Lynx re-sign 5-time All-Star forward Napheesa Collier
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx re-signed five-time All-Star forward Napheesa Collier, who's coming off one of the most productive seasons in WNBA history. The team announced Thursday night it was bringing back Collier, but didn't disclose terms of the deal. ESPN reported, citing sources, that the Lynx signed Collier to a one-year, $1.
4 million supermax contract. The deal came a day after the WNBA defending champion Las Vegas Aces re-signed four-time MVP A’ja Wilson . ESPN reported that contract was a three-year, $5 million supermax deal, the most lucrative in league history.
The 29-year-old Collier averaged a career-high 22. 9 points per game last season while shooting 53. 1% from the floor, 40.
3% from 3-point range and 90. 6% from the foul line, becoming the first player in WNBA history to post 50/40/90 shooting splits while averaging 20 or more points per game. She finished second to Wilson in league MVP voting the last two years.
“Phee has been such an integral part of the Lynx since she was drafted in 2019," head coach and president of basketball operations Cheryl Reeve said in a statement released by the team. “Coming off a historic 50/40/90 season and guiding the Lynx to the most wins in franchise history, Phee is hungry to position the Lynx for a championship run in 2026. ” Minnesota went 34–10 in the regular season and was the No.