The 2010 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 8, 2010. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD), while the second and third rounds were shown on NBA TV and ESPNU.

A lottery was held on November 5, 2009. The Minnesota Lynx received the first overall selection of the draft. The Sacramento Monarchs received the number two selection. The Connecticut Sun came up with the third overall selection, followed by the Minnesota Lynx again at four, and the Chicago Sky at number five.

Since the Monarchs folded after the draft lottery took place, their pick was simply eliminated.

The lottery selection to determine the order of the top five picks in the 2010 Draft occurred on November 5, 2009 The Minnesota Lynx won the first pick, while the Sacramento Monarchs and Connecticut Sun were awarded the second and third picks respectively. The remaining first-round picks and all the second- and third-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss records in the previous season.

Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2010 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:

• January 30, 2009: The Washington Mystics receive the second-round pick from the Minnesota Lynx as part of the Lindsey Harding transaction.
• March 26, 2009: The Los Angeles Sparks receive the first-round pick from the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Temeka Johnson transaction.
• May 5, 2009: The Minnesota Lynx receive the first-round pick from the New York Liberty (via L.A.) as part of the Sidney Spencer/Noelle Quinn transaction.
• November 20, 2009: The league announces the folding of the Sacramento Monarchs. The Monarchs' picks in the draft were simply eliminated.
• January 12, 2010: The Connecticut Sun receive the first overall pick in exchange for the second overall pick from the Minnesota Lynx as part of the Lindsay Whalen/Renee Montgomery transaction.

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On November 20, 2009, the league announced that the Sacramento Monarchs would no longer operate. A dispersal draft was held December 14, 2009 with teams being allowed to pick in the following order.

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Pick	Player	Nationality	New team	Former team
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
4	Courtney Paris	United States	Chicago Sky	Sacramento Monarchs
5	Laura Harper	United States	San Antonio Silver Stars	Sacramento Monarchs
6	Kristin Haynie	United States	Washington Mystics	Sacramento Monarchs
7	Scholanda Robinson	United States	Tulsa Shock	Sacramento Monarchs
8	Passed		Los Angeles Sparks	Sacramento Monarchs
9	Passed		Atlanta Dream	Sacramento Monarchs
10	Chelsea Newton	United States	Seattle Storm	Sacramento Monarchs
11	Passed		Indiana Fever	Sacramento Monarchs
12	Passed		Phoenix Mercury	Sacramento Monarchs
Note: Three former Monarchs players, Kara Lawson, Hamchetou Maiga-Ba, and Ticha Penicheiro were free agents and therefore not eligible for this draft.

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• List of first overall WNBA draft picks