2026 Minnesota Lynx season

The 2026 Minnesota Lynx season is the 28th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association and the 17th under head coach Cheryl Reeve. However, they were swept and upset by the eighth seed New York Liberty. This marked the first time the top seed lost to the bottom seed since 1997.

Draft

The draft was held on April 13, 2026, at 7:30 pm EDT, and broadcast on ESPN.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Outcome Ref. 1 2 Olivia Miles G TCU 3 45 Lani White G Utah

Transactions

Front office and coaching DateDetails Ref.

Roster

Depth Pos.StarterBench PGOlivia MilesAntonia Delaere SGCourtney WilliamsMaya Caldwell SFKayla McBrideAnastasiia Kosu PFNia CoffeyLiatu King CNatasha HowardTeaira McCowan

Schedule

Preseason

| 1 | April 25 | @ Washington | W 77–66 | Poffenbarger, Sherrod (9) | Saylor Poffenbarger (13) | Courtney Williams (3) | CareFirst Arena4,200 | 1–0

| 2 | April 27 | Nigeria | W 88–79 | Courtney Williams (17) | Olivia Miles (5) | Eliška Hamzová (7) | T-Mobile Center6,510 | 2–0

| 3 | May 1 | Toronto | W 73–66 | Emma Čechová (16) | Čechová, Miles (6) | Courtney Williams (6) | Target Center7,821 | 3–0

Regular season

| 1 | May 10 | Atlanta | L 90–91 | Olivia Miles (21) | Courtney Williams (6) | Olivia Miles (8) | Target Center10,821 | 0–1

| 2 | May 12 | @ Phoenix | W 88–84 | Howard, McBride (14) | Natasha Howard (11) | Olivia Miles (7) | Mortgage Matchup Center10,826 | 1–1

| 3 | May 14 | @ Dallas | W 90–86 | Natasha Howard (26) | Coffey, McBride (8) | Olivia Miles (6) | College Park Center5,982 | 2–1

| 4 | May 17 | Chicago | L 79–86 | Kayla McBride (20) | Natasha Howard (9) | Natasha Howard (7) | Target Center10,001 | 2–2

| 5 | May 21 | Toronto | W 100–72 | Maya Caldwell (16) | Courtney Williams (8) | Olivia Miles (5) | Target Center8,910 | 3–2

| 6 | May 23 | @ Chicago | W 85–75 | Natasha Howard (26) | Natasha Howard (14) | Howard, Miles (5) | Wintrust Arena7,030 | 4–2

| 7 | May 27 | Atlanta | W 96–81 | Courtney Williams (25) | Natasha Howard (8) | Olivia Miles (8) | Target Center9,912 | 5–2

| 8 | May 29 | @ Chicago | W 79–58 | Nia Coffey (20) | Nia Coffey (8) | Olivia Miles (6) | Wintrust Arena7,004 | 6–2

| bgcolor=#FED8B1| 9 | June 1 | @ Phoenix | W 111–97 | Courtney Williams (30) | Coffey, McCowan, Kosu (6) | Olivia Miles (9) | Mortgage Matchup Center9,234 | 7–2

| bgcolor=#FED8B1| 10 | June 4 | Golden State | W 87–84 | Olivia Miles (28) | Natasha Howard (10) | Olivia Miles (7) | Target Center9,105 | 8–2

| bgcolor=#FED8B1| 11 | June 6 | Seattle | W 88–68 | Natasha Howard (27) | Nia Coffey (8) | Courtney Williams (7) | Target Center10,801 | 9–2

| bgcolor=#FED8B1| 12 | June 9 | Dallas | W 100–76 | Olivia Miles (24) | Coffey, Williams (8) | Olivia Miles (6) | Target Center10,907 | 10–2

| bgcolor=#FED8B1| 13 | June 13 | @ Las Vegas | L 97–100 | Olivia Miles (29) | Natasha Howard (9) | Kayla McBride (5) | Michelob Ultra Arena10,330 | 10–3

| bgcolor=#FED8B1| 14 | June 15 | Portland | W 107–74 | Natasha Howard (18) | Howard, McBride (6) | Antonia Delaere (7) | Target Center10,812 | 11–3

| bgcolor=#FED8B1| 15 | June 17 | @ Los Angeles | W 99–83 | Olivia Miles (31) | Natasha Howard (9) | Courtney Williams (5) | Crypto.com Arena11,481 | 12–3

| 16 | June 19 | @ Golden State | W 81–75 | Nia Coffey (22) | Courtney Williams (12) | Courtney Williams (5) | Chase Center18,064 | 13–3

| 17 | June 21 | Washington | L 79–84 | Olivia Miles (22) | Nia Coffey (8) | Olivia Miles (6) | Target Center11,610 | 13–4

| 18 | June 24 | @ Washington | W 78–76 | Howard, Miles (21) | Natasha Howard (15) | Coffey, Miles (5) | CareFirst Arena4,200 | 14–4

| 19 | June 28 | @ Dallas | W 85–77 | Howard, Miles (21) | Natasha Howard (14) | Olivia Miles (8) | College Park Center6,251 | 15–4

