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1999 Detroit Shock season
The 1999 WNBA season was the second for the Detroit Shock. The Shock entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jennifer Azzi | United States | San Jose Lasers |
| 2 | 17 | Val Whiting-Raymond | United States | Seattle Reign |
| 3 | 29 | Dominique Canty | United States | Alabama |
| 4 | 41 | Astou Ndiaye-Diatta | Senegal | Seattle Reign |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| May 4, 1999 | Drafted Jennifer Azzi, Val Whiting-Raymond, Dominique Canty and Astou Ndiaye-Diatta in the [1999 WNBA draft](1999-wnba-draft) |
| May 6, 1999 | Signed Claudia Neves, Oksana Zakaluzhnaya and Laura Baker |
| May 7, 1999 | Waived Aneta Kausaite and Lynette Woodard |
| May 31, 1999 | Waived Laura Baker |
| June 9, 1999 | Waived Gergana Branzova |
| July 5, 1999 | Waived Elena Tornikidou |
| July 28, 1999 | Signed Wanda Guyton |
| July 30, 1999 | Traded Cindy Brown and Korie Hlede to the Utah Starzz in exchange for Wendy Palmer and Olympia Scott-Richardson |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | June 12 | @ Minnesota | L 51–68 | Sandy Brondello (15) | Val Whiting-Raymond (16) | Azzi Brondello (3) | Target Center
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| June 14 |
| @ Cleveland |
| W 73–71 |
| Brondello |
| Hlede (15) |
| Val Whiting-Raymond (7) |
| Val Whiting-Raymond (4) |
| Gund Arena |
| 1–1 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 17 |
| Orlando |
| W 79–74 |
| Sandy Brondello (23) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (8) |
| Sandy Brondello (7) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 2–1 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 18 |
| @ Washington |
| W 76–69 |
| Jennifer Azzi (18) |
| Val Whiting-Raymond (7) |
| Val Whiting-Raymond (5) |
| MCI Center |
| 3–1 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 20 |
| @ New York |
| L 62–69 |
| Sandy Brondello (16) |
| Cindy Brown (10) |
| Jennifer Azzi (6) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 3–2 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 22 |
| Charlotte |
| W 75–69 |
| Sandy Brondello (19) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (9) |
| Azzi |
| Hlede (3) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 4–2 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 24 |
| Houston |
| L 65–77 |
| Korie Hlede (17) |
| Brown |
| Ndiaye-Diatta (6) |
| Sandy Brondello (2) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 4–3 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 26 |
| Phoenix |
| L 60–66 |
| Dominique Canty (16) |
| Cindy Brown (6) |
| Sandy Brondello (3) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 4–4 |
| - |
| 9 |
| June 28 |
| New York |
| W 91–71 |
| Korie Hlede (17) |
| Brown |
| Canty (6) |
| Sandy Brondello (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 5–4 |
| - |
| 10 |
| July 2 |
| Los Angeles |
| L 81–91 |
| Sandy Brondello (21) |
| Cindy Brown (10) |
| Brondello |
| Sporn (3) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 5–5 |
| - |
| 11 |
| July 4 |
| Sacramento |
| L 78–92 |
| Cindy Brown (18) |
| Val Whiting-Raymond (10) |
| Brown |
| Hlede (4) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 5–6 |
| - |
| 12 |
| July 6 |
| @ Utah |
| L 94–104 (2OT) |
| Sandy Brondello (33) |
| Cindy Brown (10) |
| Jennifer Azzi (5) |
| Delta Center |
| 5–7 |
| - |
| 13 |
| July 10 |
| Washington |
| L 78–83 (2OT) |
| Brondello |
| Canty (15) |
| Val Whiting-Raymond (13) |
| Azzi |
| Brondello (4) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 5–8 |
| - |
| 14 |
| July 12 |
| @ Orlando |
| W 76–67 |
| Sandy Brondello (22) |
| Val Whiting-Raymond (15) |
| Jennifer Azzi (7) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 6–8 |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 16 |
| @ Washington |
| W 78–68 |
| Sandy Brondello (18) |
| Sporn |
| Whiting-Raymond (7) |
| Jennifer Azzi (6) |
| MCI Center |
| 7–8 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 17 |
| Cleveland |
| W 77–61 |
| Cindy Brown (14) |
| Cindy Brown (8) |
| Jennifer Azzi (8) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 8–8 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 21 |
| Utah |
| W 86–77 |
| Cindy Brown (18) |
| Val Whiting-Raymond (9) |
| Jennifer Azzi (6) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 9–8 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 23 |
| @ Cleveland |
| W 69–60 |
| Jennifer Azzi (20) |
| Cindy Brown (8) |
| Jennifer Azzi (8) |
| Gund Arena |
| 10–8 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 25 |
| Charlotte |
