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team based in

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. The Wings play in the Western Conference in the

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(WNBA). The team is owned by a group which is led by chairman Bill Cameron. Greg Bibb is president and CEO. Brad Hilsabeck joined the Dallas Wings ownership group in March 2019 with the acquisition of Mark Yancey’s interest in the Wings. The team was founded in

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, Michigan, before the 1998 WNBA season began and moved to

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, Oklahoma, before the 2010 season; on July 20, 2015, Cameron announced that the franchise would move to Arlington for the 2016 WNBA season. The franchise has been home to players such as shooting guard

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, one of women's basketball's all-time leading scorers

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, Skylar Diggins-Smith,

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, and Australian center Liz Cambage.

Franchise history

The Detroit Shock (1998–2009)

The Shock were one of the first WNBA expansion teams and began play in 1998. The Shock quickly brought in a blend of rookies and veterans, but only qualified for the postseason once in its first five years of existence. The Shock went through two coaches (

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and Greg Williams) before hiring former

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legend Bill Laimbeer. There were rumors the Shock would fold after the team's awful 2002 season. Laimbeer convinced the owners to keep the team for another year, certain that he could turn things around. The Shock would finish the next season with a 25–9 record and defeated the two-time defending champion

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in the

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. Detroit became the first team in league history to go from last place one season to WNBA champions the next season. After a couple seasons of losing in the first round of the playoffs, the Detroit Shock returned to success and would appear in three straight Finals from 2006 to 2008. They won the WNBA championship in

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over the

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and 2008 over the San Antonio Silver Stars, but lost to the Phoenix Mercury in 2007.

The Tulsa Shock (2010–2015)

Tulsa had been mentioned as a possible future city for WNBA expansion, but efforts did not come together until the middle of 2009. An organizing committee with Tulsa businesspeople and politicians began the effort to attract an expansion team. The group was originally given a September 1 deadline, however, WNBA President

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extended that deadline into October. The investment group hired former

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head coach

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as the potential franchise general manager and head coach, and on October 15, 2009, the group made its official request to join the league. On October 20, 2009, WNBA President Donna Orender, lead investors Bill Cameron and David Box, Tulsa mayor Kathy Taylor,

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Brad Henry, and head coach Nolan Richardson were present for a press conference announcing that the Detroit Shock would relocate to Tulsa. On January 23, 2010, the franchise announced that the team would remain as the Shock but the colors were changed to black, red, and gold. On July 20, 2015, majority owner Bill Cameron announced he was moving the team to Dallas-Fort Worth.

Dallas Wings (2016–present)

On July 23, 2015, WNBA League owners unanimously approved the Tulsa Shock's relocation to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to play out of the

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at the

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. College Park Center is also home to the

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basketball and volleyball teams. At a press conference at College Park Center on November 2, 2015, it was announced that the team was renamed the Dallas Wings.

Uniforms

Uniforms were revealed at the First Annual Wings Draft Party April 14, 2016. The light uniforms were primarily lime green while the dark uniforms were predominantly blue. As a result of a league-wide initiative for its 20th season, all games featured all-color uniform matchups, thus no white uniforms were unveiled for this season.

Season-by-season records

Players

Current roster

Former Players

''Sorted by Team They Last Played For''

Detroit Shock

Jennifer Azzi Jennifer Lynn Azzi (born August 31, 1968) is a former basketball coach, most recently the head coach of the women's team at the University of San Francisco. Azzi is also a former collegiate and professional basketball player, as well as an Olympic ...

(1999) * Carla Boyd (1998–1999, 2001) *

Sandy Brondello Sandra Anne "Sandy" Brondello (born 20 August 1968) is an Australian women's basketball coach, and the current head coach of the New York Liberty of the WNBA. Brondello played in Australia, Germany and the WNBA before retiring to become a coa ...

(1998–1999), now the head coach of the New York Liberty and the Australia national team * Dominique Canty (1999–2002) *

Swin Cash Swintayla Marie "Swin" Cash Canal (born September 22, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who played professionally for 15 seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She currently serves as vice preside ...

