Lynx rookie Olivia Miles continues brilliant season in win over Wings

Miles' strong game against the Wings only enhances her resume. She's already established herself as one of the WNBA's best passers, a skill Miles demonstrated with a pair of exquisite assists to forward Natasha Howard in the fourth quarter as the Lynx (15-4) kept the Wings at a distance.

Miles' distribution was also responsible for four of Minnesota's nine first-half threes, with the star rookie ending the first half accounting for 21 of the team's 45 points.

As strong as Miles was offensively, her defense was arguably most impressive. When guarding 2026 No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd, who ranks fifth among guards in All-Star fan voting, Miles held the former Connecticut Huskies star to 3-of-12 shooting.

"Nine of those FGA were contested," ESPN Insights noted.

Miles showed off her toughness, too, not backing down from a confrontation with last year's No. 1 pick, Paige Bueckers, after being called for a tech on a foul against Wings forward Jessica Shepard.

In the fourth, Miles was on the receiving end of a flagrant 1 via Wings forward Maddy Siegrist but easily withstood the unnecessary contact.

Miles has quickly become one of the league's more exciting players, already doing enough to earn an All-Star starter recognition. She may have been on her way to the nod before Sunday, but her performance against the Wings should seal her fate.