Lynx Hit Rookie Lottery With Olivia Miles, Who Can’t Stop Making WNBA History
The rest of the WNBA already regrets letting the Minnesota Lynx draft point guard Olivia Miles at No. 2 overall.
The Minnesota Lynx finished with a league-best 34-10 record in 2025, yet they held the No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft on April 13. The Lynx received the Chicago Sky’s 2026 first-round pick as part of an April 2024 trade .
It became the No. 2 overall pick when the Sky’s 10-34 record tied the Dallas Wings for the worst in the WNBA. The Wings drafted former UConn star Azzi Fudd with the No.
1 overall pick, leaving former Notre Dame and TCU point guard Olivia Miles to fall into the Lynx’s lap. On paper, Miles was a dream fit in Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve’s scheme, and it has played out that way through their first six games of the 2026 season. Olivia Miles #5 of the Minnesota Lynx looks on after the game against the Toronto Tempo at Target Center on May 21, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Lynx defeated the Tempo 100-72. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) Miles joined elite WNBA company in her debut by becoming the fifth player to record 20-plus points and five-plus assists in a WNBA debut alongside Cynthia Cooper, Candace Parker, Tonya Edwards, and Dawn Staley, per ESPN’s Alexa Philippou . Cooper, Staley, and Parker are Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers.