2022 Minnesota Lynx season

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2022 Minnesota Lynx season
Head Coach Cheryl Reeve
Arena Target Center
Attendance 7,444 per game
Results
Record 14–22
(.389)
Place 5th (Western)
Playoff Finish Did not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Sylvia Fowles
Aerial Powers – 14.4 ppg
Rebounds Sylvia Fowles – 9.8 rpg
Assists Moriah Jefferson – 4.9 apg
Media
Television Bally Sports North
ESPN
ESPN2
ABC
NBA TV
CBS Sports Network
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Minnesota Lynx seasons
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The 2022 WNBA season is the current and 24th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season began on May 6, 2022, versus the Seattle Storm.[1]

On November 28, 2021, Napheesa Collier announced her pregnancy with an announcement in People Magazine. Collier stated, "“I am very excited to start a family with my fiancé Alex. Having a child is truly a beautiful journey and I am grateful to have the support of our families, friends and the Lynx as I begin this special chapter of motherhood.”[2] On December 8, 2021, Cheryl Reeve was named the new United States women's national basketball team head coach for the 2021-2024 cycle.[3]

On February 1, 2022, the Lynx opened free agency and re-signed Sylvia Fowles to a one-year deal. Fowles also announced at this time that this season would be her last and she would be retiring following the 2022 season.[4]

The Lynx struggled to start the season, losing their first four games and only winning two games in the first month of the season. They finished May 2–7 overall. Their struggles continued into June as they won only one of the first seven games in the month and went on a five game losing streak. However, their fortunes improved at the end of the month as they won three of their last four games to finish the month 4–7. The momentum carried over into July and the Lynx won four of their first six games, but then only won two of their last five games to finish the season 6–5. A better August might have seen the Lynx qualify for the playoffs, but they finished the month 2–3, which left them one game out of the eighth and final playoff spot. This was the first time since 2010, the Lynx missed the playoffs and had a sub-.500 record. This ended the WNBA’s longest active playoff streak at 12 straight years.

Moriah Jefferson recorded the first-ever triple-double in Lynx history on June 28, 2022. She had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 92–64 victory over her former team, the Dallas Wings. The 10 assists were also a career-high for Jefferson.[5]

Napheesa Collier returned to the court on August 7, 2022, just 10 and half weeks after giving birth to her daughter. She finished with 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block in the game.[6]

Transactions

WNBA draft

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See also: 2022 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
2 22 Kayla Jones  United States NC State
3 28 Hannah Sjerven  United States South Dakota

