Got Questions? Discover NowWe Have Answers 2000 2002 Fire Team Creation By 2000, the league had expanded to 16 teams, with the Detroit Shock and Washington Mystics joining the league in 1998, the Minnesota Lynx and Orlando Miracle in 1999, and the Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire and Seattle Storm in 2000. Fire Close Down The 2002 season proved …