(2002–2007), now the Vice President of Basketball Operations and Team Development for the New Orleans Pelicans *

Barbara Farris Barbara Farris, (born September 10, 1976), is a retired basketball player formerly of the WNBA. On May 29, 2009, Farris signed with the Detroit Shock. Farris previously played for the New York Liberty. In the 2007 season she played in 28 regula ...

(2000–2005, 2009) *

(2003–2008) * Tasha Humphrey (2008) * Shannon Johnson (2007) * Taj McWilliams-Franklin (2008–2009) *

Astou Ndiaye-Diatta Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (born 5 November 1973) is a retired Senegalese women's basketball player. She is currently an assistant coach at Utah State University in the United States. A 1997 ''cum laude'' graduate of Southern Nazarene University, she ...

(1999–2003) *

(2001–2009) * Wendy Palmer (1999–2002) *

Elaine Powell Elaine Powell (born August 9, 1975) is an American assistant coach for the Minnesota Lynx and former professional basketball player. A point guard born in Monroe, Louisiana, she played in the WNBA from 1999 to 2008.Ruth Riley Ruth Ellen Riley Hunter (born August 28, 1979) is a retired American professional basketball player (a center), playing most recently for the Atlanta Dream in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her Notre Dame team won the NCAA ...

(2003–2006) *

Sheri Sam Sheri Lynette Sam (born May 5, 1974) is an American professional women's basketball coach and player who played in the WNBA. She was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana as the youngest of eight siblings, and where she was a standout at Acadi ...

(2008) *

(2005–2009), now an assistant coach for the Minnesota Lynx

Tulsa Shock

Kara Braxton Kara Liana Braxton (born February 18, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Early life Kara and her twin sister Kim grew up in a house ...

(2005–2010) * Alexis Hornbuckle (2008–2010) * Temeka Johnson (2012) *

Marion Jones Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track and field athlete and former professional basketball player. She won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 200 ...

(2010–2011) *

Ivory Latta Ivory Latta (born September 25, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. She was drafted 11th overall by the Detroit Shock in the 2007 WNBA Draft. A 5'6" (1.68 m) guard noted for her three-point shooting ...

(2007, 2010–2012) * Kayla Pedersen (2011–2013) * Nicole Powell (2013), now the head coach of the

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Sheryl Swoopes Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 20 ...

(2011) * Shavonte Zellous (2009–2010)

Dallas Wings

Glory Johnson Glory Bassey Johnson (born July 27, 1990) is an American basketball player for Turkish club Beşiktaş. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she went to Webb School Of Knoxville and played collegiately for the University of Tennessee Lady Vols ...

(2012–2019) * Skylar Diggins-Smith (2013–2019) now with the Phoenix Mercury * Liz Cambage (2018), now with the

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(2014–2016), now a member of the

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Coaches and staff

Owners

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, owner of the Detroit Pistons (1998–2009) * Tulsa Pro Hoops LLC, composed of Bill Cameron, David Box, Chris Christian, Sam and Rita Combs, and

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. * Bill Cameron (majority owner) is chairman and Chris Christian is vice chairman/managing partner and Mark Yancey (2015–present)

Head coaches

General managers

(1998–2000) * Greg Williams (2000–2002) * Bill Laimbeer (2002–2009) * Cheryl Reeve (2009) *

(2010–2011) *

Teresa Edwards Teresa Edwards (born July 19, 1964) is an American former women's basketball player and four time Olympic gold medalist. In 2000, ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine placed her as 22nd of the "100 Greatest Female Athletes of the 20th Century". She ...

(2011) *

Gary Kloppenburg Gary Robert Kloppenburg (born January 6, 1953) is an American basketball coach. Early life and college career Kloppenburg was born in 1953, when his father Bob Kloppenburg was head coach at Lindsay High School in Lindsay, California. When Bob Klo ...

(2012–2013) * Fred Williams (2014–2015) * Greg Bibb (2016–present)

Assistant coaches

* Steve Smith (1998–2001) * Greg Williams (1998–2000) * Tom Cross (2001–2002) * Frank Schneider (2002) *

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(2003–2005) * Pam McGee (2003) * Korie Hlede (2004) * Rick Mahorn (2005–2009) * Cheryl Reeve (2006–2009) * Tammy Bagby (2010) * Wayne Stehlik (2010–2011) *

(2011) *

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(2011) * Kathy McConnell-Miller (2011–2012) * Jason Glover (2012–2013) * Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert (2013) *

Bridget Pettis Bridget Pettis (born January 1, 1971) was an Assistant Coach of the Chicago Sky Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) professional basketball team. She is an American former college and professional basketball player who was a guard in ...

