# 2010 Minnesota Lynx season

The 2010 WNBA season is the 12th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association.

## Transactions
### Dispersal draft

Based on the Lynx's 2009 record, they would pick 2nd in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Lynx picked Rebekkah Brunson.

### WNBA draft

The following are the Lynx's selections in the 2010 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
| 1 | 2 (from Conn.) | Monica Wright | United States | Virginia |
| 1 | 3 | Kelsey Griffin | United States | Nebraska |
| 3 | 26 | Gabriela Marginean | United States | Drexel |

### Transaction log

* January 30, 2009: The Lynx traded their second round pick in the 2010 Draft to the Washington Mystics as part of the Lindsey Harding transaction.
* January 12: The Lynx traded Renee Montgomery and the first overall pick in the 2010 Draft to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Lindsay Whalen and the second overall pick in the 2010 Draft.
* February 8: The Lynx re-signed free agent Seimone Augustus.
* February 16: The Lynx withdrew its qualifying offer to Tasha Humphrey, making her an unrestricted free agent.
* February 17: The Lynx signed free agent Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
* February 19: The Lynx signed and traded Roneeka Hodges to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for the right to swap second round picks with San Antonio in the 2011 WNBA Draft.
* April 8: The Lynx traded the draft rights to Kelsey Griffin to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for their first- and second-round draft picks in the 2011 Draft.
* April 20: The Lynx signed Nuria Martinez.
* April 22: The Lynx signed Ashley Ellis-Milan, Brittany McCoy, Vanessa Gidden and Jessica Adair to training camp contracts.
* May 12: The Lynx waived Jessica Adair, Ashley Ellis-Milan, Vanessa Gidden and Brittany McCoy.
* May 24: The Lynx activated Rebekkah Brunson and waived Gabriela Marginean.
* July 26: The Lynx traded Rashanda McCants to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Alexis Hornbuckle.
* August 3: The Lynx waived Nuria Martinez and signed Kristen Mann.
* August 18: The Lynx signed Jessica Adair and suspended Nicky Anosike.

### Trades

| Date | Trade | Trade |
| January 12, 2010 | To Minnesota Lynx | To Connecticut Sun |
| January 12, 2010 | Lindsay Whalen and second overall pick in 2010 Draft | Renee Montgomery and first overall pick in 2010 Draft |
| February 19, 2010 | To Minnesota Lynx | To San Antonio Silver Stars |
| February 19, 2010 | the right to swap second round picks in the 2011 Draft | Roneeka Hodges and right to swap second round picks in the 2011 Draft |
| April 8, 2010 | To Minnesota Lynx | To Connecticut Sun |
| April 8, 2010 | first- and second-round draft picks in the 2011 Draft | draft rights to Kelsey Griffin |
| July 26, 2010 | To Minnesota Lynx | To Tulsa Shock |
| July 26, 2010 | Alexis Hornbuckle | Rashanda McCants |

### Free agents
## Roster
### Depth

| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
| C | Rebekkah Brunson | Quanitra Hollingsworth |
| PF | Nicky Anosike | Charde Houston |
| SF | Seimone Augustus | Hamchetou Maiga-Ba / Kristen Mann |
| SG | Monica Wright | Candice Wiggins |
| PG | Lindsay Whalen | Alexis Hornbuckle |

## Season standings

| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
| Seattle Storm $^x$ | 28 | 6 | .824 | – | 17–0 | 11–6 | 20–2 |
| Phoenix Mercury $^x$ | 15 | 19 | .441 | 13.0 | 9–8 | 6–11 | 13–9 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars $^x$ | 14 | 20 | .412 | 14.0 | 8–9 | 6–11 | 11–11 |
| Los Angeles Sparks $^x$ | 13 | 21 | .382 | 15.0 | 8–9 | 5–12 | 10–12 |
| Minnesota Lynx $^o$ | 13 | 21 | .382 | 15.0 | 7–10 | 6–11 | 8–14 |
| Tulsa Shock $^o$ | 6 | 28 | .176 | 22.0 | 4–13 | 2–15 | 4–18 |

## Schedule
### Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1April 301:00pmChicago78-87Wright (18)Marginean (9)Wright (4)Concordia University 6330-1
2May 612:30pm@ Chicago65-74Wright (18)Wright (6)Whalen (10)Allstate Arena N/A0-2 :

