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Tom Gores purchased the Pistons in 2011, and he will be among the owners of the new WNBA franchise in Detroit. The Detroit ownership group includes luminaries such as Chris Webber, Grant Hill, and Jared Goff, who will all be joining Tom Gores and his wife Holly with a stake in the franchise.

This wave of expansion will bring the league to 18 teams.