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The Dallas Wings are an American professional
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team based in the
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. The Wings compete in the
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(WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. The team is owned by a group 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 Auburn Hills, Michigan, as the
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before the 1998 WNBA season began. It then moved to
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, before the 2010 season and became the Tulsa Shock. 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 Deanna Nolan, one of women's basketball's all-time leading scorers
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, Cheryl Ford, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Odyssey Sims, Australian center
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, and Arike Ogunbowale.


History


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 ( hall of famer
Nancy Lieberman Nancy Ilizabeth Lieberman (born July 1, 1958), nicknamed "Lady Magic", is an American former professional basketball player and coach in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) who is currently a broadcaster for the Oklahoma City Thun ...
and Greg Williams) before hiring former
Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...
legend Bill Laimbeer. Rumors arose that 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 finished the next season with a 25–9 record and defeated the two-time defending champion
Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Crypto.co ...
in the 2003 WNBA Finals. Detroit became the first team in league history to go from last place one season to WNBA champions the next season. After a couple of seasons of losing in the first round of the playoffs, the Detroit Shock returned to success and appeared in three straight finals from 2006 to 2008. They won the WNBA championship in
2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
over the Sacramento Monarchs and
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
over the San Antonio Silver Stars, but lost to the
Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Mercury compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. One of eight original franchises, it wa ...
in
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
.


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, but WNBA President Donna Orender extended that deadline into October. The investment group hired former
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head coach Nolan Richardson 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, Oklahoma governor Brad Henry, and head coach Nolan Richardson were present for a press conference announcing that the
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would relocate to Tulsa. On January 23, 2010, the franchise announced that the team would remain as the Shock, but their 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 College Park Center at the University of Texas at Arlington. College Park Center is also home to the UT Arlington Mavericks basketball and volleyball teams. At a press conference at College Park Center on November 2, 2015, the team was announced to be 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 for which they last played''


Detroit Shock

* Jennifer Azzi (1999) * Carla Boyd (1998–1999, 2001) * Sandy Brondello (1998–1999), now the head coach of the
New York Liberty The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Confer ...
and the Australia national team * Dominique Canty (1999–2002) * Swin Cash (2002–2007), now the vice president of Basketball Operations and Team Development for the
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* Barbara Farris (2000–2005, 2009) * Cheryl Ford (2003–2008) * Tasha Humphrey (2008) * Shannon Johnson (2007) * Taj McWilliams-Franklin (2008–2009, also interim Head Coach for the Wings in 2018) * Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (1999–2003) * Deanna Nolan (2001–2009) * Wendy Palmer (1999–2002) * Elaine Powell (2002–2008) * Ruth Riley (2003–2006) * Sheri Sam (2008) *
Katie Smith Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team. She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty. A retired professional baske ...
(2005–2009), now an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball


Tulsa Shock

* Kara Braxton (2005–2010) * Alexis Hornbuckle (2008–2010) * Temeka Johnson (2012) * Marion Jones (2010–2011) * Ivory Latta (2007, 2010–2012) * Kayla Pedersen (2011–2013) * Nicole Powell (2013), now the head coach of the UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball *
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 2 ...
(2011) * Shavonte Zellous (2009–2010)


Dallas Wings

*
Liz Cambage Elizabeth Folake "Liz" Cambage ( ; born 18 August 1991) is a British-born Australian professional basketball player for the Sichuan Yuanda of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association. She won the Women's National Basketball League in 2011 and ...
(2011, 2013, 2018) * Skylar Diggins-Smith (2013–2019), now with the Seattle Storm * Allisha Gray (2017–2022), now with the Atlanta Dream * Isabelle Harrison (2019–2022), now with the Chicago Sky * Moriah Jefferson (2019–2022), now with the Chicago Sky * Glory Johnson (2012–2019) * Marina Mabrey (2020–2022), now with the
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* Courtney Paris (2012–2017), now an assistant coach for the Chicago Sky * Odyssey Sims (2014–2016; 2023–2024) * Kayla Thornton (2017–2022), now with the Golden State Valkyries


Coaches and staff


Owners

* William Davidson, 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

* Nancy Lieberman (1998–2000) * Greg Williams (2000–2002) * Bill Laimbeer (2002–2009) * Cheryl Reeve (2009) * Nolan Richardson (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 (2012–2013) * Fred Williams (2014–2015) * Greg Bibb (2016–2024) * Curt Miller (2025–present)


Assistant coaches

* Steve Smith (1998–2001) * Greg Williams (1998–2000) * Tom Cross (2001–2002) * Frank Schneider (2002) * Laurie Byrd (2003–2005) * Pam McGee (2003) * Korie Hlede (2004) * Rick Mahorn (2005–2009) * Cheryl Reeve (2006–2009) * Tammy Bagby (2010) * Wayne Stehlik (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) * Tracy Murray (2011) * Kathy McConnell-Miller (2011–2012) * Jason Glover (2012–2013) * Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert (2013) * Bridget Pettis (2014–2017) * Ed Baldwin (2014–2016) * Taj McWilliams-Franklin (2017–2018) *
Erin Phillips Erin Victoria Phillips (born 19 May 1985) is an Australian basketball player and former Australian rules football player. She played nine seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for five different teams and is a two-time ...
(2018–2020) * Travis Charles (2018–2020) * Crystal Robinson (2019–2020) * Le'Coe Willingham (2021–2022) * Kelly Schumacher (2021–2022) * Tim Gittens (2021–2022) * Brandi Poole (2023–2024) * April (McDivitt) Schilling (2023) * Courtney Paris (2023–2024) * Zak Buncik (2024) * Nola Henry (2025–present) * Camille Smith (2025–present) * Belle Koclanes (2025–present)