(2014–2017) * Ed Baldwin (2014–2016) * Taj McWilliams-Franklin (2017–2018) *

Erin Phillips Erin Victoria Phillips (born 19 May 1985) is an Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, a radio host, and a former professional basketball player. She played nine seasons in the Wo ...

(2018–2020) * Travis Charles (2018–2020) *

Crystal Robinson Crystal LaTresa Robinson (born January 22, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player, who is currently an assistant coach for the Phoenix Mercury. She grew up in Atoka, Oklahoma, and first garnered national recognition during her co ...

(2019–2020) *

Le'Coe Willingham Le'coe Willingham (born February 10, 1981) is an American professional basketball player. Attending Hephzibah High School, she won the 1998 AAAA Georgia State Women's state high jump title. She last played the forward position for the Atlanta D ...

(2021–Present) *

Kelly Schumacher Kelly Schumacher (born October 14, 1977) is an American-born Canadian professional basketball player and professional volleyball player. She had been playing in the WNBA for the Detroit Shock, until her release 18 June 2009. After her junior sea ...

(2021–Present) * Tim Gittens (2021–Present) * Brandi Poole (2022–Present)

Hall of Famers

, enshrined 1996 *

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, enshrined 2004

Statistics

, - , 1998 , S. Brondello (14.2) , C. Brown (10.0) , S. Brondello (3.3) , 69.6 vs 69.3 , 35.9 vs 31.6 , .411 vs .411 , - , 1999 , S. Brondello (13.3) , V. Whiting-Raymond (6.7) , J. Azzi (3.8) , 70.0 vs 72.0 , 31.1 vs 32.2 , .401 vs .437 , - , - , 2000 , W. Palmer (13.8) , W. Palmer (6.8) , D. Canty (2.9) , 72.8 vs 75.8 , 30.8 vs 30.3 , .438 vs .460 , - , 2001 , A. Ndiaye-Diatta (11.8) , W. Palmer (7.0) , E. Brown (2.7) , 65.7 vs 70.9 , 29.5 vs 30.7 , .404 vs .462 , - , 2002 , S. Cash (14.8) , S. Cash (6.9) , D. Canty (3.0) , 66.1 vs 70.8 , 33.7 vs 30.7 , .399 vs .417 , - , 2003 , S. Cash (16.6) , C. Ford (10.4) , E. Powell (3.9) , 75.1 vs 70.4 , 36.2 vs 31.3 , .450 vs .399 , - , 2004 , S. Cash (16.4) , C. Ford (9.6) , E. Powell (4.5) , 69.6 vs 70.0 , 34.4 vs 31.0 , .417 vs .410 , - , 2005 , D. Nolan (15.9) , C. Ford (9.8) , D. Nolan (3.7) , 66.1 vs 67.3 , 35.7 vs 29.9 , .403 vs .403 , - ,

, C. Ford (13.8) , C. Ford (11.3) , D. Nolan (3.6) , 74.3 vs 70.1 , 37.8 vs 31.9 , .414 vs .388 , - , 2007 , D. Nolan (16.3) , S. Cash (6.1) , D. Nolan (3.9) , 79.3 vs 74.7 , 38.6 vs 32.0 , .430 vs .396 , - , 2008 , D. Nolan (15.8) , C. Ford (8.7) , D. Nolan (4.4) , 78.6 vs 74.2 , 36.7 vs 31.9 , .424 vs .405 , - , 2009 , D. Nolan (16.9) , C. Ford (7.4) , D. Nolan (3.5) , 78.0 vs 77.8 , 36.1 vs 32.4 , .430 vs .410 , - , - , 2010 , I. Latta (12.4) , C. Black (6.5) , I. Latta (3.9) , 78.0 vs 89.8 , 31.6 vs 37.5 , .424 vs .470 , - ,

