# 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

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
### Head coach changes

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

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

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

### Trades

| January 12, 2010 | To Connecticut Sun Renee Montgomery 1st pick in 2010 draft | To Minnesota Lynx Lindsay Whalen 2nd pick in 2010 draft |
| February 19, 2010 | To Minnesota Lynx right to swap second round picks in 2011 Draft | To San Antonio Silver Stars Roneeka Hodges right to swap second round picks in 2011 Draft |
| March 11, 2010 | To Atlanta Dream Dalma Ivanyi right to swap second round picks in 2011 Draft | To San Antonio Silver Stars Michelle Snow right to swap second round picks in 2011 Draft |
| March 30, 2010 | To New York Liberty Cappie Pondexter Kelly Mazzante Chicago's second round pick in 2010 Draft | To Chicago Sky Shameka Christon Cathrine Kraayeveld | To Phoenix Mercury Candice Dupree |
| April 7, 2010 | To Connecticut Sun Seventh pick in 2010 Draft Second-round pick in 2011 Draft | To Tulsa Shock Amber Holt Chante Black |
| April 8, 2010 | To Connecticut Sun Draft rights to Kelsey Griffin | To Minnesota Lynx First- and second-round picks in 2011 Draft |
| April 14, 2010 | To Tulsa Shock Shanna Crossley | To San Antonio Silver Stars Crystal Kelly |
| May 12, 2010 | To New York Liberty Nikki Blue | To Washington Mystics Ashley Houts |
| May 14, 2010 | To Los Angeles Sparks Kristi Toliver | To Chicago Sky Second-round pick in 2011 Draft |
| May 27, 2010 | To Indiana Fever Shavonte Zellous | To Tulsa Shock Second-round pick in 2011 Draft |
| June 14, 2010 | To New York Liberty Plenette Pierson | To Tulsa Shock Tiffany Jackson |
| July 23, 2010 | To Phoenix Mercury Kara Braxton | To Tulsa Shock Nicole Ohlde First-round pick in 2011 Draft |
| July 26, 2010 | To Minnesota Lynx Alexis Hornbuckle | To Tulsa Shock Rashanda McCants |

### Signed from free agency

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

### Released
#### Waived

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 | April 20 | 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 | June 8 | Tulsa Shock |
| Crystal Kelly | June 9 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| July ||||
| Natasha Lacy | July 5 | Tulsa Shock |
| Abi Olajuwon | July 5 | Chicago Sky |
| Allie Quigley | July 15 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| Sandora Irvin | July 22 | Chicago Sky |
| August ||||
| Nuria Martinez | August 3 | Minnesota Lynx |

#### Renounced

Atlanta Dream
* Jennifer Lacy
Minnesota Lynx
* Tasha Humphrey
Seattle Storm
* Janell Burse
Tulsa Shock
* Cheryl Ford

#### Training camp cuts

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

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

### First round selections

| 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 |