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 ReasonNone
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 ReasonNone
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-seasonPlayer Signed New team Former teamFebruary 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 seasonPlayer Signed New team Former teamMay 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-seasonPlayer Signed Former teamMarch 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 seasonPlayer Signed Former teamMay 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 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 LynxBrigitte Ardossi Tatum Brown Shawn Goff Chandi Jones Britany Miller Erica WhiteKristi Cirone Shyra Ely Courtney Paris Sami Whitcomb Larrissa WilliamsSha Brooks Alicia Gladden Kailey Klein May Kotsopoulos Judie Lomax Pauline Love Kaitlin SowinskiAshley Battle Michelle Campbell Joy Cheek Lyndra Littles Armelie Lumanu Meredith Marsh Josephine Owino Jennifer Risper Christina WirthKarina Figueroa Vanessa Hayden Rashidat Junaid Aisha Mohammed LaToya Pringle Angel Robinson Lisa WillisJessica Adair Ashley Ellis-Milan Vanessa Gidden Brittany McCoy New York Liberty Phoenix Mercury San Antonio Silver Stars Seattle Storm Tulsa Shock Washington MysticsBrandie Hoskins Tamara James Erlana Larkins Katie Mattera Cory Montgomery April Phillips Laine SelwynTyra Grant Yuko Oga Ashley Paris Nyeshia Stevenson Lanae WilliamsAlysha Clark Dee Davis Diana Delva Tasha Humphrey Brittany Jackson Alexis Rack Krystal VaughnHeather Bowman Devanei Hampton Loree Moore Aja Parham Tanisha Smith Ashley Walker Lindsey WilsonMoniquee Alexander Vivian Frieson Danielle Green Brittany Gillam Ivory Latta Olayinka Sanni Kim Sitzmann Christi Thomas Iciss Tillis Junita WardLa'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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