Trades and Roster Changes

Date Transaction
January 3, 2022 Extended Qualifying Offers to Anna Cruz and Bridget Carleton[7]
January 4, 2022 Signed Bridget Carleton to a Qualifying Offer[8]
January 12, 2022 Promoted Katie Smith to Associate head coach[9]
February 1, 2022 Re-signed Sylvia Fowles to a One-Year Deal[10]
February 2, 2022 Signed Angel McCoughtry to a One-Year Deal[11][12]
February 8, 2022 Signed Layshia Clarendon to a One-Year Deal[13]
Signed Rachel Banham to a training-camp contract[14]
February 18, 2022 Signed Yvonne Turner and Natasha Mack to training-camp contracts[15]
April 10, 2022 Traded the #8 and #13 picks in the 2022 WNBA draft to the Las Vegas Aces in exchange for a First and a Second Round Pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft[16]
April 13, 2022 Signed Kayla Jones and Hannah Sjerven to rookie-scale contracts
Signed Chloe Bibby, CeCe Hooks, and Moon Ursin to training-camp contracts[17]
April 15, 2022 Waived Natasha Mack[18]
April 28, 2022 Waived CeCe Hooks[19]
May 2, 2022 Signed Napheesa Collier to a Multi-Year Extension[20]
Waived Chloe Bibby and Moon Ursin[21]
May 3, 2022 Signed Odyssey Sims to a training-camp contract
Waived Layshia Clarendon, Crystal Dangerfield, Yvonne Turner, Rennia Davis, Hannah Sjerven, and Kayla Jones[22]
May 5, 2022 Temporarily Suspend Kayla McBride due to Overseas Commitments
May 6, 2022 Signed Yvonne Turner and Nina Milić[23]
May 10, 2022 Signed Rennia Davis to a Hardship Contract
May 12, 2022 Waived Angel McCoughtry and Odyssey Sims[24]
Released Rennia Davis, Nikolina Milić, and Yvonne Turner from their Hardship Contracts[25]
May 13, 2022 Signed Moriah Jefferson and Evina Westbrook
Signed Yvonne Turner, Nikolina Milić, and Hannah Sjerven to Hardship Contracts[26]
May 16, 2022 Signed Jessica Shepard to a Multi-Year Contract Extension[27]
Activated Kayla McBride from her Temporary Suspension
Released Yvonne Turner from her Hardship Contract[28]
May 22, 2022 Released Hannah Sjerven from her Hardship Contract[29]
May 31, 2022 Signed Elissa Cunane to a Hardship Contract[30]
June 1, 2022 Signed Kamiah Smalls to a Hardship Contract[31]
June 9, 2022 Released Kamiah Smalls from her Hardship Contract
June 21, 2022 Released Elissa Cunane from her Hardship Contract[32]
June 23, 2022 Released Nikolina Milić from her Hardship Contract[33]
June 24, 2022 Waived Evina Westbrook[34]
June 26, 2022 Signed Nikolina Milić to a 7-day contract[35]
July 3, 2022 Signed Nikolina Milić to a 2nd 7-day contract[36]
July 11, 2022 Signed Nikolina Milić to a 3rd 7-day contract[37]
July 19, 2022 Signed Nikolina Milić to a Hardship Contract[38]
July 21, 2022 Signed Lindsay Allen to a 7-Day Hardship Contract[39]
July 28, 2022 Signed Lindsay Allen to a 2nd 7-Day Hardship Contract[40]
August 7, 2022 Signed Lindsay Allen to a 3rd 7-Day Hardship Contract[41]
Signed Nikolina Milić to a Hardship Contract
August 9, 2022 Released Nikolina Milić and Lindsay Allen from their Hardship Contracts
August 10, 2022 Signed Lindsay Allen to a Hardship Contract[42]

Roster

2022 Minnesota Lynx roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 11 Canada Achonwa, Natalie 6' 3" (1.91m) 198 lb (90kg) 1992-11-22 Notre Dame 7
G 2 United States Allen, Lindsay 5' 8" (1.73m) 144 lb (65kg) 03-20-1995 Notre Dame 4
G 15 United States Banham, Rachel 5' 9" (1.75m) 175 lb (79kg) 1993-07-15 Minnesota 6
G/F 6 Canada Carleton, Bridget 6' 1" (1.85m) 190 lb (86kg) 1997-05-22 Iowa State 3
F 24 United States Collier, Napheesa 6' 2" (1.88m) 182 lb (83kg) 1996-09-23 Connecticut 3
F 12 Brazil Dantas, Damiris (inactive) 6' 3" (1.91m) 212 lb (96kg) 1992-11-17 Brazil 7
C 34 United States Fowles, Sylvia 6' 6" (1.98m) 219 lb (99kg) 1985-10-06 LSU 14
G 4 United States Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m) 123 lb (56kg) 1994-03-08 Connecticut 5
G 21 United States McBride, Kayla 5' 10" (1.78m) 184 lb (83kg) 1992-06-25 Notre Dame 8
F 31 Serbia Milić, Nikolina 6' 3" (1.91m) 172 lb (78kg) 04-12-1994 Serbia R
G/F 3 United States Powers, Aerial 5' 9" (1.75m) 166 lb (75kg) 1994-07-17 Michigan State 6
F 10 United States Shepard, Jessica 6' 3" (1.91m) 184 lb (83kg) 1996-09-11 Notre Dame 2
Head coach
United States Cheryl Reeve (La Salle)
Assistant coaches
United States Katie Smith (Ohio State)
United States Rebekkah Brunson (Georgetown)
Athletic trainer
United States Chuck Barta (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Assistant trainer
United States Brandi BlueArm (Mankato)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Sylvia Fowles Natalie Achonwa
PF Jessica Shepard Nikolina Milić
Damiris Dantas (inactive)
SF Napheesa Collier Aerial Powers
Bridget Carleton
SG Kayla McBride Rachel Banham
PG Moriah Jefferson Lindsay Allen

