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The 2010 WNBA season is the 12th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Based on the Lynx's 2009 record, they would pick 2nd in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Lynx picked Rebekkah Brunson.

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

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/team/country
1	2 (from Conn.)	Monica Wright	United States	Virginia
1	3	Kelsey Griffin	United States	Nebraska
3	26	Gabriela Marginean	United States	Drexel

• January 30, 2009: The Lynx traded their second round pick in the 2010 Draft to the Washington Mystics as part of the Lindsey Harding transaction.
• January 12: The Lynx traded Renee Montgomery and the first overall pick in the 2010 Draft to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Lindsay Whalen and the second overall pick in the 2010 Draft.^[1]
• February 8: The Lynx re-signed free agent Seimone Augustus.
• February 16: The Lynx withdrew its qualifying offer to Tasha Humphrey, making her an unrestricted free agent.
• February 17: The Lynx signed free agent Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
• February 19: The Lynx signed and traded Roneeka Hodges to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for the right to swap second round picks with San Antonio in the 2011 WNBA Draft.^[2]
• April 8: The Lynx traded the draft rights to Kelsey Griffin to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for their first- and second-round draft picks in the 2011 Draft.
• April 20: The Lynx signed Nuria Martinez.
• April 22: The Lynx signed Ashley Ellis-Milan, Brittany McCoy, Vanessa Gidden and Jessica Adair to training camp contracts.
• May 12: The Lynx waived Jessica Adair, Ashley Ellis-Milan, Vanessa Gidden and Brittany McCoy.
• May 24: The Lynx activated Rebekkah Brunson and waived Gabriela Marginean.
• July 26: The Lynx traded Rashanda McCants to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Alexis Hornbuckle.^[3]
• August 3: The Lynx waived Nuria Martinez and signed Kristen Mann.
• August 18: The Lynx signed Jessica Adair and suspended Nicky Anosike.

Minnesota Lynx roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F/C 21 Anosike, Nicky 6' 4" (1.93m) 211 lb (96kg) Tennessee G 33 Augustus, Seimone 6' 0" (1.83m) 179 lb (81kg) LSU F 32 Brunson, Rebekkah 6' 3" (1.91m) 175 lb (79kg) Georgetown C 9 Hollingsworth, Quanitra 6' 5" (1.96m) 201 lb (91kg) VCU SG 14 Hornbuckle, Alexis 5' 11" (1.8m) 155 lb (70kg) Tennessee F 24 Houston, Charde 6' 1" (1.85m) 189 lb (86kg) Connecticut F 99 Maiga-Ba, Hamchetou 6' 2" (1.88m) 162 lb (73kg) Old Dominion F 44 Mann, Kristen 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) UC Santa Barbara PG 13 Whalen, Lindsay 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) Minnesota G 11 Wiggins, Candice  5' 11" (1.8m) 154 lb (70kg) Stanford G 22 Wright, Monica 5' 11" (1.8m) 178 lb (81kg) Virginia	Head coach Cheryl Reeve (La Salle) Assistant coaches Jim Petersen (Minnesota) Athletic trainer Chuck Barta (Wisconsin-La Crosse) Keith Uzpen Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Rebekkah Brunson	Quanitra Hollingsworth
PF	Nicky Anosike	Charde Houston
SF	Seimone Augustus	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba / Kristen Mann
SG	Monica Wright	Candice Wiggins
PG	Lindsay Whalen	Alexis Hornbuckle

• Seimone Augustus was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 12, 2010.
• Lindsay Whalen was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 31, 2010.
• Rebekkah Brunson was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
• Lindsay Whalen was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
• Monica Wright was named to the All-Rookie Team.
• Rebekkah Brunson was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.