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team based in

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, playing in the Western Conference in the

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(WNBA). The team was founded in

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before the 1998 WNBA season began; the team moved to Tulsa before the 2010 season. The team was owned by Tulsa Pro Hoops LLC, which is led by Bill Cameron and David Box. On July 20, 2015, Cameron announced that the franchise would move to

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for the

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, rebranding as the Dallas Wings. The Shock qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in their final year in Tulsa in 2015. The franchise has been home to players such as shooting guard Deanna Nolan, women's professional basketball all-time leading scorer Katie Smith, NBA Hall of Fame forward Karl Malone's daughter Cheryl Ford, and

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. In

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, and

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(as Detroit in the Eastern Conference), the Shock went to the WNBA Finals; they won in 2003, 2006 and 2008, beating

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, and

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, respectively. They lost in 2007 to Phoenix.

Franchise history

The Detroit Shock (1998–2009)

The early years (1998–2002)

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. The team only qualified for the postseason once in its first five years of existence. The Shock went through two coaches ( hall of famer

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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 Bill Laimbeer era (2003–2008)

After massive changes to the roster, Laimbeer predicted before the 2003 season that the Shock would be league champions, and his prediction would unbelievably come true. The Shock finished with a 25–9 record and winning the number one seed by seven games. In the playoffs, the Shock defeated the Cleveland Rockers and the Connecticut Sun to reach the WNBA Finals. Despite the achievements, the Shock were viewed as huge underdogs to the two-time defending champion

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. The Shock emerged victorious in the series, winning a thrilling game three (in 2003, the Finals were a best-of-three series), which drew the largest crowd in WNBA history (22,076). Detroit became the first team in league history to go from last place one season to WNBA champions the very next season. After coming up short in 2004 and 2005, the 2006 Shock finished 23–11 record and finished number two in the Eastern Conference. The Shock defeated the

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and the Connecticut Sun to advance to the Finals again, where they faced the defending champion Sacramento Monarchs. The Shock won the series 3–2, and claimed their second WNBA title. In 2007, the Shock again advanced to the Finals but were defeated by the

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in five games. The 2008 Shock posted a 22–12 regular season record, the best record in the East yet again. In the Finals, the Shock faced the San Antonio Silver Stars, who had not lost to an Eastern Conference team all season. Surprisingly, Detroit swept San Antonio, capturing their third championship in franchise history.

The final Detroit Shock season (2009)

The Shock were named favorites for 2009, but they had a rough road getting there. Bill Laimbeer resigned as head coach early in the season, and they even found themselves in the bottom of the standings. However, interim coach Rick Mahorn and the Shock bounced back in the second half of 2009 and eventually placed themselves in the playoffs for the seventh straight year at 18–16. The Shock lost in the second round to the

, failing to reach the Finals for the first time since 2005.

The Tulsa Shock (2010–2015)

Relocation (2010)

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. WNBA President Donna Orender extended that deadline to sometime in October. The investment group hired former

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head coach Nolan Richardson as the potential franchise general manager and head coach. Richardson was a local favorite; before his successful 18-year stint at Arkansas, he had spent five years as head coach at the University of Tulsa, leading them to the NIT title in his first year. This move was viewed as strange by some, considering that Tulsa had not even secured a franchise before hiring a coach. The investors claimed it was to show the league they were serious about wanting a team. 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 Detroit Shock would relocate to Tulsa. On January 23, 2010, the franchise announced that the team will remain as the Shock. The colors are now black, red, and gold.

Tough times (2010–2014)

The Shock team that moved to Tulsa was much different than what investors thought they were purchasing. Detroit's four best players did not make the move to Tulsa. Cheryl Ford decided to sit out due to lingering injuries and eventually left the WNBA to play overseas. Taj McWilliams-Franklin signed a free agent contract with New York. Deanna Nolan, like Ford, left the WNBA to play in Russia. Katie Smith, who was believed to be contracted with the Shock (which only turned out to be a verbal agreement), signed with Washington. Along with all the absences, new head coach and general manager Nolan Richardson had his own ideas about what he wanted the roster to look like and by the middle of the 2010 season, there were no Detroit players left on the team. Richardson's first draft pick, Amanda Thompson, was a bust; she only played seven games (no starts) and was waived only a month into the season. Another key signing, fallen Olympic track star Marion Jones, turned out to be less than hoped for as well; she hadn't played a meaningful basketball game since her days at

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13 years earlier. A lack of continuity plagued the team; at times it seemed Richardson made roster moves on a game-to-game basis. The players also found it difficult to adjust to Richardson's frenetic "40 minutes of hell" style. The Shock finished with an awful 6–28 record, dead last in the league. They missed the playoffs for the first time since 2002 in Detroit. Losing valuable players and getting off to a bad start meant the Shock qualified for the draft lottery, and they were awarded the number two pick in the 2011 Draft. The Shock selected 19-year-old

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with hopes to build a successful team around her. The team also signed veteran and one of the original WNBA players,

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. The roster changes were not enough, however, and after the team started the season with a dreadful 1-10 record, head coach Richardson stepped down. Assistant coach

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took his place on an interim basis. Jones was waived a few days later. Things did not improve for the Shock, who entered the All-Star break with a 1–14 record. Later in the season, the Shock set a new mark for futility when they embarked on a 20-game losing streak, the longest losing streak in the history of the WNBA. In 2012, the misery continued as the team began the season 1–11, going on to finish 9–25. The team would finish with slightly better records of 11-23 in 2013 and 12-22 in 2014.

