The Minnesota Lynx are coming off an impressive WNBA Finals run in 2024, coming up just short against the New York Liberty in five games. The Lynx weren’t a very popular pick heading into the season, but it was obvious early on how wrong those projections were, and they sustained that success by playing an unselfish brand of basketball characterized by crisp ball movement, top-tier team defense and a healthy dose of 3-point shooting.
Longtime Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve has won four WNBA championships with the franchise, and she was achingly close to a fifth in 2024. As disappointing as the result was for Reeve and Minnesota, it should give them confidence that they’re on the right path, and that one or two good moves in the 2025 free agency period would keep them in championship contention—or even make them favorites to win it all.
Facts and figures*
Players under contract (contract status; 2025 salary)
- Bridget Carleton (unprotected; $125,000)
- Napheesa Collier (unprotected; $214,284)
- Dorka Juhász (unprotected; $73,258)
- Kayla McBride (protected veteran; $205,000)
- Diamond Miller (unprotected; $83,371)
- Alissa Pili (unprotected; $74,909)
- Alanna Smith (protected veteran; $150,000)
- Courtney Williams (protected veteran; $180,000)
Free agent (type; 2024 salary)
- Olivia Époupa…
