How Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx became WNBA championship contenders

Could the Minnesota Lynx really win it all? After being ranked 9th in ESPN’S preseason rankings after a below .500 season last year, they sit near the top of the WNBA standings, winners of 11 of their last 12 games.

Minnesota (29-7) has had one of the league’s top defenses all year, been the W’s most consistent three-point shooting team, and have amassed a winning record against all but one playoff team (the Connecticut Sun).

A big part of the Lynx’s success has been three-point shooting — the team’s 38.7% mark from beyond the arc is the best in the league, and four players shoot above 40%. They dish

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