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Depth
| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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| PG | Courtney Williams | Natisha Hiedeman |
| SG | Kayla McBride | Diamond Miller |
| SF | Bridget Carleton | |
| PF | Napheesa Collier | Alissa Pili |
| C | Alanna Smith | Dorka Juhász Marième Badiane |
| 2025 Minnesota Lynx season | |
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| Coach | Cheryl Reeve |
| Arena | Target Center |
| Attendance | per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Place | 0th (Western) |
| Media | |
| Television | Bally Sports North ESPN CBS Sports Network ION Amazon Prime Video |
The 2025 Minnesota Lynx season is the 27th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the sixteenth season under head coach Cheryl Reeve.
The season will tip-off on Friday, May 6th, 2025, in Dallas against the Dallas Wings. [1]
The Lynx went under a few changes in the offseason following the 2024 season. General Manager Clare Duwelius left to become the Executive Vice President and General Manager, for the new women's 3x3 basketball league Unrivaled. [2] Forward Cecilia Zandalasini was selected in the Golden State Valkyries expansion draft. [3] After coming over to Minnesota in a trade at the end of the season, Myisha Hines-Allen signed with the Dallas Wings in February 2025. [4] Assistant Coach Katie Smith left to take an assistant position at her alma mater Ohio State, which allowed the Lynx to hire Eric Thibault and Lindsay Whalen to their staff. [5] [6]
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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| 1 | 11 | |||
| 2 | 15 | |||
| 2 | 24 | |||
| 3 | 37 | |||
| Date | Transaction | |
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| November 11, 2024 | Associate head coach, Katie Smith, and General Manager, Clare Duwelius, left Lynx organization [7] | |
| November 30, 2024 | Hired Lindsay Whalen as an assistant coach and Eric Thibault as associate head coach [8] | |
| December 6, 2024 | Golden State Valkyries selected Cecilia Zandalasini in their expansion draft [9] [10] | |
| February 1, 2025 | Re-signed Natisha Hiedeman [11] | |
| Signed Marième Badiane [11] | ||
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| PG | Courtney Williams | Natisha Hiedeman |
| SG | Kayla McBride | Diamond Miller |
| SF | Bridget Carleton | |
| PF | Napheesa Collier | Alissa Pili |
| C | Alanna Smith | Dorka Juhász Marième Badiane |
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