Napheesa Collier

The Minnesota Lynx will have to hold down the fort until forward Napheesa Collier returns from her ankle injury.

Napheesa Collier is signing a one-year, $1.4 million supermax contract to return to the Minnesota Lynx, sources told ESPN.

Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier, who is still recovering from offseason surgery on both ankles, says she's working to return to the court "soon."

Napheesa Collier helped negotiate higher salaries in the CBA this offseason.

For the first time, the WNBA offseason happened all at once. Free agency, the college draft and an expansion draft were squeezed into a 10-day timeline, forcing teams to make a flurry of moves. And with the increased salary cap, more money than ever is at stake if these decisions don’t go according to plan. Rosters are still in flux, and a few of the league’s top players remain unsigned, though we’re pretty sure Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier and the New York Liberty crew of Breanna Stewar

TCU standout Olivia Miles, the projected No. 1 pick in Monday's WNBA draft, has signed a multiyear deal with Unrivaled, she told ESPN.

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Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier is still recovering from an ankle injury amid what should be an interesting free agency.

Many WNBA players structured their contracts to become free agents this year, including stars like A'ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.

After over 17 months of talks, who won the deal following WNBA CBA negotiations?

The WNBA and its players union enter a sixth day of marathon meetings. With no deal yet, revenue share and housing remaining top priority.

The 2026 WNBA season looks to be in jeopardy right now, with March 10 deadline almost knocking on the door. Players and the league are yet to come to an agreement over the CBA. Amid the chaos, three-on-three league Unrivaled has emerged as the ultimate go-to option for players who want to make more money in the offseason.

Napheesa Collier was well-known to WNBA fans before last season, but her exit interview following the 2025 campaign made headlines across the sports world. Her pointed criticism of league leadership and player compensation brought wide-ranging attention to the labor battle gripping the WBNA, as well as to Collier’s proposed solution: establishing an alternative league to address the problem. In 2023, she and fellow women’s hoops star Breanna Stewart founded Unrivaled, a 3-on-3 league featuring t

In an interview with USA TODAY, WNBA star Napheesa Collier spoke about current CBA negotiations with the league and what happens next.

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier shared the WNBPA's suggestion to the players amid a possible lockout.

As the WNBA held a crucial CBA meeting in New York, two of its player-leaders, Kelsey Plum and Napheesa Collier, drew sharp criticism for their absence, an issue magnified by their commitments to the new Unrivaled league. It is interesting to note that, according to ESPN, the meeting was viewed as “helpful” in the ongoing push toward a new collective bargaining agreement, with the discussion centered on openly sharing philosophies and perspectives behind each side’s stance rather than presenting

Unrivaled, the 3x3 league founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, brought out a record-setting 21,490 fans in Philadelphia over the weekend, signaling an increased appetite for women's basketball in the city.

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On Monday in New York, players are expected to attend an in-person CBA meeting between the WNBA and WNBPA.

The WNBA and the Women's National Basketball Players Association will meet Monday at 2 p.m. ET to continue negotiations on a collective bargaining agreement, according to The Athletic. The meeting represents the first formal in-person gathering since December as fewer than 100 days remain before the scheduled start of the 2026 season. WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike, first vice president Kelsey Plum and vice president Napheesa Collier will attend in person. The session marks the first meeting ...