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The 2010 WNBA season was the 11th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Storm won their second WNBA championship.

Transactions

Dispersal draft

Based on the Storm's 2009 record, they would pick 10th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Storm picked Chelsea Newton.

WNBA draft

The following are the Storm's selections in the 2010 WNBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/team/country
1	10	Alison Lacey	Australia	Iowa State
2	22	Tanisha Smith	United States	Texas A&M
3	34	Tijana Krivacevic	Hungary	Hungary

Transaction log

• February 4: The Storm signed Chelsea Newton.
• February 9: The Storm signed free agent Le'coe Willingham.
• March 3: The Storm signed Jana Vesela to a training camp contract.
• March 11: The Storm re-signed Lauren Jackson.
• March 17: The Storm signed Davanei Hampton to a training camp contract.
• April 1: The Storm signed Abby Bishop, Laura Kurz and Aja Parham to training camp contracts.
• April 6: The Storm signed Lindsey Wilson to a training camp contract.
• April 8: The Storm announced that Katie Gearlds would sit out the 2010 season.
• April 14: The Storm signed Loree Moore to a training camp contract.
• April 20: The Storm signed Ashley Robinson and Heather Bowman to training camp contracts.
• April 22: The Storm signed Svetlana Abrosimova and released Janell Burse.
• April 30: The Storm waived Tanisha Smith.
• May 6: The Storm waived Heather Bowman.
• May 10: The Storm waived Devanei Hampton and Lindsey Wilson.
• May 11: The Storm waived Laura Kurz.
• May 14: The Storm waived Aja Parham, Loree Moore and Ashley Walker.

Free agents

Roster

2010 Seattle Storm roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight From G/F 25 Abrosimova, Svetlana 6' 2" (1.88m) 169 lb (77kg) Connecticut PG 10 Bird, Sue 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) Connecticut F 5 Bishop, Abby 6' 3" (1.91m) 191 lb (87kg) Australia SF 2 Cash, Swin 6' 1" (1.85m) 162 lb (73kg) Connecticut F/C 15 Jackson, Lauren 6' 5" (1.96m) 187 lb (85kg) Australia G 40 Lacey, Alison 6' 0" (1.83m) 159 lb (72kg) Iowa State PF 20 Little, Camille 6' 2" (1.88m) 180 lb (82kg) North Carolina C 43 Robinson, Ashley 6' 4" (1.93m) 180 lb (82kg) Tennessee F 7 Veselá, Jana 6' 3" (1.91m) 195 lb (88kg) Czech Republic PF 34 Willingham, Le'coe 6' 0" (1.83m) 200 lb (91kg) Auburn PG 30 Wright, Tanisha 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) Penn State	Head coach Brian Agler (Wittenberg) Assistant coaches Jenny Boucek (Virginia) Nancy Darsch (Springfield) Athletic trainer Tom Spencer (Central Washington) Strength and conditioning coach Melissa Hardin Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured   WNBA roster page

Depth

Season standings

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Postseason

Statistics

Regular season

Awards and honors

• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of May 15, 2010.
• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of May 29, 2010.
• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 19, 2010.
• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 26, 2010.
• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 10, 2010.
• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month for May.
• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month for June.
• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month for July.
• Sue Bird was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a Team USA starter.
• Swin Cash was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a Team USA reserve.
• Lauren Jackson was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
• Tanisha Wright was named to the All-Defensive First Team.
• Lauren Jackson was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
• Lauren Jackson was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
• Sue Bird was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.
• Brian Agler was named Coach of the Year.
• Lauren Jackson was named Most Valuable Player.
• Lauren Jackson was named Finals Most Valuable Player.

References

1. Evans, Jayda (February 9, 2010). "Storm signs Le'coe Willingham from champion Mercury". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
2. Evans, Jayda (March 11, 2010). "Lauren Jackson makes it official, signs two-year contract with Storm". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
3. Viera, Mark (September 2, 2010). "Seattle's Jackson to Get Third M.V.P. Award". The New York Times. Retrieved February 21, 2024. (subscription required)
4. "Lauren Jackson named Finals MVP as Seattle Storm wins second WNBA championship over Atlanta Dream". New York Daily News. September 17, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

External links

• 2010: Record-Setting Storm Run

• Seattle Storm seasons
• 2010 WNBA season
• 2010 in sports in Washington (state)
• Western Conference (WNBA) championship seasons
• Women's National Basketball Association championship seasons
• 2010 in Seattle