2010 Atlanta Dream season
Encyclopedia
The 2010 WNBA season is the 3rd season for the Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...

 of the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

.

Dispersal draft

Based on the Dream's 2009 record, they would pick 9th in the Sacramento Monarchs
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...

 dispersal draft
Dispersal draft
A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...

. The Dream waived their pick.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Dream's selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft
2010 WNBA Draft
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 , while the second and third rounds were shown on NBA TV and ESPNU.A lottery was...

.

Transaction log

  • February 4: The Dream signed Yelena Leuchanka.
  • February 25: The Dream signed Ivory Latta and Erica White to training camp contracts.
  • March 10: The Dream signed Demetress Adams to a training camp contract.
  • March 11: The Dream traded Michelle Snow to the San Antonio Silver Stars for Dalma Ivanyi and the right to swap second round picks in the 2011 WNBA Draft.
  • March 16: The Dream re-signed Erika de Souza.
  • March 17: The Dream signed Kelly Miller and re-signed Coco Miller.
  • March 22: The Dream waived Ivory Latta.
  • April 26: The Dream released Jennifer Lacy
  • April 28: The Dream signed Britany Miller and Chandi Jones to training camp contracts.
  • May 2: The Dream waived Chandi Jones and Tatum Brown.
  • May 5: The Dream waived Britany Miller.
  • May 11: The Dream waived Brigitte Ardossi and Erica White.
  • May 13: The Dream waived Shawn Goff.
  • May 14: The Dream waived Demetress Adams, Yelena Leuchanka and Chanel Mokango.
  • May 19: The Dream waived Chamique Holdsclaw.

Trades


Additions

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|- style="height:40px"
| Erika de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...

|| March 16, 2010 || re-signed
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...


|- style="height:40px"
| Kelly Miller || March 17, 2010 || Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...


|- style="height:40px"
| Coco Miller
Coco Miller
-External links:**...

|| March 17, 2010 || re-signed
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...


|}

Subtractions

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| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Michelle Snow
Michelle Snow
Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow is an American professional basketball player from the WNBA. She currently plays the center position for the Chicago Sky.-High school years:...

|| March 11, 2010 || San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...


|- style="height:40px"
| Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...

|| March 22, 2010 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Jennifer Lacy
Jennifer Lacy
Jennifer Lacy is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Lacy graduated from Agoura Hills High School in Agoura Hills, California in 2001. She played college basketball at Pepperdine, although she was recruited by Arizona, California, UC Santa Barbara, and Washington. She joined the...

|| April 26, 2010 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...

|| May 19, 2010 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|}

Roster

Depth

{| style="text-align: center; background:#6495ED; color:#FFFFFF"
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!width="250"|Starter
!width="250"|Bench
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#FF0000" | C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...


| Erika de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...


| Alison Bales
Alison Bales
Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#FF0000" | PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...


| Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...


| Yelena Leuchanka
Yelena Leuchanka
Yelena Leuchanka is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, Leuchanka was a member of the Charlotte Sting in 2006 and Washington Mystics in 2007. She began her college...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#FF0000" | SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...


| Angel McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...


| Brittainey Raven
Brittainey Raven
Brittainey Raven is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. She is a graduate of North Crowley High School and of the University of Texas at Austin. She was drafted as the 33rd overall pick in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream, the team she most recently played...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#FF0000" | SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...


| Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...


| Armintie Price
Armintie Price
Armintie Ada Price is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream. Price, who played collegiately at the University of Mississippi, was drafted third overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2007 WNBA Draft...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#FF0000" | PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...


| Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...


| Kelly Miller / Coco Miller
Coco Miller
-External links:**...


|}

Preseason

{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2010 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
The 2010 WNBA season is the 3rd season for the Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...

 of the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

.

Dispersal draft

Based on the Dream's 2009 record, they would pick 9th in the Sacramento Monarchs
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...

 dispersal draft
Dispersal draft
A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...

. The Dream waived their pick.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Dream's selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft
2010 WNBA Draft
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 , while the second and third rounds were shown on NBA TV and ESPNU.A lottery was...

