In a WNBA offseason defined by coaching turnover, the Minnesota Lynx made two big hires to round out head coach Cheryl Reeve’s staff, adding franchise legend Lindsay Whalen as an assistant coach and former Washington Mystics head coach Eric Thibault as associate head coach.
Whalen, who coached at her alma mater of Minnesota from 2018 to 2023, was the Lynx’s point guard during their dynastic run in the 2010s. Thibault has over a decade of coaching experience with the Mystics, for whom he served as head coach the past two seasons before his October firing.
“We worked hard to put our best foot forward for [our players] because we continue to have big goals for this group,” Reeve told ESPN. “I think this staff is well-positioned to help us get there.”
Behind superstar Napheesa Collier, the Lynx surpassed expectations to finish second in the regular-season standings and advanced to the Finals, falling to the New York Liberty in a winner-take-all Game 5.
The Minnesota hires come amid a…