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, T. Jackson (12.4) , T. Jackson (8.4) , I. Latta (3.2) , 69.2 vs 82.1 , 30.7 vs 32.6 , .396 vs .484 , - , 2012 , I. Latta (14.3) , G. Johnson (6.8) , T. Johnson (4.7) , 77.2 vs 84.2 , 29.5 vs 37.1 , .405 vs .477 , - ,

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, L. Cambage (16.3) , G. Johnson (8.9) , S. Diggins (3.8) , 77.0 vs 79.2 , 32.8 vs 35.7 , .405 vs .451 , - , 2014 , S. Diggins-Smith (20.1) , C. Paris (10.2) , S. Diggins-Smith (5.0) , 81.3 vs 83.3 , 34.6 vs 33.8 , .428 vs .468 , - , 2015 , S. Diggins-Smith (17.8) , C. Paris (9.3) , S. Diggins-Smith (5.0) , 77.7 vs 77.1 , 35.6 vs 33.6 , .395 vs .445 , - , 2016 , O. Sims (14.0) , G. Johnson (8.9) , O. Sims (3.9) , 82.6 vs 88.2 , 34.1 vs 36.2 , .400 vs .476 , - , 2017 , S. Diggins-Smith (18.5) , G. Johnson (9.1) , S. Diggins-Smith (5.8) , 86.1 vs 88.8 , 34.5 vs 34.7 , .406 vs .481 , - , 2018 , L. Cambage (23.0) , L. Cambage (9.7) , S. Diggins-Smith (6.2) , 86.6 vs 85.4 , 36.6 vs 32.2 , .441 vs .448 , - , 2019 , A. Ogunbowale (19.1) , I. Harrison (5.8) , A. Ogunbowale (3.2) , 71.6 vs 77.4 , 33.9 vs 33.5 , .389 vs .430 , - , - ,

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, A. Ogunbowale (22.8) , S. Sabally (7.8) , A. Ogunbowale (3.5) , 83.4 vs 87.0 , 32.7 vs 36.5 , .415 vs .471 , - ,

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, A. Ogunbowale (18.7) , I. Harrison / S. Sabally (5.9) , A. Ogunbowale (3.3) , 81.1 vs. 81.7 , 36.1 vs. 33.6 , .420 vs. .449 , - ,

, A. Ogunbowale (19.7) , T. McCowan (7.0) , M. Mabrey (3.7) , 82.9 vs. 82.8 , 33.8 vs. 32.7 , .435 vs. .459 , -

Media coverage

Previously, while in Tulsa, some Shock games were broadcast locally on

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(COX). The broadcasters for the Shock games were Mike Wolfe and

Shanna Crossley Shanna Annette Zolman (born September 7, 1983) is an American professional basketball player, most recently for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She attended college at the University of Tennessee and gradua ...

. Currently,

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or Bally Sports Southwest Plus broadcast the majority of games. The 2016 broadcasts featured sportscaster Ron Thulin and

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, the former WNBA player and current head coach of

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's women's basketball team, on the call. All games (excluding blackout games, which are available on

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) are broadcast to the

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game feeds on the league website. Furthermore, some games are broadcast nationally on

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and

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All-time notes

Regular season attendance

* A sellout for a basketball game at

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(Detroit) is 22,076. * A sellout for a basketball game at BOK Center (Tulsa) is 17,839. * A sellout for a basketball game at

(Dallas) is 7,000

Draft picks

* 1998 Expansion Draft: Rhonda Blades (1), Tajama Abraham (3), Tara Williams (5), Lynette Woodard (7) * 1998: Korie Hlede (4), Rachael Sporn (14), Gergana Branzova (24), Sandy Brondello (34) * 1999: Jennifer Azzi (5), Val Whiting (17), Dominique Canty (29), Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (41) * 2000: Edwina Brown (3), Tamicha Jackson (8), Chevonne Hammond (44), Cal Bouchard (60) * 2001: Deanna Nolan (6), Jae Kingi (22), Svetlana Volnaya (38), Kelly Santos (54) * 2002:

(2), Lanae Williams (18), Ayana Walker (20), Jill Chapman (21), Kathy Wambe (22), Ericka Haney (47) * 2003

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Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

Dispersal Draft: Ruth Riley (1) * 2003:

