WNBA Draft 2010
WNBA Draft 2010 | |||
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date | April 8, 2010 | ||
place | Secaucus , New Jersey , USA | ||
Round | 3 | ||
Selected players | 36 | ||
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1st position |
Tina Charles Elected By: Connecticut Sun |
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2nd position |
Monica Wright Elected By: Minnesota Lynx |
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3rd position |
Kelsey Griffin Elected By: Minnesota Lynx |
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WNBA Draft
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The WNBA Draft 2010 was the 14th talent draw of the Women's National Basketball Association and took place on April 8, 2010 at the NBA Studios in Secaucus , New Jersey . The first round of the draft was broadcast nationwide on ESPN2. The second and third rounds were shown on NBA TV and ESPNU.
With the First Overall Draft Pick, the Connecticut Sun chose Tina Charles from the United States . The Americans Monica Wright and Kelsey Griffin from the Minnesota Lynx were selected in second and third place . A total of 36 players from six nations were selected from the WNBA franchises in three rounds. The only European players selected were Romanian Gabriela Marginean (Connecticut Sun) in 26th, British Johannah Leedham (Minnesoty Lynx) in 27th and Hungarian Tijana Krivacevic ( Seattle Storm ) in 34th.
Draft order
The draft order was determined by the draft lottery on November 5, 2009 after the end of the 2009 season . The five teams that did not qualify for the play-offs in the 2009 season took part; or their right to vote holder. The worst team in the regular season had a 42 percent chance of winning the lottery; the top two of the five teams not qualified for the playoffs had a 7.6 percent chance.
The Minnesota Lynx won the lottery and moved up from second to first place in the draft order (Note: the Lynx were represented twice in the lottery: once by the draft right they received from the New York Liberty (2nd . Rank) and once by their own draft right (3rd rank)). The Sacramento Monarchs , the worst team of the regular season, slipped to second place in the draft order despite the highest chance of victory.
The draft order of the eight play-off participants was set based on their table status in the regular season. The rule was that the team with the fewest wins was sixth. The draft order only applied to the first round of the draft. The draft order of the second and third round was determined purely on the basis of the table status in the regular season. However, the teams had the opportunity to acquire voting rights from other teams via transfers or to give their own to other teams.
Transfer of first-round voting rights
date | From | To | annotation |
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March 26, 2009 | Phoenix Mercury | Los Angeles Sparks | The Phoenix Mercury transferred their first-round voting rights to Los Angeles in exchange for Temeka Johnson . |
May 5, 2009 |
Los Angeles Sparks New York Liberty |
Minnesota Lynx | The Minnesota Lynx received first-round voting rights (2nd place in the lottery) from the New York Liberty in a swap deal with the Los Angeles Sparks. |
January 12, 2010 |
Minnesota Lynx Connecticut Sun |
Connecticut Sun Minnesota Lynx |
The Minnesota Lynx transferred their first round suffrage (1st position) and Renee Montgomery to Connecticut in exchange for their first round suffrage (2nd position) and Lindsay Whalen . |
April 7, 2010 | Tulsa Shock | Connecticut Sun | The Tulsa Shock transferred their first round suffrage in the 2010 draft and their second round suffrage in the 2011 draft to Connecticut in exchange for Amber Holt and Chante Black . |
Dispersal Draft
After the Sacramento Monarchs closed their gaming operations on November 20, 2009, a dispersal draft was held on December 14 for the players in the franchise . The Monarchs players Kara Lawson , Hamchétou Maïga-Ba and Ticha Penicheiro became free agents prior to the Dispersal Draft , as their contracts expired at the end of the 2009 season. Thus they were not available for the dispersal draft.
# | Player | nationality | WNBA team | previous WNBA team |
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1. | Nicole Powell | United States | New York Liberty | Sacramento Monarchs |
2. | Rebekkah Brunson | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Sacramento Monarchs |
3. | DeMya Walker | United States | Connecticut Sun | Sacramento Monarchs |
4th | Courtney Paris | United States | Chicago Sky | Sacramento Monarchs |
5. | Laura Harper | United States | San Antonio Silver Stars | Sacramento Monarchs |
6th | Kristin Haynie | United States | Washington Mystics | Sacramento Monarchs |
7th | Scholanda Robinson | United States | Tulsa Shock | Sacramento Monarchs |
8th. | declined | - | Los Angeles Sparks | Sacramento Monarchs |
9. | declined | - | Atlanta Dream | Sacramento Monarchs |
10. | Chelsea Newton | United States | Seattle Storm | Sacramento Monarchs |
11. | declined | - | Indiana Fever | Sacramento Monarchs |
12. | declined | - | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs |
WNBA Draft
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round 2
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Connecticut Sun to Select First in 2010 WNBA Draft presented by adidas on April 8. WNBA, March 9, 2010, accessed on July 18, 2012 (English).
- ↑ a b c Minnesota Lynx Win Top Pick in 2010 WNBA Draft. WNBA, November 5, 2009, accessed July 18, 2012 .
- ^ Sparks Trade Temeka Johnson to the Phoenix Mercury for 2010 First Round Pick. Los Angeles Sparks, accessed July 18, 2012 .
- ^ Sparks get Quinn, trade Spencer. ESPN, May 5, 2009, accessed July 18, 2012 .
- ↑ Roman Augustoviz: 2010 WNBA Transactions. Star Tribune, July 7, 2012, accessed July 18, 2012 .
- ^ Sun Trade Holt, Black For Two Draft Picks. Connecticut Sun, April 7, 2010; accessed July 18, 2012 .
- ↑ Monarchs halt operations unexpectedly. ESPN, November 20, 2009, accessed August 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Dispersal Draft of Sacramento Monarchs Players Set for Dec. 14. WNBA, December 8, 2009, accessed August 19, 2012 .
- ^ Sacramento Monarchs Dispersal Draft Analysis. WNBA, December 14, 2009, accessed August 19, 2012 .