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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.
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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.[1] Since the Monarchs folded after the draft lottery took place, their pick was simply eliminated.
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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.[2] 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.[2]
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2010 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places[a]:
- Notes:
- Team selected for the No. 1 pick noted in bold text
- Shaded block denotes actual lottery result
- May 5, 2009: Three-team trade among Los Angeles, Minnesota, and New York[3]
- Los Angeles acquired Noelle Quinn (from Minnesota) and a 2010 first-round pick (from New York)
- New York acquired Sidney Spencer (from Los Angeles)
- Minnesota acquired exclusive negotiating rights for Raffaella Masciadri and New York's 2010 first-round pick (from Los Angeles)
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- 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.
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! | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame |
* | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team |
+ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
# | Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs |
Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |
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