Two identical 18-16 records. Same postseason result as 2018. WNBA viewers know the Minnesota Lynx in their current state can’t be judged fairly on results alone. The players they lost for good (Lindsay Whalen) or could eventually amount to just one season (Maya Moore, Rebekkah Brunson) have been discussed at length. The real story of…
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First-Time WNBA All-Stars Really Stepping Up in 2019
Five first-time WNBA All-Stars will represent their teams as 2019 WNBA All-Star Game participants later this month in Las Vegas. The three selected as reserves—Diamond DeShields of the Chicago Sky, Odyssey Sims of the Minnesota Lynx and Erica Wheeler of the Indiana Fever—have shouldered more responsibility in 2019. Though their stories are very different, each…
Pending WNBA Free Agents with Most on the Line
WNBA free agency and player movement are still difficult to discuss overall. Until the High Post Hoops salary database was published for the first time last season, there was no sizable collection of contract data available to the public. Every decision (or lack thereof) has a consequence. Moves have ripple effects that touch the rest…
Minnesota Lynx 2019 Offseason Checklist
The Minnesota Lynx were up and down during the 2018 WNBA regular season. Losses in four of the first six games, and six of nine to close it out, sandwiched a seven-game win streak in which they looked more like the dominant team that had finished atop the standings during each of the past two…