Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart, Caitlin Clark, A'ja Wilson and Alyssa Thomas are first-team All-WNBA
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MINNEAPOLIS — Lynx forward Napheesa Collier was named to the All-WNBA first team for the second consecutive season.
The league’s defensive player of the year, Collier averaged 20.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.9 steals per game. She was runner-up for the league’s MVP award to Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson.
Wilson and Collier were unanimous All-WNBA selections and are joined on the first team by New York’s Breanna Stewart, Indiana’s Caitlin Clark and Connecticut’s Alyssa Thomas.
The announcement of the all-league team was made Wednesday before Game 3 of the WNBA Finals at Target Center between the Lynx and the Liberty.
The All-WNBA second team is made up of New York’s Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones, Phoenix’ Kahleah Copper, Seattle’s Nneka Ogwumike and Dallas’ Arike Ogunbowale.
Collier made All-WNBA second team in 2020, a year after she was the league’s rookie of the year. Three other Lynx players — Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen and Katie Smith — have been all-league at least twice. Collier is a four-time All-Star and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, including this year at the Paris Games.
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