(3), Kara Lawson (5), Syreeta Bromfield (28) * 2004 Cleveland Dispersal Draft: Jennifer Rizzotti (13) * 2004: Iciss Tillis (11), Shereka Wright (13), Erika Valek (23), Jennifer Smith (32) * 2005: Kara Braxton (7), Dionnah Jackson (13), Nikita Bell (20), Jenni Lingor (33) * 2006: Ambrosia Anderson (17), Zane Teillane (35) * 2007

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Dispersal Draft: selection waived * 2007:

(11) * 2008: Alexis Hornbuckle (4), Tasha Humphrey (11), Olayinka Sanni (18), Natasha Lacy (28), Valeriya Berezhynska (42) * 2009

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Dispersal Draft: selection waived * 2009: Shavonte Zellous (11), Brittany Miller (18), Tanae Davis-Cain (37) * 2010

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Dispersal Draft: Scholanda Robinson (7) * 2010: Amanda Thompson (19), Vivian Frieson (31) * 2011: Liz Cambage (2), Kayla Pedersen (7), Italee Lucas (21), Chastity Reed (25) * 2012:

(4),

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(17), Vicki Baugh (25), Lynetta Kizer (29) * 2013:

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(7), Luisa Geiselsöder (21) * 2021: Charli Collier (1), Awak Kuier (2), Chelsea Dungee (5), Dana Evans (13) *2022: Veronica Burton (7), Jasmine Dickey (30), Jazz Bond (31)

