List of 2010 WNBA season transactions
Introduction 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 StarsIn-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 NoneIn-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 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 DreamMay Lisa Willis May 11  Los Angeles SparksSigned during the season'''Player''' '''Signed''' '''New team''' '''Former team'''May Chamique Holdsclaw May 21  San Antonio Silver Stars  Atlanta DreamJune 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=======Waived====Waived in the off-season'''Player''' '''Signed''' '''Former team'''March Ivory Latta March 22  Atlanta DreamApril 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 LibertyWaived 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 FeverJune Tiffany Stansbury June 1  Los Angeles Sparks Amanda Thompson June 8 Tulsa Shock Ashley Walker Crystal Kelly June 9  San Antonio Silver StarsJuly Natasha Lacy July 5  Tulsa Shock Abi Olajuwon  Chicago Sky Allie Quigley July 15  San Antonio Silver Stars Sandora Irvin July 22  Chicago SkyAugust Nuria Martinez August 3  Minnesota Lynx====Renounced====Atlanta Dream*Jennifer LacyMinnesota Lynx*Tasha HumphreySeattle Storm*Janell BurseTulsa 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===PickPlayerNationalityWNBA TeamSchool/Club Team 1 Tina Charles  Connecticut Sun (from N.Y, via L.A., via Minn.) Connecticut 2 Monica Wright  Minnesota Lynx (from Conn.) Virginia 3 Kelsey Griffin  Minnesota Lynx (traded to Conn.) 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 Tul.) Kansas 8 Andrea Riley  Los Angeles Sparks Oklahoma State 9 Chanel Mokango  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 Phx.) Mississippi
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