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Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said "everybody could see Napheesa Collier wasn't Napheesa Collier" after she returned from double ankle surgery without time with her team. Of Dorka Juhasz, hurt in April just before joining: "she just never found her footing with us."
And that is probably more than basketball.
Napheesa Collier's coming free agency is "a Fi decision," Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said, using Collier's nickname. "And that is probably more than basketball." Collier is on a one-year deal. Reeve said both sides will be okay whatever she decides.
I feel confident that I'll be able to get back to my normal 100.
Minnesota's Napheesa Collier said she wasn't 100% after returning from ankle surgery, but "I feel confident that I'll be able to get back to my normal 100." She hasn't been able to build her game since spring 2025 and plans offseason work on ball handling and 3-point shooting.
I would love for Fi to come back. Of course, they're my dogs.
Courtney Williams wants Napheesa Collier back with the Lynx: "I would love for Fi to come back. Of course, they're my dogs." But she said Collier has to do what's best for her. Williams, glad to skip free agency herself, compared it to "getting picked in gym."
I don't want that to be my last game with Fi. And she knows that.
Napheesa Collier's free agency: Lynx teammate Kayla McBride wants her back. "I don't want that to be my last game with Fi. And she knows that." She wants Collier to choose what's best for herself, and objected that speculation began within 24 hours of the season ending.