2010 Washington Mystics season

The 2010 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association. This season was the first that the Mystics won 20 games and had home court advantage to open a playoff series. They would not have home court again until the 2017 First Round. This was also the best regular-season record in franchise history.

Dispersal draft
Based on the Mystics' 2009 record, they would pick 6th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Mystics picked Kristin Haynie.

WNBA draft
The following are the Mystics' selections in the 2010 WNBA draft.

Transaction log

 * January 30, 2009: The Mystics received the second round pick in the 2010 draft from the Minnesota Lynx as part of the Lindsey Harding transaction.
 * February 17: The Mystics re-signed free agent Monique Currie and signed La'Tangela Atkinson to a training camp contract..
 * February 25: The Mystics signed Lauren Ervin to a training camp contract.
 * March 16: The Mystics signed Katie Smith and Kristin Haynie.
 * March 30: The Mystics signed Carla Thomas to a training camp contract.
 * April 7: The Mystics signed Kristen Mann to a training camp contract.
 * April 19: The Mystics re-signed Nikki Blue.
 * April 23: The Mystics signed Ewelina Kobryn and LeLe Hardy to training camp contracts.
 * April 28: The Mystics waived LeLe Hardy.
 * April 30: The Mystics signed Jennifer Lacy and waived Alysha Harvin and Jenna Smith.
 * May 6: The Mystics waived Alexis Gray-Lawson and Lauren Ervin.
 * May 12: The Mystics traded Nikki Blue to the New York Liberty in exchange for Ashley Houts.
 * May 13: The Mystics waived Shanavia Dowdell and suspended Kristin Haynie for the 2010 season.
 * May 14: The Mystics waived La'Tangela Atkinson, Ewilina Korbyn, Jennifer Lacy, Kristen Mann and Carla Thomas.

Regular season

 * All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Awards and honors

 * Crystal Langhorne was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 19, 2010.
 * Crystal Langhorne was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for June.
 * Monique Currie was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA starter.
 * Lindsey Harding was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA starter.
 * Crystal Langhorne was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA starter.
 * Lindsey Harding was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
 * Crystal Langhorne was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.