.
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|-
| 1
| 9
| Chanel Mokango
Chanel Mokango
Chanel Mokango is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-References:...


|  Republic of the Congo
| Mississippi State
Mississippi State University
The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area...


|-
| 2
| 21
| Brigitte Ardossi
Brigitte Ardossi
Brigitte Ardossi is a professional basketball player who was the 21st draft pick by the Atlanta Dream in the 2010 WNBA Draft. She played college basketball for Georgia Institute of Technology for four years prior to the WNBA...


|
| Georgia Tech
|-
| 3
| 33
| Brittainey Raven
Brittainey Raven
Brittainey Raven is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. She is a graduate of North Crowley High School and of the University of Texas at Austin. She was drafted as the 33rd overall pick in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream, the team she most recently played...


|
| Texas
|-
|}

Transaction log

  • February 4: The Dream signed Yelena Leuchanka.
  • February 25: The Dream signed Ivory Latta and Erica White to training camp contracts.
  • March 10: The Dream signed Demetress Adams to a training camp contract.
  • March 11: The Dream traded Michelle Snow to the San Antonio Silver Stars for Dalma Ivanyi and the right to swap second round picks in the 2011 WNBA Draft.
  • March 16: The Dream re-signed Erika de Souza.
  • March 17: The Dream signed Kelly Miller and re-signed Coco Miller.
  • March 22: The Dream waived Ivory Latta.
  • April 26: The Dream released Jennifer Lacy
  • April 28: The Dream signed Britany Miller and Chandi Jones to training camp contracts.
  • May 2: The Dream waived Chandi Jones and Tatum Brown.
  • May 5: The Dream waived Britany Miller.
  • May 11: The Dream waived Brigitte Ardossi and Erica White.
  • May 13: The Dream waived Shawn Goff.
  • May 14: The Dream waived Demetress Adams, Yelena Leuchanka and Chanel Mokango.
  • May 19: The Dream waived Chamique Holdsclaw.

Trades

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! style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width=125"|Date
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|March 11, 2010
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...


| width=375|To San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...


|-
| Dalma Ivanyi and right to swap second rounds picks in 2011 Draft
| Michelle Snow
Michelle Snow
Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow is an American professional basketball player from the WNBA. She currently plays the center position for the Chicago Sky.-High school years:...

 and right to swap second round picks in 2011 Draft
|}

Additions

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|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Signed
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Erika de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...

|| March 16, 2010 || re-signed
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...


|- style="height:40px"
| Kelly Miller || March 17, 2010 || Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...


|- style="height:40px"
| Coco Miller
Coco Miller
-External links:**...

|| March 17, 2010 || re-signed
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...


|}

Subtractions

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|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Michelle Snow
Michelle Snow
Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow is an American professional basketball player from the WNBA. She currently plays the center position for the Chicago Sky.-High school years:...

|| March 11, 2010 || San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...


|- style="height:40px"
| Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...

|| March 22, 2010 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Jennifer Lacy
Jennifer Lacy
Jennifer Lacy is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Lacy graduated from Agoura Hills High School in Agoura Hills, California in 2001. She played college basketball at Pepperdine, although she was recruited by Arizona, California, UC Santa Barbara, and Washington. She joined the...

|| April 26, 2010 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...

|| May 19, 2010 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|}

Roster

Depth

{| style="text-align: center; background:#6495ED; color:#FFFFFF"
!width="50"|Pos.
!width="250"|Starter
!width="250"|Bench
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#FF0000" | C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...


| Erika de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...


| Alison Bales
Alison Bales
Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#FF0000" | PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...


| Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...


| Yelena Leuchanka
Yelena Leuchanka
Yelena Leuchanka is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, Leuchanka was a member of the Charlotte Sting in 2006 and Washington Mystics in 2007. She began her college...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#FF0000" | SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...


| Angel McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...


| Brittainey Raven
Brittainey Raven
Brittainey Raven is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. She is a graduate of North Crowley High School and of the University of Texas at Austin. She was drafted as the 33rd overall pick in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream, the team she most recently played...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#FF0000" | SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...


| Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...


| Armintie Price
Armintie Price
Armintie Ada Price is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream. Price, who played collegiately at the University of Mississippi, was drafted third overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2007 WNBA Draft...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#FF0000" | PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...


| Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...


| Kelly Miller / Coco Miller
Coco Miller
-External links:**...


|}

Preseason

{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2010 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
The 2010 WNBA season is the 3rd season for the Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...

 of the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

.

Dispersal draft

Based on the Dream's 2009 record, they would pick 9th in the Sacramento Monarchs
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...

 dispersal draft
Dispersal draft
A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...

. The Dream waived their pick.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Dream's selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft
2010 WNBA Draft
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 , while the second and third rounds were shown on NBA TV and ESPNU.A lottery was...

