# 2010 Seattle Storm season

The 2010 WNBA season was the 11th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Storm won their second WNBA championship.

## Transactions
### Dispersal draft

Based on the Storm's 2009 record, they would pick 10th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Storm picked Chelsea Newton.

### WNBA draft

The following are the Storm's selections in the 2010 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
| 1 | 10 | Alison Lacey | Australia | Iowa State |
| 2 | 22 | Tanisha Smith | United States | Texas A&M |
| 3 | 34 | Tijana Krivacevic | Hungary | Hungary |

### Transaction log

* February 4: The Storm signed Chelsea Newton.
* February 9: The Storm signed free agent Le'coe Willingham.
* March 3: The Storm signed Jana Vesela to a training camp contract.
* March 11: The Storm re-signed Lauren Jackson.
* March 17: The Storm signed Davanei Hampton to a training camp contract.
* April 1: The Storm signed Abby Bishop, Laura Kurz and Aja Parham to training camp contracts.
* April 6: The Storm signed Lindsey Wilson to a training camp contract.
* April 8: The Storm announced that Katie Gearlds would sit out the 2010 season.
* April 14: The Storm signed Loree Moore to a training camp contract.
* April 20: The Storm signed Ashley Robinson and Heather Bowman to training camp contracts.
* April 22: The Storm signed Svetlana Abrosimova and released Janell Burse.
* April 30: The Storm waived Tanisha Smith.
* May 6: The Storm waived Heather Bowman.
* May 10: The Storm waived Devanei Hampton and Lindsey Wilson.
* May 11: The Storm waived Laura Kurz.
* May 14: The Storm waived Aja Parham, Loree Moore and Ashley Walker.

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

| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
| C | Camille Little | Ashley Robinson / Abby Bishop |
| PF | Lauren Jackson | Le'coe Willingham / Jana Vesela |
| SF | Swin Cash | Alison Lacey |
| SG | Tanisha Wright | Svetlana Abrosimova |
| PG | Sue Bird | |

## 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
1May 24:00pmPhoenix77–58Walker (17)Walker (6)Lacey (5)KeyArena 4,9121–0
2May 92:00pm@ Tulsa80–90Jackson (15)Cash (7)Wright (4)BOK Center N/A1–1 :

### Regular season

2010 Game Log: Regular Season :
May
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 169:00pmLos AngelesKONG81–67Jackson (23)Jackson (10)Bird (4)KeyArena 9,6861–0
2May 1910:00pmMinnesotaKING79–76Cash (24)Jackson (8)Bird (10)KeyArena 6,6872–0
3May 2210:00pm@ Phoenix95–89 (OT)Jackson (25)Wright (9)Bird (8)US Airways Center 10,1443–0
4May 2510:00pmWashington82–76Bird, Wright (16)Jackson (7)Bird (7)KeyArena 6,6124–0
5May 278:00pm@ ChicagoCN10075–84Jackson (15)Jackson (11)Bird (4)Allstate Arena 2,9234–1
6May 303:00pm@ San Antonio84–56Jackson (27)Cash (8)Bird (6)AT&T Center 4,9245–1 :
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
7June 19:30pmAtlantaESPN290–72Jackson (32)Jackson (10)Bird (6)KeyArena 7,5866–1
8June 511:00pm@ Los AngelesNBATV FS-W79–75Bird (22)Jackson (9)Bird (6)Home Depot Center 6,0267–1
9June 69:00pmPhoenixKONG97–74Cash, Jackson, Little (16)Abrosimova (7)Bird (11)KeyArena 7,8278–1
10June 1110:00pmLos AngelesKONG82–60Jackson (17)Jackson (9)Bird (5)KeyArena 7,2869–1
11June 177:00pm@ IndianaFS-I65–72Jackson (17)Jackson (9)Cash (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 7,5209–2
12June 187:30pm@ New York92–84Bird (22)Jackson (12)Bird (10)Madison Square Garden 8,88310–2
13June 209:00pmSan AntonioNBATV FS-SW82–61Cash (22)Jackson (14)Wright (6)KeyArena 8,08611–2
14June 2510:00pmIndiana85–81Jackson (28)Jackson (7)Wright (10)KeyArena 9,08312–2
15June 274:00pm@ TulsaCOX83–72Jackson (24)Little (9)Wright (10)BOK Center 4,86513–2
16June 2910:00pmSan Antonio86–72Jackson (31)Jackson (15)Wright (12)KeyArena 7,82314–2 :
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
17July 35:00pm@ Los AngelesESPN275–62Jackson (20)Cash, Jackson (8)Bird (7)STAPLES Center 9,31915–2
18July 63:00pmNew York78–70Cash (20)Cash (11)Little, Wright (4)KeyArena 11,01216–2
19July 143:30pm@ PhoenixFS-A111–107 (3OT)Jackson (31)Jackson (18)Bird (8)US Airways Center 13,50817–2
20July 173:30pm@ Minnesota73–71Jackson (26)Cash (11)Wright (10)Target Center 7,21618–2
21July 2012:30pm@ San AntonioNBATV FS-SW80–74Jackson (21)Cash, Jackson (7)Wright (7)AT&T Center 12,41419–2
22July 259:00pmTulsaKONG75–59Jackson (16)Willingham (10)Bird, Wright (6)KeyArena 9,68620–2
23July 279:30pmPhoenixESPN291–85Jackson (33)Jackson (11)Bird (7)KeyArena 8,04421–2
24July 2910:00pmChicagoNBATV KONG80–60Cash (16)Little, Willingham (7)Bird (8)KeyArena 7,74922–2 :
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
25August 17:00pm@ MinnesotaNBATV FS-N71–72Bird (16)Robinson (7)Bird (10)Target Center 7,31222–3
26August 38:00pm@ TulsaCOX75–84Bird (19)Bird (7)Wright (7)BOK Center 3,69722–4
27August 510:30pmConnecticutESPN283–82Jackson (31)Jackson (8)Bird (6)KeyArena 7,53823–4
28August 710:00pmTulsaKONG111–65Abrosimova (20)Jackson (10)Abrosimova (8)KeyArena 9,68624–4
29August 107:00pm@ AtlantaFS-S80–70Jackson, Wright (14)Jackson (8)Abrosimova (6)Philips Arena 6,04225–4
30August 137:30pm@ Connecticut68–88Abrosmiova (19)Robinson (7)Abrosimova (6)Mohegan Sun Arena 9,19725–5
31August 154:00pm@ Washington71–80Cash (15)Abrosimova, Willingham (6)Bird (7)Verizon Center 9,43825–6
32August 1710:00pmMinnesota68–64Jackson (24)Little (14)Bird (8)KeyArena 7,39426–6
33August 2010:00pm@ Phoenix78–73Cash (13)Bird (7)Bird (5)US Airways Center 12,45927–6
34August 2111:00pmLos AngelesESPN275–74Little (22)Cash (7)Bird (9)KeyArena 9,68628–6 :
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess :

