Here is the pool of players the Minnesota Lynx will be considering for their 2023 roster:
- Napheesa Collier, starting PF ($202,154)
- Kayla McBride, starting SG ($201,984)
- Aerial Powers, starting SF ($201,984)
- No. 2 pick ($74,305)
- Jessica Shepard, starting C ($120,000)
- Tiffany Mitchell, second SG ($135,000)
- No. 12 pick ($68,295)
- Natalie Achonwa, second C ($155,100)
- Bridget Carleton, third SF ($91,000)
- Nikolina Milić, second PF ($90,000)
- Rachel Banham, starting PG ($74,305)
- Lindsay Allen, second PG ($74,305)
- Damiris Dantas, third PF ($74,305)
- Stephanie Watts, third SG ($62,285)
- No. 16 pick ($65,290)
- Kiana Williams, third PG ($62,285)
- No. 24 pick ($65,290)
- Maya Dodson, third C ($62,285)
- No. 28 pick ($62,285)
Diamond Miller (Maryland) seems to be the consensus No. 2 pick at this point, and what a player the Lynx would be getting. She’s the best athlete in the 2023 draft class, with a WNBA-ready body. It starts on the defensive end for her with her length and love of getting into passing lanes or poking the ball away from the player she’s guarding. She can then get out in transition with long strides and wreak havoc.
Miller’s ball-handling has improved and the sky is the limit for her is she can watch film of Kevin Durant and basically do exactly what he does. Because…