Trades

* July 29, 1999: The Shock traded Korie Hlede and Cindy Brown to the Utah Starzz in exchange for Wendy Palmer and Olympia Scott-Richardson. * April 24, 2000: The Shock traded Jennifer Azzi and the 12th pick in the 2000 Draft to the Utah Starzz in exchange for the third and eighth picks in the 2000 Draft. * April 20, 2001: The Shock traded Val Whiting to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2002 Draft. * April 24, 2001: The Shock traded Anna DeForge to the Houston Comets in exchange for Jennifer Rizzotti. * May 13, 2001: The Shock traded Tamicha Jackson to the Portland Fire in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2002 Draft. * May 27, 2001: The Shock traded Jennifer Rizzotti to the Cleveland Rockers in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2002 Draft. * May 27, 2001: The Shock traded Olympia Scott-Richardson and a third-round pick in the 2002 Draft to the Indiana Fever in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2002 Draft. * May 3, 2002: The Shock traded Claudia das Neves to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Draft. * May 11, 2002: The Shock traded a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Draft to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Stacy Clinesmith. * July 7, 2002: The Shock traded Wendy Palmer and a second-round pick in the 2003 Draft to the Orland Miracle in exchange for Elaine Powell and a first-round pick in the 2003 Draft. * April 27, 2003: The Shock traded Dominique Canty to the Houston Comets in exchange for Allison Curtin. * April 28, 2003: The Shock traded Edwina Brown and Lanae Williams to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Telisha Quarles and Petra Ujhelyi. * April 29, 2003: The Shock traded Kara Lawson to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Kendra Holland-Corn. * May 19, 2003: The Shock traded a third-round pick in the 2004 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Tamara Moore. * July 31, 2003: The Shock traded Tamara Moore to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Stacey Thomas. * February 11, 2004: The Shock traded Kendra-Holland Corn and the 26th pick in the 2004 Draft to the Houston Comets in exchange for the 11th and the 32nd picks in the 2004 Draft. * April 17, 2004: The Shock traded Shereka Wright, Sheila Lambert and Erika Valek to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Chandi Jones. * April 14, 2005: The Shock traded Iciss Tillis to the Washington Mystics in exchange for the 13th pick in the 2005 Draft. * June 29, 2005: The Shock traded Andrea Stinson and a second-round pick in the 2006 Draft to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Plenette Pierson. * July 30, 2005: The Shock traded Chandi Jones, Stacey Thomas, and a first-round pick in the 2006 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Katie Smith and a second-round pick in the 2006 Draft. * April 5, 2006: The Shock traded Ambrosia Anderson and a second-round pick in the 2007 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Jacqueline Batteast and a third-round pick in the 2007 Draft. * May 18, 2006: The Shock traded two third-round picks in the 2007 Draft to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Angelina Williams. * February 22, 2007: The Shock traded Ruth Riley to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Katie Feenstra and the right to swap first-round picks in the 2008 Draft. * February 6, 2008: The Shock traded Ivory Latta to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for LaToya Thomas and the 18th pick in the 2008 Draft. * February 19, 2008: The Shock traded Swin Cash to the Seattle Storm in exchange for the fourth pick in the 2008 Draft. * June 22, 2008: The Shock traded LaToya Thomas to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Eshaya Murphy. * August 12, 2008: The Shock traded Eshaya Murphy, Tasha Humphrey, and a second-round pick in the 2009 Draft to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Taj McWilliams-Franklin. * April 9, 2009: The Shock traded Ashley Shields to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for the 18th pick in the 2009 Draft. * April 7, 2010: The Shock traded the seventh pick in the 2010 Draft and a second-round pick in the 2011 Draft to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Chante Black and Amber Holt. * April 14, 2010: The Shock traded Crystal Kelly to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Shanna Crossley. * May 27, 2010: The Shock traded Shavonte Zellous to the Indiana Fever in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2011 Draft. * June 14, 2010: The Shock traded Plenette Pierson to the New York Liberty in exchange for Tiffany Jackson. * July 22, 2010: The Shock traded Kara Braxton to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Nicole Ohlde and a first-round pick in the 2011 Draft. * July 26, 2010: The Shock traded Alexis Hornbuckle to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Rashanda McCants. * February 1, 2011: The Shock traded a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Andrea Riley. * May 2, 2011: The Shock traded Scholanda Robinson to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for second- and third-round picks in the 2012 Draft. * January 12, 2012: The Shock traded Andrea Riley to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Temeka Johnson. * July 2, 2012: The Shock traded Karima Christmas to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Roneeka Hodges. * March 1, 2013: The Shock traded Deanna Nolan, a second-round pick, and a third-round pick in the 2013 Draft to the New York Liberty in exchange for Nicole Powell. As part of the three-team trade, the Shock also traded their second-round pick in the 2014 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Candice Wiggins. * June 20, 2013: The Shock traded Kayla Pedersen to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2014 Draft. * March 1, 2016: The Wings traded Riquna Williams and the 6th pick in the 2016 Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Erin Phillips, the 5th pick in the 2016 Draft, and a first-round pick in the 2017 Draft. * May 11, 2016: The Wings traded Amanda Zahui B. and a second-round pick in the 2017 Draft to the New York Liberty in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2017 Draft. * February 17, 2017: The Wings traded Odyssey Sims and the 11th pick in the 2017 Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for the 4th overall pick and a second-round pick in the 2017 Draft. * July 23, 2018: The Wings traded Ariel Powers to the Washington Mystics for Tayler Hill, and a 2019 second round draft pick, with the option to trade first round picks. * May 16, 2019 The Wings traded Liz Cambage to the Las Vegas Aces for Moriah Jefferson, Isabelle Harrison, the Aces' first and second round picks in the 2020 Draft. * May 16, 2019 The Wings traded their third round pick in the 2020 Draft to Atlanta Dream for Imani McGee-Stafford. * February 12, 2020 The Wings traded Skylar Diggins-Smith to Phoenix in exchange for the 5th and 7th picks in the 2020 Draft and Phoenix's first round pick in the 2021 Draft. * February 12, 2020 The Wings traded the first round pick in the 2021 Draft acquired from Phoenix to Chicago in exchange for Astou Ndour. * February 14, 2020 The Wings traded Azurá Stevens to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's first round pick in the 2021 Draft and Katie Lou Samuelson. * February 21, 2020 The Wings traded their second round pick in the 2021 Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for Marina Mabrey. * April 15, 2020 In a three team trade, the Wings acquired Washington's first round pick in the 2021 Draft and New York's second round pick in the 2021 Draft in exchange for Tayler Hill, the 9th pick, and the 15th pick of the 2020 Draft. * May 26, 2020 The Wings traded a third round pick in the 2021 Draft and Kristine Anigwe to Los Angeles for a second round pick in the 2021 Draft. * February 10, 2021 The Wings traded Katie Lou Samuelson and a second round pick in the 2022 Draft to Seattle in exchange for the first pick in the 2021 Draft. * April 14, 2021 The Wings traded the seventh pick in the 2021 Draft and a second round pick in the 2022 Draft to Los Angeles for a first round pick in the 2022 Draft. * June 2, 2021 The Wings traded Dana Evans to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's third round pick in the 2022 Draft, the right to swap 2022 first round picks, and Shayla Heal. * March 8, 2022 The Wings traded the 4th and 6th picks in the 2022 Draft and their first round pick in the 2023 Draft for Teaira McCowan, the 7th pick in the 2022 Draft and the Chicago Sky's First Round pick in the 2023 Draft.