### Regular season

2010 Game Log: Regular Season :
May
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 158:00pm@ TulsaNBATV COX80-74Houston (21)Anosike (9)Whalen (6)BOK Center 7,8061-0
2May 167:00pmWashingtonFS-N76-87Houston (19)5 players (5)Whalen (7)Target Center 9,9851-1
3May 1910:00pm@ SeattleKING76-79Wright (19)Anosike (10)Maiga-Ba (4)KeyArena 6,6871-2
4May 237:00pmTulsa82-94Houston (23)Anosike, Houston (9)Maiga-Ba, Whalen (4)Target Center 6,8221-3
5May 277:30pm@ Connecticut79-105Houston, McCants (16)Anosike, McCants (7)Anosike (5)Mohegan Sun Arena 6,4011-4
6May 298:00pmChicagoCN10058-73Houston, McCants (12)Brunson (9)Houston (3)Target Center 6,1291-5 :
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
7June 17:30pmPhoenixESPN292-82Wright (32)Brunson (15)Anosike, Whalen (5)Target Center 6,8542-5
8June 48:00pm@ TulsaFS-OK79-92Brunson (23)Brunson (11)Anosike, Whalen (5)BOK Center 4,5212-6
9June 67:00pmIndianaFS-N51-89Wiggins (11)Brunson (12)Anosike, Wiggins (3)Target Center 6,4442-7
10June 1010:00pm@ PhoenixFS-A88-99Wright (21)Brunson (12)Whalen (6)US Airways Center 5,5062-8
11June 133:00pm@ Los Angeles84-88Houston (21)Brunson (15)Whalen (7)STAPLES Center 7,0052-9
12June 188:00pmTulsa78-67Augustus (27)Anosike (9)Whalen (12)Target Center 6,9533-9
13June 198:00pm@ TulsaCOX92-78Wiggins (19)Brunson (11)Whalen (6)BOK Center 5,0134-9
14June 227:30pm@ New York75-68Brunson (21)Brunson (13)Maiga-Ba, Whalen (4)Madison Square Garden 7,5375-9
15June 268:00pm@ San AntonioNBATV FS-SW66-80Augustus (14)Brunson (9)Whalen (4)AT&T Center 10,1845-10 :
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
16July 17:00pm@ AtlantaSSO58-76Augustus (17)Anosike (7)Maiga-Ba, Whalen (2)Philips Arena 4,0205-11
17July 88:00pmSan Antonio89-66Brunson (24)Brunson (10)Whalen (5)Target Center 7,1826-11
18July 141:00pmAtlanta83-81Augustus (22)Brunson (9)Whalen (7)Target Center 12,3117-11
19July 173:30pmSeattle71-73Brunson (19)Brunson (9)Whalen (6)Target Center 7,2167-12
20July 228:00pmSan Antonio72-74Augustus (22)Brunson (14)Whalen (8)Target Center 6,1267-13
21July 248:00pmPhoenixNBATV FS-N124-127 (2OT)Augustus (36)Brunson (17)Whalen (10)Target Center 8,5187-14
22July 278:00pmLos Angeles58-71Whalen, Wright (12)Brunson (11)Wright (4)Target Center 6,2157-15
23July 2910:00pm@ Phoenix92-110Houston (26)Houston (13)Whalen (4)US Airways Center 7,0377-16 :
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
24August 17:00pmSeattleNBATV FS-N72-71Augustus (24)Brunson (8)Whalen (7)Target Center 7,3128-16
25August 38:00pmConnecticutCSN-NE111-103 (OT)Whalen (27)Anosike (12)Whalen (12)Target Center 5,9549-16
26August 73:00pm@ ChicagoESPN287-82 (OT)Augustus (27)Anosike, Whalen (7)Whalen (7)Allstate Arena 4,99210-16
27August 87:00pmNew YorkNBATV FS-N72-74Whalen (18)Brunson (18)Whalen, Wright (3)Target Center 9,01610-17
28August 108:00pm@ San Antonio73-66Augustus (20)Brunson (12)Hornbuckle, Whalen (4)AT&T Center 5,14211-17
29August 128:00pmLos Angeles77-78Houston (24)Brunson (14)Houston, Wright (3)Target Center 7,86711-18
30August 137:00pm@ Washington58-61Whalen, Wright (13)Brunson (10)Whalen (5)Verizon Center 7,75211-19
31August 157:00pmSan AntonioNBATV FS-N FS-SW84-78Whalen (21)Brunson, Houston (8)Whalen (12)Target Center 8,67812-19
32August 1710:00pm@ Seattle64-68Whalen (20)Houston (9)Whalen (5)KeyArena 7,39412-20
33August 2010:30pm@ Los Angeles91-98Houston (21)Brunson, Houston (7)Whalen (7)STAPLES Center 13,15412-21
34August 225:00pm@ IndianaNBATV FS-I83-79 (OT)Augustus (25)Wright (7)Houston (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 10,01513-21 :
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess :

## Statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jessica Adair | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .750 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| Nicky Anosike | 31 | 30 | 29.9 | .372 | .000 | .773 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 2.00 | 1.03 | 9.2 |
| Seimone Augustus | 25 | 25 | 33.3 | .429 | .336 | .667 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.68 | 0.28 | 16.9 |
| Rebekkah Brunson | 30 | 30 | 30.5 | .429 | .000 | .663 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 1.20 | 0.97 | 11.3 |
| Quanitra Hollingsworth | 25 | 0 | 7.3 | .378 | .000 | .600 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 0.04 | 1.7 |
| Alexis Hornbuckle | 13 | 0 | 14.9 | .283 | .167 | .750 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.38 | 0.23 | 3.0 |
| Charde Houston | 34 | 8 | 22.3 | .416 | .365 | .704 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 1.26 | 0.59 | 11.8 |
| Hamchetou Maiga-Ba | 34 | 9 | 13.7 | .384 | .000 | .667 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.38 | 0.15 | 3.2 |
| Kristen Mann | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | .167 | .250 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.6 |
| Gabriela Marginean | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | .200 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.5 |
| Nuria Martinez | 15 | 0 | 8.5 | .182 | .150 | .667 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 1.8 |
| Lindsay Whalen | 33 | 33 | 33.6 | .410 | .231 | .899 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 1.39 | 0.15 | 12.6 |
| Candice Wiggins | 8 | 7 | 29.8 | .405 | .457 | .967 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.75 | 0.00 | 13.8 |
| Monica Wright | 34 | 24 | 25.5 | .370 | .340 | .819 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 0.21 | 11.1 |

## Awards and honors

* Seimone Augustus was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 12, 2010.
* Lindsay Whalen was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 31, 2010.
* Rebekkah Brunson was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
* Lindsay Whalen was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
* Monica Wright was named to the All-Rookie Team.
* Rebekkah Brunson was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.