WNBA MVP Favorite Napheesa Collier Continues Dominant Scoring Streak

With this win, the Lynx have won consecutive games since falling to the Indiana Fever in Tuesday’s WNBA Commissioner’s Cup title game, getting 15 points from Courtney Williams. Jessica Shepard scored eight points and pulled down a team-high ten rebounds off the bench, while Kayla McBride scored twelve points.

All in all, it was a collective effort from the team, with Collier leading the pack. The Lynx star is also reported to be the favourite to clinch the WNBA MVP award going into the season. Napheesa Collier has been a member of the Lynx for seven seasons. In 175 games during the regular season, she recorded 18.0 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 3.0 assists.

She is, nevertheless, at a higher level this season. In 14 appearances for the Minnesota Lynx this year, Napheesa Collier has recorded 24.6 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists. In addition, she averages 1.5 blocks and 1.7 steals per game. With an efficiency rating of 28.9, Collier leads the WNBA.

Napheesa Collier did not hold back against a fan making wrongful claims on social media

As a member of the WNBPA executive committee, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier responded to a fan’s social media post on Saturday that claimed she and Breanna Stewart had a conflict of interest.

Stewart, Alysha Clark, and Collier, a co-founder of Unrivaled, are vice presidents of the WNBPA. The three are in charge of negotiations for a new CBA pact with the WNBA, and Stewart recently voiced some annoyance at how quickly the talks are moving.

So let me get this straight… Breanna Stewart is WNBPA President. Napheesa Collier is VP. They co-founded Unrivaled—a league that benefits if there’s a WNBA lockout. And they’re the ones leading CBA negotiations? How do you negotiate in good faith? Make it make sense.

The fan wrote on X

So let me get this straight…. While everyone else was enjoying fireworks, you were thinking about how me and & Stewie of all people are conspiring to force a lockout that would result in less money year-round for WNBA players??

Napheesa Collier responded

After this season, the WNBA and WNBPA’s existing Collective Bargaining Agreement will expire, and these talks take place while the league has experienced unprecedented expansion in recent years. Stewart and Collier have no reason for wanting a WNBA lockout. During these CBA talks, they want what’s best for the league’s players.

Napheesa Collier and Caitlin Clark to captain the WNBA All-star game

The WNBA announced on Sunday that Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier will serve as captains for the WNBA All-Star Game next month. Fans gave Clark 1,293,526 votes, compared to Collier’s about 100,000. The Indiana Fever standout is putting up 18.2 points and a career-high 8.9 assists while being sidelined due to a groin ailment.

Collier ranks fourth in the league in terms of rebounds (8.4 per game) and leads the league in scoring (24.5 points, a career-high). To inform Collier, her daughter, sporting a shirt that read, “Mama, you’re an All-Star,” sneaked into the locker room with former Lynx great Sylvia Fowles close behind her.

Regardless of conference affiliation, the ten starters were chosen from throughout the WNBA. The All-Star starters were chosen by fans, current players, and a panel of the media. 50% of the vote was cast by fans, 25% by players, and 25% by media selections.