The Minnesota Lynx have opened the 2024 WNBA season on a high note, winning their first two games and sitting in fourth place in the league’s standings. Both wins came against the Seattle Storm, with the Lynx using the early scheduling quirk to get an early lead in the standings against an opponent they may be battling for playoff seeding later in the season.
According to Swish Appeal’s preseason power rankings (as voted on by the site’s staff members), expectations will be high for both the Storm (No. 3) and Lynx (No. 5) in 2024. Minnesota’s pair of opening-week victories over Seattle not only gave the Lynx an early-season cushion in the standings, but also demonstrated just how far along they are in terms of team chemistry—at least in comparison to their opponents. In both games, the Storm recorded more turnovers than assists, and while Minnesota’s cumulative assist/turnover ratio wasn’t spectacular either, the Lynx’s performances as a team were notably more cohesive than that of the Storm’s, despite both rosters adding significant pieces in free agency this past offseason.
It certainly helps that the Lynx have Napheesa Collier. The 2023 All-WNBA First-Teamer has been extremely productive, totaling 49 points, 21 rebounds and seven steals in the two…
