2010 Seattle Storm season explained

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		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.^[1]
March 3: The Storm signed Jana Vesela to a training camp contract.
March 11: The Storm re-signed Lauren Jackson.^[2]
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

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Le'coe Willingham	February 9, 2010	Phoenix Mercury
Jana Vesela	March 3, 2010	free agent
Lauren Jackson	March 11, 2010	re-signed
Abby Bishop	April 1, 2010	free agent
Ashley Robinson	April 20, 2010	re-signed
Svetlana Abrosimova	April 22, 2010	free agent

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Katie Gearlds	April 8, 2010	hiatus
Janell Burse	April 22, 2010	free agent
Ashley Walker	May 14, 2010	free agent

Roster

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Camille Little	Ashley Robinson / Abby Bishop
PF	Lauren Jackson	Le'coe Willingham / Jana Vesela
SF	Swin Cash	Alison Lacey
SG	Tanisha Wright	Svetlana Abrosimova
PG	Sue Bird

Schedule

Preseason

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1 || May 2 || 4:00pm || Phoenix || 77–58 || Walker (17) || Walker (6) || Lacey (5) || KeyArena
4,912 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2 || May 9 || 2:00pm || @ Tulsa || 80–90 || Jackson (15) || Cash (7) || Wright (4) || BOK Center
N/A || 1–1|-

