2024 Minnesota Lynx season

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2024 Minnesota Lynx season
Coach Cheryl Reeve
Arena Target Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record17–8 (.680)
PlaceT-1st (Western)
Media
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The 2024 Minnesota Lynx season is the 26th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the fifteenth season under head coach Cheryl Reeve.

Contents

The season tipped-off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Seattle against the Seattle Storm. [1]

The Lynx went 4-1 in the WNBA Commissioner's Cup Western Conference standings, and clinched a spot in the Cup Final against the New York Liberty on June 13, 2024. [2] This is the first time in the Lynx history that they represented the Western Conference in the Cup, since it started in 2021. Napheesa Collier was named MVP of the 2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup Final, as the Lynx defeated the Liberty 94-89. [3]

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
18 Alissa Pili Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Utah
331 Kiki Jefferson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Louisville

Transactions

DateTransaction
December 11, 2023Renounced the rights to Anna Cruz and Kelsey Griffin [4]
January 12, 2024Extended a Qualifying Offer to Nikolina Milić [4]
January 31, 2024Acquired Natisha Hiedeman in exchange for Tiffany Mitchell and the 19th pick in the 2024 draft [5]
Suspended Jessica Shepard for the season due to Prioritization Rules [6]
February 1, 2024Signed Courtney Williams [7]
Signed Alanna Smith [7]
Re-signed Bridget Carleton [7]
February 2, 2024Signed Elizabeth Dixon to a Training Camp Contract [8]
Signed Kayana Traylor to a Training Camp Contract [8]
February 6, 2024Signed Taylor Soule to a Training Camp Contract [9]
February 13, 2024Signed Jaime Nared to a Training Camp Contract [10]
February 16, 2024Signed Ruthy Hebard to a Training Camp Contract [11]
March 4, 2024Signed Olivia Époupa to a Training Camp Contract [12]
April 14, 2024Acquired Sika Koné, the eighth pick in the 2024 draft, the Chicago Sky's 2025 second round pick, and the rights to swap first round picks with Chicago in the 2026 draft in exchange for the seventh pick in the 2024 draft and Nikolina Milić. [13]
April 19, 2024Signed Cecilia Zandalasini to a Training Camp Contract [14]
Waived Elizabeth Dixon
April 23, 2024Signed Camryn Taylor to a Training Camp Contract [15]
Signed Mimi Collins to a Training Camp Contract [15]
Signed Quinesha Lockett to a Training Camp Contract [15]
May 5, 2024Waived Mimi Collins and Jaime Nared [16]
May 9, 2024Waived Ruthy Hebard, Kiki Jefferson, and Quinesha Lockett [17]
May 11, 2024Waived Camryn Taylor and Kayana Traylor [18]
May 13, 2024Suspended the contract of Dorka Juhász (temporary)
May 24, 2024Activated Dorka Juhász [19]
Waived Taylor Soule

Roster changes

Roster

Minnesota Lynx roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F 6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carleton, Bridget 6' 1" (1.85m)190 lb (86kg)1997-05-22 Iowa State 5
F 24 Flag of the United States.svg Collier, Napheesa  Cruz Roja.svg6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)1996-09-23 Connecticut 5
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Hiedeman, Natisha 5' 8" (1.73m)135 lb (61kg)1997-02-10 Marquette 5
G/F 14 Flag of Hungary.svg Juhász, Dorka 6' 5" (1.96m)192 lb (87kg)1999-12-18 Connecticut 1
F 3 Flag of Mali.svg Koné, Sika 6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)2002-07-13 Mali 1
G 21 Flag of the United States.svg McBride, Kayla 5' 10" (1.78m)186 lb (84kg)1992-06-25 Notre Dame 10
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Miller, Diamond 6' 3" (1.91m)163 lb (74kg)2001-02-11 Maryland 1
F 35 Flag of the United States.svg Pili, Alissa 6' 2" (1.88m)235 lb (107kg)2001-06-08 Utah R
F 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Smith, Alanna 6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)1996-09-10 Stanford 5
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m)133 lb (60kg)1994-05-11 South Florida 8
F 9 Flag of Italy.svg Zandalasini, Cecilia 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1996-03-16 Italy 2
G 0 Flag of France.svg Époupa, Olivia  Cruz Roja.svg5' 5" (1.65m)119 lb (54kg)1994-04-30 France R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Cheryl Reeve (La Salle)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Katie Smith (Ohio State)
Flag of the United States.svg Rebekkah Brunson (Georgetown)
Flag of the United States.svg Elaine Powell (LSU)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Chuck Barta (UW–La Crosse)
Assistant trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Brandi BlueArm (Minnesota State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
PG Courtney Williams Natisha Hiedeman
Olivia Époupa Cruz Roja.svg
SG Kayla McBride Diamond Miller
SF Bridget Carleton Cecilia Zandalasini
PF Napheesa Collier Cruz Roja.svg Alissa Pili
C Alanna Smith Dorka Juhász
Sika Koné