Hall of Famers

* Nancy Lieberman, enshrined 1996 * Lynette Woodard, enshrined 2004


Statistics

, - ,
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
, 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 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
, 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 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
, 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 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
, 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 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
, 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 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...
, 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 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
, 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 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
, 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 , - ,
2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
, 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 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
, 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 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
, 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 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
, 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 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
, 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 , - ,
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
, 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 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
, 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 , - ,
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, 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 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
, 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 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
, 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 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
, 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 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
, 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 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
, 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 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
, 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 , - , - ,
2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
, 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 , - ,
2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
, 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 , - ,
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
, 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 , - ,
2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
, A. Ogunbowale (21.2) , T. McCowan (9.1) , A. Ogunbowale (4.5) , 87.9 vs. 84.9 , 38.7 vs. 32.1 , .443 vs. .444 , - ,
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
, A. Ogunbowale (22.2) , T. McCowan (8.1) , O. Sims (5.6) , 84.2 vs 92.1 , 34.8 vs 33.0 , .446 vs .475 , -


Media coverage

Currently,
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broadcast the majority of Wings games. Prior to 2025, Bally Sports Southwest or Bally Sports Southwest Plus broadcast the majority of games. Previously, while in Tulsa, some Shock games were broadcast locally on The Cox Channel (COX). Some games are broadcast nationally on
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,
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,
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, CBS (locally through KTVT),
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and ABC (locally through WFAA).


All-time notes


Regular season attendance

* A sellout for a basketball game at The Palace of Auburn Hills (Detroit) is 22,076. * A sellout for a basketball game at
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(Tulsa) is 17,839. * A sellout for a basketball game at College Park Center (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: Swin Cash (2), Lanae Williams (18), Ayana Walker (20), Jill Chapman (21), Kathy Wambe (22), Ericka Haney (47) * 2003
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/ Portland Dispersal Draft: Ruth Riley (1) * 2003: Cheryl Ford (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 Charlotte Dispersal Draft: selection waived * 2007: Ivory Latta (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 Sacramento Monarchs, Sacramento Dispersal Draft: Scholanda Robinson (7) * 2010: Amanda Thompson (19), Vivian Frieson (31) * 2011:
Liz Cambage Elizabeth Folake "Liz" Cambage ( ; born 18 August 1991) is a British-born Australian professional basketball player for the Sichuan Yuanda of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association. She won the Women's National Basketball League in 2011 and ...
(2), Kayla Pedersen (7), Italee Lucas (21), Chastity Reed (25) * 2012: Glory Johnson (4), Riquna Williams (17), Vicki Baugh (25), Lynetta Kizer (29) * 2013: Skylar Diggins (3), Angel Goodrich (29) * 2014: Odyssey Sims (2), Jordan Hooper (13), Theresa Plaisance (27) * 2015: Amanda Zahui B. (2), Brianna Kiesel (13), Mimi Mungedi (25) * 2016: Aerial Powers (5), Ruth Hamblin (18), Shakena Richardson (30) * 2017: Evelyn Akhator (3), Allisha Gray (4), Kayla Davis (10), Breanna Lewis (23), Saniya Chong (26) * 2018: Azurá Stevens (6), Loryn Goodwin (18), Natalie Butler (30) * 2019: Arike Ogunbowale (5), Megan Gustafson (17), Kennedy Burke (22), Morgan Bertsch (29) * 2020: Satou Sabally (2), Bella Alarie (5), Tyasha Harris (7), Luisa Geiselsöder (21) * 2021: Charli Collier (1), Awak Kuier (2), Chelsea Dungee (5), Dana Evans (basketball), Dana Evans (13) * 2022: Veronica Burton (7), Jasmine Dickey (30), Jazz Bond (31) * 2023: Maddy Siegrist (3), Lou Lopez Sénéchal (5), Abby Meyers (11), Ashley Joens (19), Paige Robinson (31) * 2024: Jacy Sheldon (5), Carla Leite (9), Ashley Owusu (33) * 2025: Paige Bueckers (1), Aziaha James (12), Madison Scott (14), JJ Quinerly (27), Aaronette Vonleh (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. *January 16, 2023 The Wings traded Kayla Thornton to New York and Tyasha Harris to Connecticut in exchange for Natasha Howard and Crystal Dangerfield. *January 21, 2023 The Wings traded Allisha Gray to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for the third overall pick in the 2023 Draft and Atlanta's first round pick in the 2025 Draft. *February 11, 2023 The Wings acquired Diamond DeShields, Chicago's first round picks in the 2023 and 2024 Draft, and the right to swap first round picks in the 2025 Draft in exchange for Marina Mabrey. *May 4, 2024 The Wings acquired Atlanta's 3rd round pick in the 2025 Draft in exchange for Crystal Dangerfield.


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 * 2023: Arike Ogunbowale, Satou Sabally * 2024: Arike Ogunbowale


Olympians

* 2004: Swin Cash, Ruth Riley * 2008: Katie Smith * 2012: Liz Cambage (AUS) * 2016: Erin Phillips (AUS) * 2020: Allisha Gray * 2024: Carla Leite (FRA), Satou Sabally (GER)


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 * 2023 ''Most Improved Player'': Satou Sabally * 2023 ''All-WNBA First Team'': Satou Sabally * 2024 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Arike Ogunbowale


References


External links

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