Detroit wants to bring the WNBA back to the Motor City, with an expansion bid led by the Pistons and Lions owners and with support from Grant Hilll, Jared Goff and others.

After nearly two decades without the WNBA in Detroit, a group has assembled with hopes of bringing it back. Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff, Hall of Fame former Detroit Pistons forward Grant Hill,

Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted the bid Thursday and it was announced Friday. The group includes Sheila Ford Hamp and her husband, the principal owners of the Lions; the chief executive officer and chair of General Motors Company; Hall of Famer and former NBA rookie of the Year Grant Hill; Lions quarterback Jared Goff and his wife; and others.

Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores is leading an investor group to bring the WNBA back to Michigan, and it features a long list of notable names.

The team trying to bring the WNBA back to Detroit includes Goff and his wife, Christen, Webber, former Pistons great Grant Hill and his wife, Tamia, Lions principal owner Sheila Hamp and husband, Steve, General Motors CEO Mary Barra and her husband, Tony, and many others.

Unlike other professional sports leagues where individual teams own their own trademark filings, the WNBA holds the rights to all names and logos for the league’s franchises.

A powerhouse group of investors including Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp, General Motors CEO Mary Barra, Lions Quarterback Jared Goff and NBA legends Grant Hill and Chris Webber are backing a formal bid along with Pistons owner Tom Gores to return the WNBA to Detroit.

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff and his wife Christen are part of an investment group that made a formal bid to bring a WNBA team back to Detroit. Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted the bid and has put together a solid investment group that includes Lions owner Sheila Hamp.

Goff is joining an investment group led by Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores as they look to submit a bid to bring back the WNBA to Detroit. Other investors for the major project include NBA legends Grant Hill and Chris Webber, who both have strong ties to the city.

The WNBA's trademark application for "Detroit Shock" suggests Detroit as a leading contender for a new team, with a bid led by Tom Gores.

As the Detroit Shock's market shrinked as the 2010's dwindled, the team was sold and relocated to Tulsa for the 2010 season. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Jared Goff and his wife Christen are among a group of investors trying to bring a WNBA franchise to Detroit several years after the Shock left the city in 2009.