Schedule

Pre-season

2024 pre-season game log
Total: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 3 Chicago W 92–81 Collier, Williams (17) Époupa, Traylor (5) Natisha Hiedeman (6) Target Center
7,010		1–0
2May 8@ Washington W 83–77 Napheesa Collier (15)Napheesa Collier (7)Courtney Williams (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,112		2–0
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2024 game log
Total: 17–8 (Home: 11–3; Road: 6–5)
May: 5–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 14@ Seattle W 83–70 Alanna Smith (22) Napheesa Collier (12) Courtney Williams (7) Climate Pledge Arena
8,508		1–0
2May 17 Seattle W 102–93 (2OT) Napheesa Collier (29)Napheesa Collier (9) Natisha Hiedeman (7) Target Center
7,208		2–0
3May 23@ Connecticut L 82–83 (OT) Napheesa Collier (31)Napheesa Collier (11)Courtney Williams (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,152		2–1
4May 25 New York W 84–67 Smith, Collier (15)Napheesa Collier (12) McBride, Williams (5) Target Center
7,010		3–1
5May 26@ Atlanta W 92–79 Kayla McBride (31)Napheesa Collier (8)Napheesa Collier (7) Gateway Center Arena
3,265		4–1
6May 29 Las Vegas L 66–80 Napheesa Collier (18)Napheesa Collier (13)Courtney Williams (8) Target Center
7,409		4–2
7May 31 Phoenix W 95–71 Alissa Pili (20)Napheesa Collier (11)Hiedeman, Williams (5) Target Center
7,035		5–2
June : 9–2 (Home: 6–0; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8June 2 Dallas W 87–76 Kayla McBride (25) Napheesa Collier (14) Carleton, Collier, McBride (4) Target Center
7,024		6–2
9June 5@ Los Angeles W 86–62 Napheesa Collier (25)Napheesa Collier (9) Hiedeman, Smith, Williams (4) Crypto.com Arena
8,104		7–2
10June 7@ Phoenix L 80–81 Kayla McBride (25)Napheesa Collier (12)Collier, Smith (6) Footprint Center
9,052		7–3
11June 9 Seattle W 83–64 Kayla McBride (32)Napheesa Collier (14) Époupa, Smith (7)Target Center
7,121		8–3
12June 11@ Las Vegas W 100–86 Alanna Smith (18)Napheesa Collier (6)Courtney Williams (9) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,368		9–3
13June 14 Los Angeles W 81–76 Napheesa Collier (30)Courtney Williams (8)Courtney Williams (10)Target Center
8,117		10–3
14June 17 Dallas W 90–78 Kayla McBride (19)Alanna Smith (9)Kayla McBride (7)Target Center
8,314		11–3
15June 19 Atlanta W 68–55 Napheesa Collier (16) Dorka Juhász (11)Courtney Williams (6)Target Center
8,206		12–3
16June 22 Phoenix W 73–60 Napheesa Collier (23)Napheesa Collier (14)Alanna Smith (5)Target Center
8,769		13–3
Commissioner's
Cup Final 		June 25 New York W 94–89 Bridget Carleton (23)Collier, Smith (6)Courtney Williams (8) UBS Arena
7,015		—
17June 27@ Dallas L 88–94 Napheesa Collier (29)Napheesa Collier (11)Carleton, Collier, McBride,
Smith, Williams (4)		 College Park Center
6,251		13–4
18June 30@ Chicago W 70–62 Kayla McBride (16)Napheesa Collier (11)Napheesa Collier (6) Wintrust Arena
9,025		14–4
July: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19July 2@ New York L 67–76 Kayla McBride (17) Napheesa Collier (10)Collier, Smith (6) Barclays Center
10,846		14–5
20July 4 Connecticut L 73–78 Alanna Smith (14)Kayla McBride (8) Courtney Williams (6)Target Center
7,508		14–6
21July 6 Washington W 74–67 McBride, Williams (17) Dorka Juhász (11)Courtney Williams (7)Target Center
7,610		15–6
22July 9@ Los Angeles W 82–67 Bridget Carleton (16)Juhász, Smith (6)Courtney Williams (5) Crypto.com Arena
9,533		16-6
23July 12@ Seattle L 63–91 Kayla McBride (27)Dorka Juhász (7)Alanna Smith (5) Climate Pledge Arena
8,320		16–7
24July 14 Indiana L 74–81 Alanna Smith (18)Alanna Smith (8)Courtney Williams (7)Target Center
18,978		16–8
25July 17 Atlanta W 86–79 Kayla McBride (30)Alanna Smith (10)Courtney Williams (9)Target Center
15,013		17–8
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26August 15 Washington Target Center
27August 17@ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
28August 21@ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
29August 23Las VegasTarget Center
30August 24 Indiana Target Center
31August 28@ Phoenix Footprint Center
32August 30@ Dallas College Park Center
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33September 1 Chicago Target Center
34September 6@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
35September 8@ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
36September 10@ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
37September 13ChicagoTarget Center
38September 15@ New York Barclays Center
39September 17@ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
40September 19 Los Angeles Target Center
2024 season schedule

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 New York Liberty 214.840—15–212–19–35–0
2 Connecticut Sun 186.7502.510–410–38–34–1
3 Minnesota Lynx 178.680411–411–36–54–1
4 Seattle Storm 178.68048–611–36–54–1
5 Las Vegas Aces 168.6674.58–58–58–32–3
6 Phoenix Mercury 1312.52089–68–45–83–2
7 Indiana Fever 1115.42310.57–86–55–103–2
8 Chicago Sky 1014.41710.55–94–86–61–4
9 Atlanta Dream 717.29213.53–103–84–91–4
10 Los Angeles Sparks 618.25014.54–104–82–102–3
11 Washington Mystics 619.240153–103–93–101–4
12 Dallas Wings 619.240153–124–72–120–5

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

RecipientAward/MilestoneDate AwardedReference
Napheesa Collier Western Conference Player of the Week May 21, 2024 [20]
WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [21]
Cheryl Reeve WNBA Coach of the Month - June July 2, 2024 [22]
Kayla McBride WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [21]

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