Ashley Paris
  • Nyeshia Stevenson
  • Lanae Williams
  • Alysha Clark
  • Dee Davis
  • Diana Delva
  • Tasha Humphrey
  • Brittany Jackson
  • Alexis Rack
  • Krystal Vaughn
  • Heather Bowman
  • Devanei Hampton
  • Loree Moore
  • Aja Parham
  • Tanisha Smith
  • Ashley Walker
  • Lindsey Wilson
  • Moniquee Alexander
  • Vivian Frieson
  • Danielle Green
  • Brittany Gillam
  • Ivory Latta
  • Olayinka Sanni
  • Kim Sitzmann
  • Christi Thomas
  • Iciss Tillis
  • Junita Ward
  • La'Tangela Atkinson
  • Shanavia Dowdell
  • Lauren Ervin
  • Jennifer Lacy
  • Alexis Gray-Lawson
  • LeLe Hardy
  • Alysha Harvin
  • Ewilina Korbyn
  • Kristen Mann
  • Jenna Smith
  • Carla Thomas

WNBA draft

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Main article: 2010 WNBA draft

The 2010 WNBA Draft was held on April 8, 2010 in Secaucus, New Jersey.

First round selections

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Pick Player Nationality WNBA Team School/Club Team
1 Tina Charles  United States Connecticut Sun (from N.Y, via L.A., via Minn.) Connecticut
2 Monica Wright  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Conn.) Virginia
3 Kelsey Griffin  United States Minnesota Lynx (traded to Conn.) Nebraska
4 Epiphanny Prince  United States Chicago Sky Rutgers/Turkey
5 Jayne Appel  United States San Antonio Silver Stars Stanford
6 Jacinta Monroe  United States Washington Mystics Florida State
7 Danielle McCray  United States Connecticut Sun (from Tul.) Kansas
8 Andrea Riley  United States Los Angeles Sparks Oklahoma State
9 Chanel Mokango Congo Atlanta Dream Mississippi State
10 Alison Lacey Australia Seattle Storm Iowa State
11 Jené Morris  United States Indiana Fever San Diego State
12 Bianca Thomas  United States Los Angeles Sparks (from Phx.) Mississippi

References

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