1998 Detroit Shock season
The 1998 WNBA season was the first for the Detroit Shock. The team had an 0–4 start, but by season's end they missed out on a postseason berth by just one game in the standings.
Transactions
WNBA expansion draft
| Player | Nationality | Former WNBA Team |
| Lynette Woodard | Cleveland Rockers | |
| Tara Williams | Phoenix Mercury | |
| Tajama Abraham | Sacramento Monarchs | |
| Rhonda Blades | New York Liberty |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
| 1 | 4 | Korie Hlede |  YugoslaviaAUSPRBAUSStatisticsRegular season‡Waived/Released during the season†Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season |