The Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier began the 2025 WNBA season averaging 29.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.3 blocks across the five games she played. Her outstanding performance has significantly contributed to the team’s unbeaten start to the season.
Game Performance
In the opening game against the Dallas Wings on May 16, she played for 32 minutes and scored 34 points. She had four assists and rebounds. In the next two consecutive games, she scored 23 and 28 points against the Los Angeles Sparks and Dallas Wings (home game), respectively. For these three games, she had a perfect 100% free throw and had a high of 61.5% in field goal percentage in the home game against the Dallas Wings.
In the next two games, she posted double-doubles: 33 points and 11 rebounds against the Connecticut Sun and 16 points and 10 rebounds against the Seattle Storm. She achieved all this in an average of 35 minutes played.
Napheesa didn’t suit up for the team’s sixth game of the season against the Phoenix Mercury because she was ruled out due to a knee injury.
Record for the Lynx Star
Collier joined Maya Moore as the only two Lynx players to start four games of the season with 20 or more points. In the first game of the season, she scored 18 points in the third quarter, tying her for second place with franchise greats like Odyssey Sims, Moore, and Sylvia Fowles for the most points scored in a quarter. This recognition was her first of the season and her eighth overall, elevating her to second place in the Lynx franchise for the most weekly awards. In five games, she became the first player to score 100 points this season.
