Coach Cheryl Reeve credited her players' emotional maturity and ability to respond - or as she put it, "to compete against the teams that are in position to compete for championships, the understanding of the physical output, how hard you have to play, that you have to physically compete in the games. Now as we turn to August, Collier has emerged as a superstar, young draftees Miller and Dorka Juhász have shined bright and, even without Collier this week, the team has come into its own. Not to be overlooked, a number of players - Kayla McBride, Aerial Powers, Rachel Banham, among others - have contracts up after this season, meaning the Lynx roster in 2024 could look vastly different. 2 overall in April, reiterating their goals of building for the future. The Lynx went on to draft Diamond Miller No. Collier was set to be back in full swing after missing the majority of the 2022 campaign because of maternity leave, with expectations that she'd embrace superstardom. This year - the first following the retirement of Sylvia Fowles, the sole remaining piece of Minnesota's 2010s dynasty - was bound to be a fascinating one for the Lynx. Through Sunday, which saw all 12 teams play, the Lynx (13-13) climbed to sixth place in the standings, a half-game ahead of the Mystics and 1 games behind the Dallas Wings and Atlanta Dream. With Collier on the bench, Minnesota managed to beat the second-place New York Liberty on Friday and the third-place Connecticut Sun on Sunday - both games on the road, no less.
Collier suffered a sprained ankle Wednesday toward the end of the Lynx's win over the Washington Mystics, and she is expected to miss 7-10 days.
That Minnesota would have its most impressive stretch of the season with three-time All-Star Napheesa Collier sidelined would have seemed far-fetched even a week or two ago.
But no WNBA team impressed more this week than the Minnesota Lynx, who despite starting the season 0-6 have showed 2023 will be far from a rebuilding year for one of the league's most storied franchises. The Las Vegas Aces are still running rampant over their competition and remain No.
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