Success, final season in Tulsa (2015)

The 2015 Shock started off well, with the team starting 10–7, including a 6–1 record at the BOK Center. However, in June, point guard Skylar Diggins suffered a knee injury and missed the rest of the season. On July 20, 2015, majority owner Bill Cameron shocked not just fans in Tulsa, but the WNBA itself as he announced he will move the team to Dallas. The following day, minority owner Stuart Price filed suit against Cameron in a failed attempt to keep the team in Tulsa. On July 23, 2015, WNBA League owners unanimously approved Tulsa Shock's relocation to Dallas-Fort Worth. The last regular season home game for the Shock in Tulsa was September 13 against Phoenix. While the Shock did make the playoffs, they were still young and were swept in 2 straight by the same Phoenix squad. The new home arena for the Shock in DFW is the College Park Center at UT Arlington, also home to the UT Arlington Mavericks. On November 2, 2015 the team name was officially changed to the Dallas Wings. The name stems from the famous Mobil Oil Co. "Flying Horse" atop of a historic downtown Dallas building. Also it is a similar mascot to its local NBA team the Dallas Mavericks.

Uniforms

*Detroit: White with the team's logo of the stylized Detroit Shock name, in black and blue, over a WNBA basketball at home. Blue with the word "Detroit" across the front for the road jersey. *Tulsa: Gold with team logo of stylized Tulsa Shock, in black and gold at home. Black with the word "Tulsa", in gold, diagonally in the front for the road jersey. In 2013, The Tulsa Shock and Osage Casino entered into a multi-year marquee partnership. The Osage Casino logo appeared on the Shock home and away jerseys.

Season-by-season records

Players

Final roster

Former players

* Jennifer Azzi (1999) * Carla Boyd (1998–1999, 2001) * Kara Braxton (2005–2010) * Sandy Brondello (1998–1999), now the head coach of the

* Dominique Canty (1999–2002) * Swin Cash (2002–2007), now Vice President of Basketball Operations and Team Development of the

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. * Barbara Farris (2000–2005, 2009) BOK Center faccade

* Cheryl Ford (2003–2008) * Alexis Hornbuckle (2008–2010) * Tasha Humphrey (2008) * Shannon Johnson (2007) * Temeka Johnson (2012) * Marion Jones (2010–2011) * Ivory Latta (2007, 2010-2012) * Taj McWilliams-Franklin (2008–2009) * Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (1999–2003) * Deanna Nolan (2001–2009) * Wendy Palmer (1999–2002) * Kayla Pedersen (2011-2013) * Elaine Powell (2002–2008) * Nicole Powell (2013) * Ruth Riley (2003–2006) * Katie Smith (2005–2009), now the assistant coach of the

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(2011) * Shavonte Zellous (2009–2010), now a member of the

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Coaches and staff

Owners

* William Davidson, owner of the

(1998–2009) *Tulsa Pro Hoops LLC, composed of Bill Cameron and David Box (majority owners), and Chris Christian, Pat Chernicky, Sam and Rita Combs, Pat and Don Hardin,

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, Stuart and Linda Price, and Katie and Scott Schofield (2010–present)

Head coaches

General managers

(1998–2000) * Greg Williams (2000–2002) * Bill Laimbeer (2002–2009) * Cheryl Reeve (2009) * Nolan Richardson (2010–2011) *

(2011) *Steve Swetoha & Gary Kloppenburg (2012–2013) *Steve Swetoha (2013–2016)

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) *

(2011) * Tracy Murray (2011) *Kathy McConnell-Miller (2011–2012) *Jason Glover (2012–2013) * Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert (2013) * Bridget Pettis (2014–present) *Ed Baldwin (2014–present)

Hall of Famers

, 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 , - ,

, 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 , - ,

, 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 , - ,

, 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 , - ,

, 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 (20.1) , C. Paris (10.2) , S. Diggins (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 (17.8) , C. Paris (9.3) , S. Diggins (5.0) , 77.7 vs 77.1 , 35.6 vs 33.6 , .395 vs .445 , -

Media coverage

Some Shock games were broadcast on The Cox Channel (COX), which is a local television station for certain areas of the state of

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. More often than not,

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picked up the feed from the local broadcast, which was shown nationally. The broadcasters for the Shock games were Mike Wolfe and Shanna Crossley.

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 BOK Center (Tulsa) is 17,839.

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

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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

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: 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)

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.

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

Olympians

*2004: Swin Cash, Ruth Riley *2008: Katie Smith *2012: Liz Cambage (AUS)

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

References

External links

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