All-Stars

* 1999: Sandy Brondello * 2000: Wendy Palmer * 2001: None * 2002: None * 2003: Swin Cash, Cheryl Ford, Deanna Nolan * 2004: Cheryl Ford, Deanna Nolan * 2005: Swin Cash, Cheryl Ford, Deanna Nolan, Ruth Riley * 2006: Cheryl Ford, Deanna Nolan, Katie Smith * 2007: Kara Braxton, Cheryl Ford, Deanna Nolan * 2008: No All-Star Game * 2009: Katie Smith * 2010: None * 2011: Liz Cambage * 2012: No All-Star Game * 2013: Glory Johnson * 2014: Skylar Diggins, Glory Johnson * 2015: Skylar Diggins, Plenette Pierson, Riquna Williams * 2016: No All-Star Game * 2017: Skylar Diggins-Smith * 2018: Liz Cambage, Skylar Diggins-Smith * 2019: None * 2020: No All-Star Game * 2021: Arike Ogunbowale, Satou Sabally * 2022: Arike Ogunbowale

Olympians

* 2004: Swin Cash, Ruth Riley * 2008: Katie Smith * 2012: Liz Cambage (AUS) * 2016: Erin Phillips (AUS) * 2020: Allisha Gray

Honors and awards

* 1998 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Cindy Brown * 2003 ''Finals MVP'': Ruth Riley * 2003 ''Rookie of the Year'': Cheryl Ford * 2003 ''Coach of the Year'': Bill Laimbeer * 2003 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Swin Cash * 2003 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Cheryl Ford * 2003 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Deanna Nolan * 2004 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Swin Cash * 2005 ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Deanna Nolan * 2006 ''Finals MVP'': Deanna Nolan * 2006 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Deanna Nolan * 2006 ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Cheryl Ford * 2006 ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Deanna Nolan * 2007 ''All-Star Game MVP'': Cheryl Ford * 2007 ''Sixth Woman of the Year'': Plenette Pierson * 2007 ''All-Defensive First Team'': Deanna Nolan * 2008 ''Finals MVP'': Katie Smith * 2008 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Deanna Nolan * 2008 ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Deanna Nolan * 2008 ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Katie Smith * 2009 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Deanna Nolan * 2009 ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Deanna Nolan * 2009 ''All-Rookie Team'': Shavonte Zellous * 2011 ''All-Rookie Team'': Liz Cambage * 2012 ''All-Rookie Team'': Glory Johnson * 2012 ''All-Rookie Team'': Riquna Williams * 2013 ''Sixth Woman of the Year'': Riquna Williams * 2013 ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Glory Johnson * 2013 ''All-Rookie Team'': Skylar Diggins * 2014 ''Most Improved Player'': Skylar Diggins * 2014 ''Peak Performer (Rebounds)'': Courtney Paris * 2014 ''All-WNBA First Team'': Skylar Diggins * 2014 ''All-Rookie Team'': Odyssey Sims * 2015 ''Peak Performer (Rebounds)'': Courtney Paris * 2016 ''All-Rookie Team'': Aerial Powers * 2017 ''Rookie of the Year'': Allisha Gray * 2017 ''All-Rookie Team'': Kayla Davis * 2018 ''All-WNBA First Team'': Liz Cambage * 2018 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Skylar Diggins-Smith * 2018 ''Peak Performer (Points)'': Liz Cambage * 2019 ''All-Rookie Team'': Arike Ogunbowale * 2020 ''Peak Performer (Points)'': Arike Ogunbowale * 2020 ''All-WNBA First Team'': Arike Ogunbowale * 2020 ''All-Rookie Team'': Satou Sabally * 2021 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Arike Ogunbowale

References

External links

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