.
{| class="navbox wikitable"
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="2%"| Round
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="5%"| Pick
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| School/Team/Country
|-
| 1
| 9
| Chanel Mokango
Chanel Mokango
Chanel Mokango is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-References:...


|  Republic of the Congo
| Mississippi State
Mississippi State University
The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area...


|-
| 2
| 21
| Brigitte Ardossi
Brigitte Ardossi
Brigitte Ardossi is a professional basketball player who was the 21st draft pick by the Atlanta Dream in the 2010 WNBA Draft. She played college basketball for Georgia Institute of Technology for four years prior to the WNBA...


|
| Georgia Tech
|-
| 3
| 33
| Brittainey Raven
Brittainey Raven
Brittainey Raven is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. She is a graduate of North Crowley High School and of the University of Texas at Austin. She was drafted as the 33rd overall pick in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream, the team she most recently played...


|
| Texas
|-
|}

Transaction log

  • February 4: The Dream signed Yelena Leuchanka.
  • February 25: The Dream signed Ivory Latta and Erica White to training camp contracts.
  • March 10: The Dream signed Demetress Adams to a training camp contract.
  • March 11: The Dream traded Michelle Snow to the San Antonio Silver Stars for Dalma Ivanyi and the right to swap second round picks in the 2011 WNBA Draft.
  • March 16: The Dream re-signed Erika de Souza.
  • March 17: The Dream signed Kelly Miller and re-signed Coco Miller.
  • March 22: The Dream waived Ivory Latta.
  • April 26: The Dream released Jennifer Lacy
  • April 28: The Dream signed Britany Miller and Chandi Jones to training camp contracts.
  • May 2: The Dream waived Chandi Jones and Tatum Brown.
  • May 5: The Dream waived Britany Miller.
  • May 11: The Dream waived Brigitte Ardossi and Erica White.
  • May 13: The Dream waived Shawn Goff.
  • May 14: The Dream waived Demetress Adams, Yelena Leuchanka and Chanel Mokango.
  • May 19: The Dream waived Chamique Holdsclaw.

Trades

{| class="navbox wikitable" style="width:80%"
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width=125"|Date
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|March 11, 2010
| width=375|To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...


| width=375|To San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...


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| Dalma Ivanyi and right to swap second rounds picks in 2011 Draft
| Michelle Snow
Michelle Snow
Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow is an American professional basketball player from the WNBA. She currently plays the center position for the Chicago Sky.-High school years:...

 and right to swap second round picks in 2011 Draft
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Additions

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| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Signed
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|Former team
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| Erika de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...

|| March 16, 2010 || re-signed
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...


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| Kelly Miller || March 17, 2010 || Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...


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| Coco Miller
Coco Miller
-External links:**...

|| March 17, 2010 || re-signed
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...


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Subtractions

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| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|New team
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| Michelle Snow
Michelle Snow
Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow is an American professional basketball player from the WNBA. She currently plays the center position for the Chicago Sky.-High school years:...

|| March 11, 2010 || San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...


|- style="height:40px"
| Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...

|| March 22, 2010 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Jennifer Lacy
Jennifer Lacy
Jennifer Lacy is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Lacy graduated from Agoura Hills High School in Agoura Hills, California in 2001. She played college basketball at Pepperdine, although she was recruited by Arizona, California, UC Santa Barbara, and Washington. She joined the...

|| April 26, 2010 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


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| Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...

|| May 19, 2010 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


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Roster

Depth

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!width="250"|Starter
!width="250"|Bench
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! style="background:#FF0000" | C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...


| Erika de Souza
Erika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, DeSouza was a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002, with whom she played in 11 games...


| Alison Bales
Alison Bales
Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#FF0000" | PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...


| Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle
Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...


| Yelena Leuchanka
Yelena Leuchanka
Yelena Leuchanka is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, Leuchanka was a member of the Charlotte Sting in 2006 and Washington Mystics in 2007. She began her college...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#FF0000" | SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...


| Angel McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...


| Brittainey Raven
Brittainey Raven
Brittainey Raven is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. She is a graduate of North Crowley High School and of the University of Texas at Austin. She was drafted as the 33rd overall pick in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream, the team she most recently played...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#FF0000" | SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...


| Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...


| Armintie Price
Armintie Price
Armintie Ada Price is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream. Price, who played collegiately at the University of Mississippi, was drafted third overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2007 WNBA Draft...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#FF0000" | PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...


| Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning
Shalee Lehning is an American basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.-High school:...


| Kelly Miller / Coco Miller
Coco Miller
-External links:**...


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Preseason

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