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- September 4: The Shock signed Ashley Shields.
- August 19: The Shock signed Ashley Shields to a seven-day contract.
- August 12: The Shock traded Tasha Humphrey, Eshaya Murphy and a second-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft to the Washington Mystics for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
- August 8: The Shock waived Stacey Lovelace.
- July 26: The Shock signed Kelly Schumacher.
- July 25: The Shock waived Nancy Lieberman.
- July 24: The Shock signed Nancy Lieberman to a seven-day contract.
- July 11: The Shock signed Stacey Lovelace.
- June 27: The Shock waived Chrissy Givens.
- June 22: The Shock traded LaToya Thomas to the Minnesota Lynx for Eshaya Murphy.
- June 18: The Shock waived Wanisha Smith and signed Chrissy Givens.
- May 15: The Shock waived Michelle Campbell and Wanisha Smith.
- May 8: The Shock signed Wanisha Smith to a training camp contract.
- May 7: The Shock signed free agent Sheri Sam.
- May 5: The Shock waived Valeriya Berezhynska, Natasha Lacy and Tyresa Smith.
- April 26: The Shock waived Chakhia Cole, Fantasia Goodwin and Samantha Mahoney.
- April 18: The Shock waived Nina Norman.
- April 17: The Shock signed Samantha Mahoney to a training camp contract.
- April 16: The Shock signed Chakhia Cole to a training camp contract.
- March 31: The Shock signed Elaine Powell to a training camp contract.
- March 10: The Shock re-signed free agents Cheryl Ford, Deanna Nolan and Katie Smith.
- March 4: The Shock signed Tyresa Smith and Michelle Campbell to training camp contracts.
- February 29: The Shock signed Nina Norman to a training camp contract.
- February 28: The Shock re-signed free agent Plenette Pierson and signed Chrissy Givens to a training camp contract.
- February 19: The Shock traded Swin Cash to the Seattle Storm in exchange for the 4th pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft.
- February 6: The Shock traded Ivory Latta to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for LaToya Thomas and the 18th pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft.
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