Many cities position themselves to try to welcome a new franchise Wgbafter San Francisco, Toronto and Portland. Detroit would like to resuscitate Shock and many influential personalities of the city are mobilizing, obviously starting with Tom Gores, the owner of the pistons.
“The Detroit Shock was successful and has won championships during its career in the 2000s and we celebrated the anniversary of their 2003 title in a piston match last year”Recently mentioned the director of the Pistons Communication, Kevin Grigg. “Even if nothing is imminent, the prospects of bringing a WNBA team to Detroit are intriguing and we are interested if they open another cycle of expansion. We will continue to start conversations with WNBA in the future. »»
To solidify the candidacy, Grant Hill And Chris Webber were also grafted into the project, just like Jared Goffthe quarterback of the Detroit Lions (NFL) or Mary Barrathe patron of General Motors. Latest recruit to investors? Eminemlocal superstar, According to information from Sporto.
The old Detroit Shock became the Dallas Wings
To hear Adam Silver, the return of the Detroit Shock seems almost inevitable anyway …
“I think the question is when the shock comes back”,, he explained. “Over time, the WNBA will experience a strong expansion. And it's a first -rate group led by Tom [Gores] ».
The Detroit Shock was thus part of the very first expansion, landing in the female league in 1998, with the Washington Mystics. Subsequently, the franchise was a great success with Bill Laimbeer as a coach and by winning the WNBA title in 2003, 2006 and 2008. This is one of the six franchises that won at least three titles with the Comets, the Sparks, the Lynx, the Mercury and the Storm.
In financial difficulty, the franchise was then sold to become the Tulsa Shock. Subsequently, Tulsa had also sold the franchise, which has now become the Dallas Wings.
