2012 Washington Mystics season
WNBA team season
The 2012 WNBA season was the 15th season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association.
Transactions
WNBA draft
The following are the Mystics' selections in the 2012 WNBA draft.
Transaction log
April 11, 2011: The Mystics traded a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Atlanta Dream as part of the Lindsey Harding trade. The Mystics also received a first-round pick from Atlanta.
April 11, 2011: The Mystics traded a first-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Nicky Ansoike.
April 29, 2011: The Mystics acquired a first-round pick in the 2012 Draft from the Seattle Storm and a third round-pick in the 2012 Draft from the Indiana Fever as part of the Katie Smith transaction.
February 1: The Mystics traded Marissa Coleman to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Noelle Quinn.
February 9: The Mystics signed Michelle Snow.
February 14: The Mystics traded Victoria Dunlap to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Ashley Robinson.
February 15: The Mystics re-signed Kerri Gardin and signed Laura Harper and Ashley Walker.
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