### Postseason

2010 Game Log: Postseason :
Western Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1August 2511:00pmLos AngelesESPN279–66Cash (20)Jackson (9)Bird (12)KeyArena 10,5891–0
2August 283:00pm@ Los AngelesESPN281–66Jackson (24)Jackson (9)Cash (5)STAPLES Center 8,3262–0 :
Western Conference Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 210:00pmPhoenixNBATV82–74Jackson (23)Jackson (17)Bird (10)KeyArena 9,6861–0
2September 53:00pm@ PhoenixABC91–88Cash (28)Cash, Jackson, Little (8)Bird (8)US Airways Center 9,0102–0 :
WNBA Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 123:00pmAtlantaABC79–77Jackson (26)Little (11)Bird (8)KeyArena 15,0841–0
2September 149:00pmAtlantaESPN287–84Jackson (26)Little (9)Bird (5)KeyArena 13,8982–0
3September 168:00pm@ AtlantaESPN287–84Cash (18)Jackson (9)Bird (7)Philips Arena 10,5223–0 :

## Statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Svetlana Abrosimova | 34 | 1 | 20.2 | .415 | .376 | .568 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.18 | 0.09 | 7.6 |
| Sue Bird | 33 | 33 | 30.5 | .434 | .399 | .857 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 1.52 | 0.15 | 11.1 |
| Abby Bishop | 16 | 0 | 6.8 | .356 | .250 | .545 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 2.8 |
| Swin Cash | 34 | 34 | 30.8 | .435 | .407 | .807 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 13.8 |
| Lauren Jackson | 32 | 32 | 31.0 | .462 | .346 | .910 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 0.94 | 1.19 | 20.5 |
| Alison Lacey | 21 | 0 | 6.9 | .114 | .111 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.29 | 0.05 | 0.8 |
| Camille Little | 34 | 34 | 24.6 | .500 | .348 | .711 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 1.62 | 0.62 | 10.1 |
| Ashley Robinson | 30 | 0 | 8.2 | .413 | .000 | .333 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.13 | 0.70 | 1.4 |
| Jana Veselá | 29 | 0 | 11.4 | .547 | .400 | .800 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.62 | 0.24 | 3.2 |
| Le'coe Willingham | 33 | 2 | 15.6 | .538 | .452 | .667 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.48 | 0.15 | 5.5 |
| Tanisha Wright | 34 | 34 | 29.1 | .410 | .411 | .844 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 1.21 | 0.26 | 9.2 |

## Awards and honors

* Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of May 15, 2010.
* Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of May 29, 2010.
* Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 19, 2010.
* Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 26, 2010.
* Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 10, 2010.
* Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month for May.
* Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month for June.
* Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month for July.
* Sue Bird was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a Team USA starter.
* Swin Cash was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a Team USA reserve.
* Lauren Jackson was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
* Tanisha Wright was named to the All-Defensive First Team.
* Lauren Jackson was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
* Lauren Jackson was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
* Sue Bird was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.
* Brian Agler was named Coach of the Year.
* Lauren Jackson was named Most Valuable Player.
* Lauren Jackson was named Finals Most Valuable Player.