2010 WNBA draft
2010 meeting of WNBA teams to select players
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::summary 2010 meeting of WNBA teams to select players ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2010 WNBA draft |
| image | 2010 WNBA Draft.png |
| sport | Basketball |
| date | December 14, 2009 – April 8, 2010 |
| location | Secaucus, New Jersey |
| network | ESPN2, NBATV, ESPNU |
| league | WNBA |
| first | Tina Charles |
| Connecticut Sun | |
| merging_teams | Sacramento Monarchs |
| (folded in 2009) | |
| prev | 2009 |
| next | 2011 |
| :: |
| name = 2010 WNBA draft | image = 2010 WNBA Draft.png | caption = | logo = | logosize = | sport = Basketball | date = December 14, 2009 – April 8, 2010 | location = Secaucus, New Jersey | network = ESPN2, NBATV, ESPNU | league = WNBA | teams = | first = Tina Charles Connecticut Sun | merging_teams = Sacramento Monarchs (folded in 2009) | territorial = | prev = 2009 | next = 2011
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.
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.
Additionally, on December 14, 2009, the WNBA held a dispersal draft to re-assign players from the Sacramento Monarchs who folded at the end of 2009 WNBA season. Since the Monarchs folded after the draft lottery took place, their pick was simply eliminated.
Draft lottery
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{{efn|Notes:
- Team selected for the No. 1 pick noted in bold text
- Shaded block denotes actual lottery result}}: ::data[format=table] | Team | 2009 record | Lottery chances | Pick | 1st||2nd||3rd||4th||5th | |---|---|---|---|---| | Sacramento Monarchs | 12–22 | 420 | .420 | .302 | | Minnesota Lynx (from New York via Los Angeles){{efn|May 5, 2009: Three-team trade among Los Angeles, Minnesota, and New York | 13–21 | 261 | .261 | .284 | | Minnesota Lynx | 14–20 | 167 | .167 | .207 | | Connecticut Sun | 16–18 | 78 | .076 | .103 | | Chicago Sky | 16–18 | 78 | .076 | .103 | ::
Transactions
- January 30, 2009: The Washington Mystics receive the second-round pick from the Minnesota Lynx as part of the Lindsey Harding transaction.
- March 26, 2009: The Los Angeles Sparks receive the first-round pick from the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Temeka Johnson transaction.
- May 5, 2009: The Minnesota Lynx receive the first-round pick from the New York Liberty (via L.A.) as part of the Sidney Spencer/Noelle Quinn transaction.
- November 20, 2009: The league announces the folding of the Sacramento Monarchs. The Monarchs' picks in the draft were simply eliminated.
- January 12, 2010: The Connecticut Sun receive the first overall pick in exchange for the second overall pick from the Minnesota Lynx as part of the Lindsay Whalen/Renee Montgomery transaction. Source
Key
Draft
Round 1
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| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tina Charles * | Connecticut Sun (from New York via Los Angeles and Minnesota) | Connecticut | |
| 2 | Monica Wright | Minnesota Lynx (from Connedcticut) | Virginia | |
| 3 | Kelsey Griffin (traded to Connecticut) | Minnesota Lynx | 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 Tulsa) | Kansas | |
| 8 | Andrea Riley | Los Angeles Sparks | Oklahoma State | |
| 9 | Chanel Mokango | DR Congo | 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 Phoenix) | Ole Miss | |
| :: |
Round 2
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| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Kalana Greene | New York Liberty | Connecticut | |
| 14 | Jenna Smith # | Washington Mystics (from Minnesota) | Illinois | |
| 15 | Allison Hightower + | Connecticut Sun | LSU | |
| 16 | Ashley Houts | New York Liberty (from Chicago) | Georgia | |
| 17 | Alysha Clark | Israel / | San Antonio Silver Stars | Middle Tennessee |
| 18 | Shanavia Dowdell # | Washington Mystics | Louisiana Tech | |
| 19 | Amanda Thompson | Tulsa Shock | Oklahoma | |
| 20 | Angel Robinson | Los Angeles Sparks | Georgia | |
| 21 | Brigitte Ardossi # | Australia | Atlanta Dream | Georgia Tech |
| 22 | Tanisha Smith # | Seattle Storm | Texas A&M | |
| 23 | Armelie Lumanu # | DR Congo | Indiana Fever | Mississippi State |
| 24 | Tyra Grant # | Phoenix Mercury | Penn State | |
| :: |
Round 3
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| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Cory Montgomery # | New York Liberty | Nebraska | |
| 26 | Gabriela Marginean | Romania | Minnesota Lynx | Drexel |
| 27 | Johannah Leedham # | Great Britain | 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 | |
| :: |
References
References
- (December 14, 2009). "Sacramento Monarchs Dispersal Draft Analysis".
- (November 9, 2009). "Minnesota Lynx Win Top Pick in 2010 WNBA Draft". WNBA.
- (May 5, 2009). "Sparks Acquire L.A. Native Noelle Quinn". WNBA.
- "2009 WNBA Transactions".
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