Schedule

Preseason

2022 pre-season game log
April: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 27 @ Washington L 66–78 Sylvia Fowles (16) Sylvia Fowles (8) Achonwa
Turner (2)		 Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,220		 0–1
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2022 game log
2022 season schedule

Standings

#
Team
W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 x – Las Vegas Aces 26 10 .722 – 15–3 13–5 13–5 9–1
2 x – Chicago Sky 26 10 .722 – 15–3 14–4 12–6 9–1
3 x – Connecticut Sun 25 11 .694 1.0 11–7 13–5 12–6 5–5
4 x – Seattle Storm 22 14 .611 4.0 10–8 13–5 9–9 6–4
5 x – Washington Mystics 22 14 .611 4.0 11–7 12–6 10–8 5–5
6 x – Dallas Wings 18 18 .500 8.0 8–10 8–10 10–8 5–5
7 x – New York Liberty 16 20 .444 10.0 10–8 9–9 7–11 6–4
8 x – Phoenix Mercury 15 21 .417 11.0 7–11 11–7 4–14 3–7
9 e – Minnesota Lynx 14 22 .389 12.0 8–10 7–11 7–11 4–6
10 e – Atlanta Dream 14 22 .389 12.0 5–13 8–10 6–12 3–7
11 e – Los Angeles Sparks 13 23 .361 13.0 6–12 7–11 6–12 3–7
12 e – Indiana Fever 5 31 .139 21.0 2–16 3–15 2–16 2–8

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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 game Team leader League leader

Regular Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Sylvia Fowles 30 30 27.7 .622 .000 .660 9.8 1.2 1.0 1.2 14.4
Aerial Powers 35 31 26.9 .385 .308 .815 4.7 2.9 1.2 0.3 14.4
Kayla McBride 31 31 29.8 .405 .356 .909 2.8 2.1 1.0 0.1 13.3
Moriah Jefferson≠ 30 30 26.8 .452 .474 .815 2.5 4.9 1.2 0.1 10.8
Odyssey Sims‡ 2 0 27.0 .304 .250 .444 3.5 3.5 0.5 1.0 9.5
Jessica Shepard 36 22 26.1 .500 .250 .734 7.4 3.0 0.4 0.3 8.1
Rachel Banham 36 5 17.5 .430 .383 .800 1.3 2.3 0.3 0.1 7.9
Napheesa Collier 4 4 22.8 .423 .286 .714 3.0 1.0 0.5 0.3 7.3
Lindsay Allen≠ 9 0 14.9 .526 .571 .923 1.6 3.4 0.2 0.0 6.7
Yvonne Turner‡ 4 2 22.0 .308 .429 .857 2.5 2.5 0.5 0.0 6.3
Nikolina Milić‡ 31 4 11.7 .548 .273 .738 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 6.0
Angel McCoughtry‡ 2 2 10.0 .375 .000 1.000 3.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 6.0
Natalie Achonwa 22 0 15.1 .304 .262 .815 4.1 1.7 0.4 0.3 5.3
Damiris Dantas 15 15 17.5 .304 .262 .833 3.8 1.9 0.2 0.1 5.1
Bridget Carleton 36 2 16.8 .403 .354 .731 2.1 1.1 0.4 0.1 4.3
Evina Westbrook‡ 14 2 12.4 .318 .143 .667 1.4 1.4 0.4 0.4 2.6
Rennia Davis‡ 1 0 3.0 1.000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Kamiah Smalls‡ 3 0 11.3 .250 .000 .000 1.7 2.0 1.3 0.0 1.3
Elissa Cunane‡ 3 0 3.3 .500 .000 .000 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
Hannah Sjerven‡ 3 0 3.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0


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

Awards and honors

Recipient Award/Milestone Date Awarded Reference
Sylvia Fowles WNBA All-Star Starter & Co-Captain June 22 [43]
Peak Performer:Rebounds August 15 [44]
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award August 19 [45]
All-Defensive First Team August 30 [46]
All-WNBA Second Team September 15 [47]
Aerial Powers Western Conference Player of the Week July 8 [48]

References

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