The last time the Minnesota Lynx won the WNBA Championship was 2017, when they defeated the Sparks 3-2 in the Finals series. The win was the team's fourth (they previously won in 2011, 2013, and 2015). The team had ended that season with a 28-6 record and finished first both in the Western Conference as well as in the WNBA.
The 2017 roster included names that are still spoken in hushed tones in 2016: Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson, Sylvia Fowles, Maya Moore, and Lindsay Whalen were a few of the players on the roster. Natasha Howard also played for the 2017 Lynx, and so did Cecilia Zandalasini and Temi Fagbenle. The roster was rounded out by Jia Perkins, who is currently an assistant coach in the NBA G League; Plenette Pierson, now an assistant coach at Prairie View A&M University Athletics; and Alexis Jones.
The 2026 Minnesota Lynx is on a path right now that can only be described as championship-bound, but if there's a team that knows all too well you can't catch your chickens until they've hatched, it's Minnesota. The team also seemed like they were headed for the WNBA Finals last season before Napheesa Collier was injured during a game against the Phoenix Mercury, which ultimately thwarted both the team's shot a the WNBA Finals as well as Collier's own shot at MVP (and even delayed the beginning of Collier's season this year).
The Lynx have been pretty unstoppable this season, and at this point, it's beginning to feel like the only team that could get in their way is themselves. The Lynx have navigated challenge after challenge; they beat back fears that Collier's absence would negatively impact the season (newcomer Olivia Miles made it clear that she could lead the team her way, and she do so impressively). They also battled through a difficult schedule during which many people expected them to falter, and they did so while barely breaking a sweat.
If there's a potential snag, it's the ankle injury Olivia Miles suffered this week during Minnesota's game against the Golden State Valkyries on Wednesday. Footage of Miles in the locker room after the game seemed promising; she didn't appear to wear any kind of bandaging or bracing on her left, which led some to hope that the injury was nothing more than a minor tweak. Miles will also remain in the States during the FIBA World Cup, which may give her time to rest before the end of the season.
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