| 20 | July 3 | @ New York | L 86–99 | Kayla McBride (18) | Natasha Howard (6) | Olivia Miles (5) | Barclays Center15,345 | 15–5

| 21 | July 6 | Connecticut | L 89–90 | Kayla McBride (28) | Courtney Williams (9) | Courtney Williams (6) | Target Center10,810 | 15–6

| 22 | July 8 | @ Connecticut | W 86–80 | Kayla McBride (23) | Natasha Howard (10) | Courtney Williams (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena8,187 | 16–6

| 23 | July 11 | New York | W 90–85 | Kayla McBride (25) | Courtney Williams (12) | Nia Coffey (5) | Target Center12,405 | 17–6

| 24 | July 13 | Phoenix | W 104–100 | Kayla McBride (37) | Courtney Williams (7) | Olivia Miles (8) | Target Center10,221 | 18–6

| 25 | July 15 | Los Angeles | W 96–87 | Kayla McBride (24) | Natasha Howard (10) | Natasha Howard (6) | Target Center16,410 | 19–6

| 26 | July 18 | Portland | W 101–93 | Kayla McBride (24) | Natasha Howard (7) | Olivia Miles (10) | Target Center12,101 | 20–6

| 27 | July 20 | @ Seattle | W 105–102 | Kayla McBride (33) | Natasha Howard (12) | Olivia Miles (8) | Climate Pledge Arena12,500 | 21–6

| 28 | July 22 | @ Seattle | W 86–76 | Napheesa Collier (24) | Napheesa Collier (10) | Miles, Williams (6) | Climate Pledge Arena13,106 | 22–6 |- align=center |colspan=9 bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game

| 29 | July 28 | Toronto | W 100–93 | Olivia Miles (24) | Collier, Howard, Miles (6) | Olivia Miles (8) | Target Center12,121 | 23–6

| 30 | July 30 | @ Toronto | W 104–72 | Collier, Miles, Williams (16) | Natasha Howard (8) | Courtney Williams (5) | Scotiabank Arena18,145 | 24–6

| 31 | August 2 | Indiana | W 108–100 | Olivia Miles (28) | Napheesa Collier (8) | Napheesa Collier (7) | Target Center16,505 | 25–6

| 32 | August 6 | Los Angeles | L 82–89 | Olivia Miles (23) | Collier, Miles, Williams (8) | Napheesa Collier (6) | Target Center12,824 | 25–7

| 33 | August 8 | Las Vegas | W 98–87 | Olivia Miles (26) | Natasha Howard (8) | Miles, Williams (7) | Target Center14,101 | 26–7

| 34 | August 9 | Dallas | W 103–90 | Kayla McBride (43) | Napheesa Collier (8) | Olivia Miles (13) | Target Center14,421 | 27–7

| 35 | August 12 | @ Portland | W 85–81 | Napheesa Collier (20) | Natasha Howard (12) | Olivia Miles (7) | Moda Center13,270 | 28–7

| 36 | August 15 | @ Las Vegas | W 92–87 | Olivia Miles (23) | Natasha Howard (11) | Olivia Miles (8) | Michelob Ultra Arena10,415 | 29–7

| 37 | August 19 | @ Golden State | W 77–66 | McBride, Miles (20) | Napheesa Collier (8) | Miles, Williams (7) | Chase Center18,064 | 30–7

| 38 | August 21 | @ Washington | W 94–84 | Olivia Miles (24) | Natasha Howard (7) | Courtney Williams (8) | CareFirst Arena4,200 | 31–7

| 39 | August 24 | Golden State | L 66–80 | Natasha Howard (13) | Collier, Howard (7) | Olivia Miles (5) | Target Center16,001 | 31–8

| 40 | August 30 | @ Atlanta | L 81–89 | Olivia Miles (21) | Collier, Howard (7) | Natasha Howard (7) | Gateway Center Arena3,614 | 31–9

| 41 | September 18 | New York | L 81–93 | Olivia Miles (20) | Olivia Miles (8) | Olivia Miles (5) | Target Center15,710 | 31–10

| 42 | September 20 | Connecticut | W 101–89 | Napheesa Collier (23) | Natasha Howard (11) | McBride, Miles (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena8,911 | 32–10

| 43 | September 22 | Indiana | L 77–96 | Chloe Bibby (15) | Dorka Juhász (12) | Dorka Juhász (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,521 | 32–11

| 44 | September 24 | Indiana | W 86–66 | Kayla McBride (22) | Natasha Howard (8) | Courtney Williams (10) | Target Center15,221 | 33–11

Notes: Games highlighted in represent Commissioner's Cup games.

Playoffs

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | September 27 | New York | L 75–91 | Nia Brodie (16) | Olivia Miles (8) | Kayla McBride (6) | Target Center12,339 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 2 | September 29 | @ New York | L 71–87 | Courtney Williams (18) | Courtney Williams (8) | Courtney Williams (5) | Barclays Center17,593 | 0–2

Standings

Playoffs

References

External links