# 2025 Minnesota Lynx season

The 2025 Minnesota Lynx season is 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 will tip-off on Friday, May 6th, 2025, in Dallas against the Dallas 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

| Round | Pick |
| 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 15 |
| 2 | 24 |
| 3 | 37 |

## Transactions
### Front office and coaching

| Date | Details | Ref. |
| November 11, 2024 | Associate head coach, Katie Smith, and General Manager, Clare Duwelius, left Lynx organization | |
| November 30, 2024 | Hired Lindsay Whalen as an assistant coach and Eric Thibault as associate head coach | |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Player | Date | Notes | Ref. |
| Natisha Hiedeman | February 1, 2025 | One-year deal | |

#### Additions

| Player | Date | Notes | Former Team |
| Marième Badiane | February 1, 2025 | Rookie contract (Undrafted) | Fenerbahçe S.K. |
| Grace Berger | February 8, 2025 | Awarded off waivers | Indiana Fever |
| Kiara Leslie | February 10, 2025 | Training camp contract | Gigantes de Carolina |
| Camryn Taylor | February 25, 2025 | Training camp contract | Esperides Kallitheas |
| Christyn Williams | February 26, 2025 | Training camp contract | Athletes Unlimited |

#### Subtractions / Unsigned

| Player | Date | Reason | New Team |
| Cecilia Zandalasini | December 6, 2024 | Expansion draft | Golden State Valkyries |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | February 2, 2025 | Free agency – unrestricted | Dallas Wings |
| Olivia Époupa | — | Free agent – reserved | — |
| Maïa Hirsch | — | Unsigned draft pick (2023 draft pick – No. 12) | — |
| Jessica Shepard | — | Suspended – contract expired | — |

## Roster
### Depth

| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
| PG | Courtney Williams | Natisha Hiedeman |
| SG | Kayla McBride | Diamond Miller |
| SF | Bridget Carleton | |
| PF | Napheesa Collier | Alissa Pili |
| C | Alanna Smith | Dorka Juhász Marième Badiane |

## Schedule
### Pre-season

2025 pre-season game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) :
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 6
@ Chicago
Wintrust Arena
2
May 10
Chicago
Target Center :
2025 pre-season schedule :

### Regular season

2025 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) :
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 16
@ Dallas
College Park Center
2
May 18
@ Los Angeles
Crypto.com Arena
3
May 21
Dallas
Target Center
4
May 23
Connecticut
Target Center
5
May 27
Seattle
Target Center
6
May 30
@ Phoenix
PHX Arena :
June
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
June 1
@ Golden State
Chase Center
8
June 3
Phoenix
Target Center
9
June 8
@ Dallas
College Park Center
10
June 11
@ Seattle
Climate Pledge Arena
11
June 14
Los Angeles
Target Center
12
June 17
Las Vegas
Target Center
13
June 21
Los Angeles
Target Center
14
June 24
@ Washington
CareFirst Arena
15
June 27
@ Atlanta
Gateway Center Arena
16
June 29
Connecticut
Target Center :
July
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
July 3
Washington
Target Center
18
July 5
Golden State
Target Center
19
July 6
Chicago
Target Center
20
July 9
@ Phoenix
PHX Arena
21
July 10
@ Los Angeles
Crypto.com Arena
22
July 12
@ Chicago
Wintrust Arena
23
July 14
@ Chicago
Wintrust Arena
24
July 16
Phoenix
Target Center
25
July 22
Chicago
Target Center
26
July 25
Las Vegas
Target Center
27
July 27
Atlanta
Target Center
28
July 30
New York
Target Center :
August
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
29
August 2
@ Las Vegas
Michelob Ultra Arena
30
August 5
@ Seattle
Climate Pledge Arena
31
August 8
Washington
Target Center
32
August 10
@ New York
Barclays Center
33
August 16
New York
Target Center
34
August 19
@ New York
Barclays Center
35
August 21
@ Atlanta
Gateway Center Arena
36
August 22
@ Indiana
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
37
August 24
Indiana
Target Center
38
August 28
Seattle
Target Center
39
August 30
@ Connecticut
Mohegan Sun Arena :
September
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
40
September 1
Dallas
Target Center
41
September 4
@ Las Vegas
T-Mobile Arena
42
September 6
@ Golden State
Chase Center
43
September 9
@ Indiana
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
44
September 11
Golden State
Target Center :
2025 season schedule :

## Standings

| # | vteTeam | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
| 1 | Atlanta Dream | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Chicago Sky | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Connecticut Sun | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 4 | Dallas Wings | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 5 | Golden State Valkyries | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 6 | Indiana Fever | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 7 | Las Vegas Aces | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Sparks | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 9 | Minnesota Lynx | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 10 | New York Liberty | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 11 | Phoenix Mercury | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 12 | Seattle Storm | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 13 | Washington Mystics | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Notes
    (#) – League Standing
    x – Clinched playoff berth
    e – Eliminated from playoff contention
    Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award/Milestone | Date Awarded | Reference |