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MIN#1 · Western Conference

Minnesota Lynx

24-6 (80.0%) · W9 · L10 9-1

Model verdict

Where they stand

The verdict · Elo rating

#1 of 15

Elo rating 1710.2 · as of 2026-07-31 · wnba_team_ratings

Rank within the full 15-team population on a published metric — no invented composites. How we grade

Last 5 form

2026-07-18 → 2026-07-30

Model picks on MIN

Below the 30-pick gate (n=16)

Stat leaders

Who carries them

Points per game

1Olivia Miles28 G19.4
2Kayla McBride30 G18.0
3Natasha Howard30 G15.6
4Courtney Williams30 G14.9
5Nia Coffey30 G7.3

Rebounds per game

Assists per game

1Olivia Miles28 G5.8
2Courtney Williams30 G4.2
3Natasha Howard30 G3.2
4Kayla McBride30 G2.3
5Nia Coffey30 G2.2

Field goal %

1Natasha Howard30 G58.1%
2Olivia Miles28 G49.2%
3Kayla McBride30 G46.1%
4Courtney Williams30 G45.5%
5Nia Coffey30 G45.1%

min 4 FGA per game

Three-point %

1Kayla McBride30 G40.5%
2Nia Coffey30 G39.6%
3Courtney Williams30 G37.8%
4Olivia Miles28 G37.3%
5Dorka Juhasz8 G34.5%

min 2 3PA per game

2026 season · ESPN season averages (wnba_player_season_stats, same table as the player pages) · min 8 GP all boards · FG% / 3P% additionally min 15.0 MPG + the stated attempt floors

Quarter identity

When they score

Pattern by quarter

12 games · for vs against

ForAgainst

94.3 avg / 87.8 allowed

Shot profile

Where they shoot from

Attempt mix · share of FGA

bar = team · tick = league

Rim

1,079 att

30.9% of FGA · makes 62.7% (lg 57.4%)

30.9%makes 62.7%lg 57.4%

Mid-range

1,100 att

31.5% of FGA · makes 42.3% (lg 39.3%)

31.5%makes 42.3%lg 39.3%

Three

1,288 att

36.9% of FGA · makes 36.8% (lg 33.7%)

36.9%makes 36.8%lg 33.7%

Other

28 att

0.8% of FGA · makes 57.1% (lg 42.6%)

0.8%makes 57.1%lg 42.6%

Free throws (not in the mix): 790 FTA · 76.6% made (league 78.7%)

2025 season · wnba_shots (team-level play-by-play) · 3,495 team FGA vs 13-club league baseline (41,982 FGA, All-Star squads excluded) · free throws excluded from the mix, shown separately · every play-text type is bucketed (unmatched types land in Other, currently the hook family) · 3PT split derived from shot coordinates (hoop at (25,0) ft, 22'1.75" arc, corner lines 3 ft off the sidelines; integer-foot grid — shots within ~0.5 ft of the arc can fall either side)

Scoring identity

How they score

Scoring distribution

30 games · avg 92.2 points

Model rating arc

The Elo timeline

53 games · 2025-07-31 → 2026-07-30

Peak 1710 · Now 1710 · Trough 1589

Franchise spine

Every season on file

Scoring margin is points scored minus points allowed, per game — zero is exactly league average. The pill on each row is where that margin finished among the league's clubs that season, so a +5 in 2004 and a +5 in 2025 are not treated as the same thing.

Widest margin on file

+11.1per game

2017 · Minnesota Lynx

27–7 on file · 34 G · 85.4 for · 74.2 against1st/12

11 seasons apart

Worst margin on file

−6.4per game

2006 · Minnesota Lynx

10–24 on file · 34 G · 74.2 for · 80.6 against12th/14

Per-game scoring margin · by season

−15 ← 0 = league average → +15 · pill = rank that season

SeasonGW–L on fileMargin vs league averagePer GRank

2025

34–11 on file · 45 G

4534–11

+8.9

+8.91st/13

2024

31–10 on file · 41 G

4131–10

+6.3

+6.33rd/12

2023

19–21 on file · 40 G

4019–21

−4.8

−4.810th/12

2022

14–22 on file · 36 G

3614–22

−1.5

−1.57th/12

2021

22–10 on file · 32 G

3222–10

+4.0

+4.04th/12

2020

14–8 on file · 22 G

2214–8

+3.8

+3.84th/12

2019

18–16 on file · 34 G

3418–16

+2.5

+2.55th/12

2018

18–16 on file · 34 G

3418–16

+0.7

+0.78th/12

★2017

27–7 on file · 34 G

3427–7

+11.1

+11.11st/12

2016

28–6 on file · 34 G

3428–6

+8.8

+8.81st/12

2015

22–12 on file · 34 G

3422–12

+3.7

+3.72nd/12

2014

25–9 on file · 34 G

3425–9

+4.5

+4.52nd/12

2013

26–8 on file · 34 G

3426–8

+9.4

+9.41st/12

2012

27–7 on file · 34 G

3427–7

+9.8

+9.81st/12

2011

27–7 on file · 34 G

3427–7

+7.9

+7.91st/12

2010

13–21 on file · 34 G

3413–21

−3.4

−3.411th/12

2009

14–20 on file · 34 G

3414–20

−2.8

−2.812th/13

2008

16–18 on file · 34 G

3416–18

+1.4

+1.46th/14

2007

10–24 on file · 34 G

3410–24

−3.4

−3.411th/13

★2006

10–24 on file · 34 G

3410–24

−6.4

−6.412th/14

2005

13–20 on file · 33 G

3313–20

−2.5

−2.511th/13

2004

17–16 on file · 33 G

3317–16

−0.8

−0.87th/13

2003

15–12 on file · 27 G

2715–12

+1.3

+1.35th/14

† fewer games on file than the rest of the league that season. ‡ more games on file than the rest of the league that season.

wnba_team_box (ESPN) · seasons 2003–2025, 785 team-games for this franchise across 1 name · regular season only (season_type 2) · W–L is the record ON FILE, not the official record: season_type 2 also carries the Commissioner's Cup final (from 2021), which the league keeps out of the standings, so a finalist shows one extra game (2024: 41 G here) · † 2003 — fewer games on file than the rest of the league that season · ‡ 2004, 2024, 2025 — more · 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 are short league-wide (club totals range 21–30 in 2003), so those records cover the games in the feed, not the full schedule · rank is among the 12–14 clubs with 10+ games that season; All-Star squads excluded · last game Sep 11, 2025, ingested Jul 19, 2026

Recent transactions

Latest player movement

3 moves

May 28
Signed G Eliška Hamzová to a player development contract. Signed C Teaira McCowan to a contract.
Apr 11
Signed Cs Sakima Walker and Ra Shaya Kyle, F Jade Masogayo and Gs Lani White, Saylor Poffenbarger and Amaya Battle to rookie scale contracts. Signed F Liatu King to a training camp contract.
Apr 7
Signed F Emma Cechova, G's Antonia Delaere, Eliksa Hamzova, Reigan Richardson and Jaylon Sherrod to training camp contracts. Signed G/F Aubrey Griffin to a rookie scale contract.

Source · ESPN

Roster · 13 players