NEW YORK, November 5, 2009 – The Chicago Sky will select fifth in the 2010 WNBA Draft. The ninth annual WNBA Draft Lottery was conducted by WNBA officials establishing the first five picks of the draft. The Minnesota Lynx will have the first and fourth pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft.

Minnesota had 428 chances out of 1,000 to receive the first overall selection by virtue of owning New York’s combinations (261) in addition to its own (167). The Sacramento Monarchs, who had 420 chances, will have the second pick followed by the Connecticut Sun, Minnesota Lynx and Chicago Sky. Chicago had 76 chances out of 1000 to receive the first pick.

WNBA officials and a representative from the accounting firm of Ernst & Young conducted the Draft Lottery in New York City to establish the order of selection for the first five picks of the 2010 WNBA Draft. The Draft Lottery included the five teams that did not qualify for the 2009 WNBA Playoffs. The order of selection for the remainder of the first round as well as the order of selection for the second and third round is determined by inverse order of their respective regular-season records.

The Chicago Sky finished the 2009 season with a 16-18 record, just missing a spot in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Candice Dupree led the team in both scoring and rebounding with 15.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.

Following are results of the 2010 WNBA Draft Lottery:
2010 WNBA DRAFT LOTTERY ORDER
Pick	Team	2009 Record	Chances (out of 1,000)
1.	Minnesota (from New York)	13-21	261
2.	Sacramento	12-22	420
3.	Connecticut	16-18	76
4.	Minnesota	14-20	167
5.	Chicago	16-18	76
Following is the remaining order for the first round as determined by overall records from 2009:
REMAINING ORDER FOR FIRST ROUND
Pick	Team	2009 Record
6.	San Antonio	15-19
7.	Washington	16-18
8.	Tulsa	18-16
9.	Los Angeles	18-16
10.	Atlanta	18-16
11.	Seattle	20-14
12.	Indiana	22-12
13.	Los Angeles (from Phoenix)	23-11