| L 66–78 |
| Korie Hlede (22) |
| Carla Boyd (7) |
| Sandy Brondello (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 10–9 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 27 |
| @ Houston |
| L 46–85 |
| Jennifer Azzi (10) |
| Cindy Brown (9) |
| Azzi |
| Brondello (2) |
| Compaq Center |
| 10–10 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 28 |
| @ Charlotte |
| L 65–84 |
| Sandy Brondello (15) |
| Val Whiting-Raymond (5) |
| Val Whiting-Raymond (5) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 10–11 |
| - |
| 22 |
| July 31 |
| Cleveland |
| L 53–55 |
| Val Whiting-Raymond (9) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (11) |
| Val Whiting-Raymond (4) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 10–12 |
| |- | 23 | August 2 | Washington | L 70–75 | Jennifer Azzi (22) | Val Whiting-Raymond (10) | Jennifer Azzi (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 10–13 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 24 | August 4 | Minnesota | W 59–56 | Sandy Brondello (21) | Val Whiting-Raymond (13) | Dominique Canty (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 11–13 |
|---|
| 25 |
| August 6 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 58–71 |
| Sandy Brondello (13) |
| Val Whiting-Raymond (12) |
| Jennifer Azzi (3) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 11–14 |
| - |
| 26 |
| August 9 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| W 84–59 |
| Dominique Canty (18) |
| Wendy Palmer (12) |
| Azzi |
| Brondello (3) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 12–14 |
| - |
| 27 |
| August 11 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 57–68 |
| Carla Boyd (14) |
| Wendy Palmer (12) |
| Val Whiting-Raymond (4) |
| America West Arena |
| 12–15 |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 13 |
| New York |
| L 56–60 |
| Sandy Brondello (15) |
| Wendy Palmer (11) |
| Dominique Canty (2) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 12–16 |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 15 |
| @ New York |
| W 63–57 |
| Wendy Palmer (27) |
| Wendy Palmer (14) |
| Jennifer Azzi (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 13–16 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 18 |
| @ Orlando |
| L 81–93 |
| Jennifer Azzi (19) |
| Wendy Palmer (13) |
| Jennifer Azzi (5) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 13–17 |
| - |
| 31 |
| August 20 |
| @ Charlotte |
| W 58–57 |
| Wendy Palmer (20) |
| Wendy Palmer (9) |
| Azzi |
| Boyd (4) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 14–17 |
| - |
| 32 |
| August 18 |
| Orlando |
| W 74–68 |
| Jennifer Azzi (27) |
| Wendy Palmer (14) |
| Azzi |
Boyd Canty (2) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 15–17
Playoffs
|- | 1 | August 24 | Charlotte | L 54–60 | Wendy Palmer (10) | Wendy Palmer (9) | Jennifer Azzi (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 0–1
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Brondello | 32 | 32 | 31.3 | .438 | .487 | .847 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.3 |
| Jennifer Azzi | 28 | 19 | 29.9 | .514 | .517 | .827 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 10.8 |
| Wendy Palmer | 11 | 10 | 26.8 | .470 | .250 | .764 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 12.7 |
| Dominique Canty | 26 | 11 | 24.8 | .332 | .176 | .691 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| Val Whiting-Raymond | 31 | 20 | 24.6 | .380 | N/A | .455 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| Cindy Brown | 21 | 21 | 23.3 | .315 | .233 | .692 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 6.9 |
| Carla Boyd | 32 | 26 | 21.7 | .397 | .333 | .630 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| Korie Hlede | 21 | 10 | 19.4 | .390 | .333 | .857 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 8.8 |
| Rachael Sporn | 18 | 10 | 18.9 | .468 | .000 | .643 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta | 31 | 1 | 14.1 | .438 | .000 | .615 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| Claudia Neves | 30 | 0 | 10.2 | .263 | .233 | .632 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Wanda Guyton | 11 | 0 | 8.9 | .235 | N/A | .813 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Elena Tornikidou | 11 | 0 | 7.8 | .391 | N/A | .333 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Olympia Scott-Richardson | 8 | 0 | 6.5 | .333 | N/A | .667 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Lesley Brown | 13 | 0 | 3.3 | .438 | .500 | .667 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
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