2025 Minnesota Lynx season

The 2025 Minnesota Lynx season was 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 tipped-off on Friday, May 16, 2025, in Dallas against the Wings.

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. Forward Cecilia Zandalasini was selected in the Golden State Valkyries expansion draft. 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. 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.

Draft

Transactions

Front office and coaching

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed / extensions

Additions

Subtractions / unsigned

Roster

Depth

Schedule

Preseason

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 6 | @ Chicago | L 69–74 | Alanna Smith (10) | Alanna Smith (9) | Hiedeman, Williams (5) | Wintrust Arena<br>4,688 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 2 | May 10 | Chicago | W 92–87 | Napheesa Collier (26) | Jessica Shepard (8) | Jessica Shepard (9) | Target Center<br>7,615 | 1–1

Regular season

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 1 | May 16 | @ Dallas | W 99–84 | Napheesa Collier (34) | Jessica Shepard (8) | Courtney Williams (9) | College Park Center<br>6,251 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 2 | May 18 | @ Los Angeles | W 83–75 | Napheesa Collier (23) | Jessica Shepard (10) | Courtney Williams (9) | Crypto.com Arena<br>11,170 | 2–0 |- |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 3 | May 21 | Dallas | W 85–81 | Napheesa Collier (28) | Jessica Shepard (10) | Natisha Hiedeman (8) | Target Center<br>12,772 | 3–0 |- |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 4 | May 23 | Connecticut | W 76–70 | Napheesa Collier (33) | Napheesa Collier (11) | Jessica Shepard (4) | Target Center<br> 8,224 | 4–0 |- bgcolor=bbffbb | 5 | May 27 | Seattle | W 82–77 | Courtney Williams (23) | Napheesa Collier (10) | Napheesa Collier (5) | Target Center<br>8,808 | 5–0 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 6 | May 30 | @ Phoenix | W 74–71 | Kayla McBride (20) | Jessica Shepard (10) | Courtney Williams (7) | PHX Arena<br>9,043 | 6–0

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb |bgcolor=#FED8B1| 7 | June 1 | @ Golden State | W 86–75 | Napheesa Collier (24) | Napheesa Collier (11) | Courtney Williams (5) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 7–0 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb |bgcolor=#FED8B1| 8 | June 3 | Phoenix | W 88–65 | Napheesa Collier (18) | Napheesa Collier (11) | Kayla McBride (7) | Target Center<br>8,772 | 8–0 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb |bgcolor=#FED8B1| 9 | June 8 | @ Dallas | W 81–65 | Napheesa Collier (28) | Napheesa Collier (10) | Courtney Williams (8) | College Park Center<br>6,162 | 9–0 |- bgcolor=#fcc |bgcolor=#FED8B1| 10 | June 11 | @ Seattle | L 84–94 | Napheesa Collier (25) | Napheesa Collier (9) | McBride, Williams (6) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>9,722 | 9–1 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb |bgcolor=#FED8B1| 11 | June 14 | Los Angeles | W 101–77 | Napheesa Collier (32) | Napheesa Collier (8) | Napheesa Collier (6) | Target Center<br>10,810 | 10–1 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb |bgcolor=#FED8B1| 12 | June 17 | Las Vegas | W 76–62 | Courtney Williams (20) | Alanna Smith (13) | Courtney Williams (5) | Target Center<br>8,802 | 11–1 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 13 | June 21 | Los Angeles | W 82–66 | Kayla McBride (29) | Kliudikova, Smith (8) | Hiedeman, Williams (6) | Target Center<br>8,777 | 12–1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 14 | June 24 | @ Washington | L 64–68 | Alanna Smith (26) | Jessica Shepard (15) | Shepard, Williams (4) | CareFirst Arena<br>4,200 | 12–2 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 15 | June 27 | @ Atlanta | W 96–92 (OT) | Napheesa Collier (26) | Alanna Smith (8) | Courtney Williams (8) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 13–2 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 16 | June 29 | Connecticut | W 102–63 | Napheesa Collier (23) | Collier, Williams (9) | Hiedeman, Williams (7) | Target Center<br>8,821 | 14–2

|- bgcolor=#fcc |bgcolor=#FED8B1| Commissioner's<br>Cup Final | July 1 | Indiana | L 59–74 | Alanna Smith (15) | Napheesa Collier (9) | Courtney Williams (4) | Target Center<br>12,778 | — |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 17 | July 3 | Washington | W 92–75 | Napheesa Collier (28) | Courtney Williams (6) | Courtney Williams (8) | Target Center<br>8,824 | 15–2 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 18 | July 5 | Golden State | W 82–71 | Napheesa Collier (22) | Jessica Shepard (10) | Alanna Smith (6) | Target Center<br>8,771 | 16–2 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 19 | July 6 | Chicago | W 80–75 | Courtney Williams (25) | Courtney Williams (8) | Courtney Williams (6) | Target Center<br>8,810 | 17–2 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 20 | July 9 | @ Phoenix | L 71–79 | Courtney Williams (21) | Alanna Smith (9) | Courtney Williams (5) | PHX Arena<br>10,083 | 17–3 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 21 | July 10 | @ Los Angeles | W 91–82 | Natisha Hiedeman (18) | Napheesa Collier (8) | Courtney Williams (7) | Crypto.com Arena<br>18,199 | 18–3 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 22 | July 12 | @ Chicago | L 81–87 | Napheesa Collier (26) | Collier, Williams (8) | Courtney Williams (8) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,025 | 18–4 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 23 | July 14 | @ Chicago | W 91–78 | Napheesa Collier (29) | Courtney Williams (8) | Courtney Williams (7) | Wintrust Arena<br>8,105 | 19–4 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 24 | July 16 | Phoenix | W 79–66 | Kayla McBride (18) | Jessica Shepard (8) | Carleton, McBride, Williams (5) | Target Center<br>16,421 | 20–4 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 25 | July 22 | Chicago | W 91–68 | Collier, McBride (19) | Napheesa Collier (8) | Courtney Williams (7) | Target Center<br>8,821 | 21–4 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 26 | July 25 | Las Vegas | W 109–78 | Napheesa Collier (25) | Jessica Shepard (13) | Courtney Williams (5) | Target Center<br>8,810 | 22–4 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 27 | July 27 | Atlanta | L 86–90 | Napheesa Collier (32) | Napheesa Collier (8) | Courtney Williams (9) | Target Center<br>8,788 | 22–5 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 28 | July 30 | New York | W 100–93 | Napheesa Collier (30) | Collier, Williams (9) | Courtney Williams (13) | Target Center<br>10,824 | 23–5