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1 || May 16 || 9:00pm || Los Angeles || KONG || 81–67 || Jackson (23) || Jackson (10) || Bird (4) || KeyArena
9,686 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 2 || May 19 || 10:00pm || Minnesota || KING || 79–76 || Cash (24) || Jackson (8) || Bird (10) || KeyArena
6,687 || 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 3 || May 22 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 95–89 (OT) || Jackson (25) || Wright (9) || Bird (8) || US Airways Center
10,144 || 3–0|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 4 || May 25 || 10:00pm || Washington || || 82–76 || Bird, Wright (16) || Jackson (7) || Bird (7) || KeyArena
6,612 || 4–0|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 5 || May 27 || 8:00pm || @ Chicago || CN100 || 75–84 || Jackson (15) || Jackson (11) || Bird (4) || Allstate Arena
2,923 || 4–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 6 || May 30 || 3:00pm || @ San Antonio || || 84–56 || Jackson (27) || Cash (8) || Bird (6) || AT&T Center
4,924 || 5–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 7 || June 1 || 9:30pm || Atlanta || ESPN2 || 90–72 || Jackson (32) || Jackson (10) || Bird (6) || KeyArena
7,586 || 6–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 8 || June 5 || 11:00pm || @ Los Angeles || NBATV
FS-W || 79–75 || Bird (22) || Jackson (9) || Bird (6) || Home Depot Center
6,026 || 7–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 9 || June 6 || 9:00pm || Phoenix || KONG || 97–74 || Cash, Jackson, Little (16) || Abrosimova (7) || Bird (11) || KeyArena
7,827 || 8–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 10 || June 11 || 10:00pm || Los Angeles || KONG || 82–60 || Jackson (17) || Jackson (9) || Bird (5) || KeyArena
7,286 || 9–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 11 || June 17 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || FS-I || 65–72 || Jackson (17) || Jackson (9) || Cash (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,520 || 9–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 12 || June 18 || 7:30pm || @ New York || || 92–84 || Bird (22) || Jackson (12) || Bird (10) || Madison Square Garden
8,883 || 10–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 13 || June 20 || 9:00pm || San Antonio || NBATV
FS-SW || 82–61 || Cash (22) || Jackson (14) || Wright (6) || KeyArena
8,086 || 11–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 14 || June 25 || 10:00pm || Indiana || || 85–81 || Jackson (28) || Jackson (7) || Wright (10) || KeyArena
9,083 || 12–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 15 || June 27 || 4:00pm || @ Tulsa || COX || 83–72 || Jackson (24) || Little (9) || Wright (10) || BOK Center
4,865 || 13–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 16 || June 29 || 10:00pm || San Antonio || || 86–72 || Jackson (31) || Jackson (15) || Wright (12) || KeyArena
7,823 || 14–2|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 17 || July 3 || 5:00pm || @ Los Angeles || ESPN2 || 75–62 || Jackson (20) || Cash, Jackson (8) || Bird (7) || STAPLES Center
9,319 || 15–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 18 || July 6 || 3:00pm || New York || || 78–70 || Cash (20) || Cash (11) || Little, Wright (4) || KeyArena
11,012 || 16–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 19 || July 14 || 3:30pm || @ Phoenix || FS-A || 111–107 (3OT) || Jackson (31) || Jackson (18) || Bird (8) || US Airways Center
13,508 || 17–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 20 || July 17 || 3:30pm || @ Minnesota || || 73–71 || Jackson (26) || Cash (11) || Wright (10) || Target Center
7,216 || 18–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 21 || July 20 || 12:30pm || @ San Antonio || NBATV
FS-SW || 80–74 || Jackson (21) || Cash, Jackson (7) || Wright (7) || AT&T Center
12,414 || 19–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 22 || July 25 || 9:00pm || Tulsa || KONG || 75–59 || Jackson (16) || Willingham (10) || Bird, Wright (6) || KeyArena
9,686 || 20–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 23 || July 27 || 9:30pm || Phoenix || ESPN2 || 91–85 || Jackson (33) || Jackson (11) || Bird (7) || KeyArena
8,044 || 21–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 24 || July 29 || 10:00pm || Chicago || NBATV
KONG || 80–60 || Cash (16) || Little, Willingham (7) || Bird (8) || KeyArena
7,749 || 22–2|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 25 || August 1 || 7:00pm || @ Minnesota || NBATV
FS-N || 71–72 || Bird (16) || Robinson (7) || Bird (10) || Target Center
7,312 || 22–3|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 26 || August 3 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || COX || 75–84 || Bird (19) || Bird (7) || Wright (7) || BOK Center
3,697 || 22–4|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 27 || August 5 || 10:30pm || Connecticut || ESPN2 || 83–82 || Jackson (31) || Jackson (8) || Bird (6) || KeyArena
7,538 || 23–4|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 28 || August 7 || 10:00pm || Tulsa || KONG || 111–65 || Abrosimova (20) || Jackson (10) || Abrosimova (8) || KeyArena
9,686 || 24–4|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 29 || August 10 || 7:00pm || @ Atlanta || FS-S || 80–70 || Jackson, Wright (14) || Jackson (8) || Abrosimova (6) || Philips Arena
6,042 || 25–4|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 30 || August 13 || 7:30pm || @ Connecticut || || 68–88 || Abrosmiova (19) || Robinson (7) || Abrosimova (6) || Mohegan Sun Arena
9,197 || 25–5|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 31 || August 15 || 4:00pm || @ Washington || || 71–80 || Cash (15) || Abrosimova, Willingham (6) || Bird (7) || Verizon Center
9,438 || 25–6|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 32 || August 17 || 10:00pm || Minnesota || || 68–64 || Jackson (24) || Little (14) || Bird (8) || KeyArena
7,394 || 26–6|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 33 || August 20 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 78–73 || Cash (13) || Bird (7) || Bird (5) || US Airways Center
12,459 || 27–6|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 34 || August 21 || 11:00pm || Los Angeles || ESPN2 || 75–74 || Little (22) || Cash (7) || Bird (9) || KeyArena
9,686 || 28–6|-| All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1 || August 25 || 11:00pm || Los Angeles || ESPN2 || 79–66 || Cash (20) || Jackson (9) || Bird (12) || KeyArena
10,589 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 2 || August 28 || 3:00pm || @ Los Angeles || ESPN2 || 81–66 || Jackson (24) || Jackson (9) || Cash (5) || STAPLES Center
8,326 || 2–0 |-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1 || September 2 || 10:00pm || Phoenix || NBATV || 82–74 || Jackson (23) || Jackson (17) || Bird (10) || KeyArena
9,686 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 2 || September 5 || 3:00pm || @ Phoenix || ABC || 91–88 || Cash (28) || Cash, Jackson, Little (8) || Bird (8) || US Airways Center
9,010 || 2–0|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1 || September 12 || 3:00pm || Atlanta || ABC || 79–77 || Jackson (26) || Little (11) || Bird (8) || KeyArena
15,084 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 2 || September 14 || 9:00pm || Atlanta || ESPN2 || 87–84 || Jackson (26) || Little (9) || Bird (5) || KeyArena
13,898 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 3 || September 16 || 8:00pm || @ Atlanta || ESPN2 || 87–84 || Cash (18) || Jackson (9) || Bird (7) || Philips Arena
10,522 || 3–0 |-

Statistics

Regular season

GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
34	1	20.2	.415	.376	.568	3.1	2.0	1.18	0.09	7.6
33	33	30.5	.434	.399	.857	2.7	5.8	1.52	0.15	11.1
16	0	6.8	.356	.250	.545	1.3	0.3	0.13	0.06	2.8
34	34	30.8	.435	.407	.807	6.0	2.0	0.56	0.50	13.8
32	32	31.0	.462	.346	.910	8.3	1.2	0.94	1.19	20.5
21	0	6.9	.114	.111	1.000	0.8	0.5	0.29	0.05	0.8
34	34	24.6	.500	.348	.711	5.2	1.4	1.62	0.62	10.1
30	0	8.2	.413	.000	.333	1.9	0.5	0.13	0.70	1.4
29	0	11.4	.547	.400	.800	2.0	0.6	0.62	0.24	3.2
33	2	15.6	.538	.452	.667	4.1	0.7	0.48	0.15	5.5
34	34	29.1	.410	.411	.844	3.3	4.5	1.21	0.26	9.2

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.^[3]
Lauren Jackson was named Finals Most Valuable Player.^[4]

External links

2010: Record-Setting Storm Run

Notes and References

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