Napheesa Collier records her third straight 20-point game as the Lynx improve to 3-0 and spoil Paige Bueckers’ homecoming.

Bueckers was a big star at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minn., and she then moved on to UConn, where she truly started to make her name. With the Huskies, she averaged 19.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists a game while shooting 53.1% from the field and 42.3% from 3-point range.

Three games into the season, Napheesa Collier sees responding as one of the strengths of this year’s Minnesota Lynx. It was proven Wednesday. Collier scored 28 points, including four clutch free

Rookie Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings came into Wednesday night looking for their first win of the 2025 WNBA season. Despite a double-double from the top overall pick, however, a victory wasn't in the cards against the Minnesota Lynx.

Napheesa Collier scored 34 points to outshine the WNBA debut of Paige Bueckers, who had 10 points, in the Minnesota Lynx's 99-84 win over the Dallas Wings on Friday night.

Napheesa Collier scored 34 points, spoiling the WNBA debut of fellow UConn alum Paige Bueckers and leading the Minnesota Lynx to a 99-84 victory over the Dallas Wings in the season opener for both teams.

Lynx superstar Napheesa Collier explained what happened during a hilarious free throw mixup during Wednesday's 85-81 win against the Wings.

The four-time WNBA All-Star and reigning Defensive Player of the Year explained that for her, individual awards are secondary to making sure her team is doing all it can to win. Her philosophy is clear: if she focuses on winning, individual recognition should follow.

Through three games, Bueckers has recorded 20 total assists and seven turnovers. In comparison, last season's No. 1 pick, Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, tallied 17 assists and 21 turnovers through her first three WNBA games.