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 29 | August 2 | @ Las Vegas | W 111–58 | Kayla McBride (24) | Jessica Shepard (14) | Courtney Williams (9) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,488 | 24–5 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 30 | August 5 | @ Seattle | W 91–87 | Courtney Williams (20) | Jessica Shepard (13) | Kayla McBride (6) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>10,468 | 25–5 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 31 | August 8 | Washington | W 80–76 | Alanna Smith (25) | Carleton, Shepard (6) | Courtney Williams (5) | Target Center<br>8,821 | 26–5 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 32 | August 10 | @ New York | W 83–71 | Kayla McBride (18) | Alanna Smith (9) | Smith, Williams (7) | Barclays Center<br>17,343 | 27–5 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 33 | August 16 | New York | W 86–80 | Courtney Williams (26) | Jessica Shepard (10) | Courtney Williams (5) | Target Center<br>10,810 | 28–5 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 34 | August 19 | @ New York | L 75–85 | Courtney Williams (17) | Jessica Shepard (10) | Kayla McBride (3) | Barclays Center<br>16,864 | 28–6 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 35 | August 21 | @ Atlanta | L 73–75 | Bridget Carleton (16) | Jessica Shepard (16) | Courtney Williams (9) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 28–7 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 36 | August 22 | @ Indiana | W 95–90 | Kayla McBride (29) | Jessica Shepard (11) | Jessica Shepard (10) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>15,121 | 29–7 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 37 | August 24 | Indiana | W 97–84 | Napheesa Collier (32) | Napheesa Collier (9) | Courtney Williams (10) | Target Center<br>15,124 | 30–7 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 38 | August 28 | Seattle | L 79–93 | Kayla McBride (20) | Napheesa Collier (9) | Courtney Williams (10) | Target Center<br>9,810 | 30–8 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 39 | August 30 | @ Connecticut | W 94–70 | Carrington, Smith (18) | Napheesa Collier (9) | Kayla McBride (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 31–8

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 40 | September 1 | Dallas | W 96–71 | Napheesa Collier (25) | Jessica Shepard (8) | Natisha Hiedeman (10) | Target Center<br>10,824 | 32–8 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 41 | September 4 | @ Las Vegas | L 87–97 | Natisha Hiedeman (22) | Collier, Hiedeman (6) | Kayla McBride (6) | T-Mobile Arena<br>14,656 | 32–9 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 42 | September 6 | @ Golden State | W 78–72 | Natisha Hiedeman (24) | Jessica Shepard (13) | Courtney Williams (5) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 33–9 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 43 | September 9 | @ Indiana | L 72–83 | Jessica Shepard (16) | Kliundikova, Shepard (7) | Courtney Williams (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>15,012 | 33–10 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 44 | September 11 | Golden State | W 72–53 | Natisha Hiedeman (21) | Jessica Shepard (14) | McBride, Williams (4) | Target Center<br>8,824 | 34–10

Notes:

• Games highlighted in <span style="color:#FED8B1;">██</span> represent Commissioner's Cup games.

Playoffs

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 1 | September 14 | Golden State | W 101–72 | Napheesa Collier (20) | Jessica Shepard (8) | Hiedeman, Shepard, Williams (4) | Target Center<br>8,821 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 2 | September 17 | @ Golden State | W 75–74 | Napheesa Collier (24) | Napheesa Collier (7) | Hiedeman, Williams (7) | SAP Center<br>18,543 | 2–0

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 1 | September 21 | Phoenix | W 82–69 | Courtney Williams (23) | Napheesa Collier (9) | Courtney Williams (7) | Target Center<br>10,121 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 2 | September 23 | Phoenix | L 83–89 (OT) | Napheesa Collier (24) | Alanna Smith (9) | Courtney Williams (9) | Target Center<br>10,824 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 3 | September 26 | @ Phoenix | L 76–84 | Natisha Hiedeman (19) | Collier, Kliundikova (6) | Kayla McBride (5) | PHX Arena<br>15,941 | 1–2 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 4 | September 28 | @ Phoenix | L 81–86 | Kayla McBride (31) | Alanna Smith (8) | Courtney Williams (6) | PHX Arena<br>16,919 | 1–3

Standings

Playoffs

Statistics

Source:

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

References

External links