The WNBA Draft has been always one of the most anticipated events in WNBA as the association would be able to see fresh talents show off their skills and prove to the world that they are worthy of being a WNBA player, but it’s not that easy because many women from all over the world are talented enough to enter this league and only the best of the best are chosen to enter this league.
The first pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft is Tina Charles from the University of Connecticut, who were the champions in the recent NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship against Stanford. She is picked up by the Connecticut Suns. “It is unbelievable,” Charles said when asked what it felt like to be the top draft pick after winning a second straight national championship. “My heart is pounding out of my chest. I am very grateful and this is definitely a dream come true. I’m more interested on what kind of impact I am going to have on the team than being the number one pick.”
Here is the official list of the 2010 WNBA Draft:
| 2010 WNBA DRAFT – ROUND 1 | ||
| Pick | Team | Record |
| 1 | Connecticut Sun | Tina Charles | Connecticut | 16-18 |
| 2 | Minnesota Lynx | Monica Wright | Virginia | 14-20 |
| 3 | Minnesota Lynx | Kelsey Griffin | Nebraska (traded to Connecticut) | 14-20 |
| 4 | Chicago Sky | Epiphanny Prince | Botas/Rutgers | 16-18 |
| 5 | San Antonio Silver Stars | Jayne Appel | Stanford | 15-19 |
| 6 | Washington Mystics | Jacinta Monroe | Florida State | 16-18 |
| 7 | Connecticut Sun | Danielle McCray | Kansas | 16-18 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Sparks | Andrea Riley | Oklahoma State | 18-16 |
| 9 | Atlanta Dream | Chanel Mokango | Mississippi State | 18-16 |
| 10 | Seattle Storm | Alison Lacey | Iowa State | 20-14 |
| 11 | Indiana Fever | Jene Morris | San Diego State | 22-12 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Sparks | Bianca Thomas | Mississippi | 18-16 |
| 2010 WNBA DRAFT – ROUND 2 | ||
| Pick | Team | Record |
| 13 | New York Liberty | Kalana Greene | Connecticut | 13-21 |
| 14 | Washington Mystics | Jenna Smith | Illinois | 16-18 |
| 15 | Connecticut Sun | Allison Hightower | Louisiana | 16-18 |
| 16 | New York Liberty | Ashley Houts | Georgia | 16-18 |
| 17 | San Antonio Silver Stars | Alysha Clark | Middle Tennessee | 15-19 |
| 18 | Washington Mystics | Shanavia Dowdell | Louisiana Tech | 16-18 |
| 19 | Tulsa Shock | Amanda Thompson | Oklahoma | 18-16 |
| 20 | Los Angeles Sparks | Angel Robinson | Georgia | 18-16 |
| 21 | Atlanta Dream | Brigitte Ardossi | Georgia Tech | 18-16 |
| 22 | Seattle Storm | Tanisha Smith | Texas A&M | 20-14 |
| 23 | Indiana Fever | Armelie Lumanu | Mississippi State | 22-12 |
| 24 | Phoenix Mercury | Tyra Grant | Penn State | 23-11 |
| 2010 WNBA DRAFT – ROUND 3 | ||
| Pick | Team | Record |
| 25 | New York Liberty | Cory Montgomery | Nebraska | 13-21 |
| 26 | Minnesota Lynx | Gabriela Marginean | Drexel | 14-20 |
| 27 | Connecticut Sun | Johannah Leedham | Franklin Pierce | 16-18 |
| 28 | Chicago Sky | Abi Olajuwon | Oklahoma | 16-18 |
| 29 | San Antonio Silver Stars | Alexis Rack | Mississippi State | 15-19 |
| 30 | Washington Mystics | Alexis Gray-Lawson | California | 16-18 |
| 31 | Tulsa Shock | Vivian Frieson | Gonzaga | 18-16 |
| 32 | Los Angeles Sparks | Rashidat Junaid | Rutgers | 18-16 |
| 33 | Atlanta Dream | Brittainey Raven | Texas | 18-16 |
| 34 | Seattle Storm| Tijana Krivacevic | Hungary | 20-14 |
| 35 | Indiana Fever | Joy Cheek | Duke | 22-12 |
| 36 | Phoenix Mercury | Nyeshia Stevenson | Oklahoma | 23-11 |