Head Coach and General Manager of the Tulsa Shock, Nolan Richardson, has been fairly transparent in his desires. To have a fast-paced, well-coached, competitive organization. The Shock, sister club the the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, is building a franchise after the relocation from Detroit. To build and grow, Richarson used yesterday's draft in combination with a Tuesday trade to do just that.

Tulsa had the #7 pick in the 2010 draft and Richardson chose to do what he alluded to in the days leading up to the draft - trade his pick for experience. The trade garnered two new players from the Connecticut Sun in return for the 7th pick of 2010 and the Shock's 2nd-round pick in 2011. The acquisition of center Chante Black, who will enter the 2010 season with one year under her belt and forward Amber Holt, a member of the 2008 All-Rookie team, adds some additional experience to the roster. Not necessarily seasoned vets, but certainly talented in their young WNBA careers, ladies who will be able to run the court and keep up with Richarson's style. Of the trade, Richardson remarked, "We actually believe we got a tremendous deal with trading our first pick in this year’s draft and our second round pick in next year’s draft to get two great quality players that will fit my system".

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