Summary
Napheesa Collier signed a one-year, $1.4 million supermax contract with the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. This new contract follows a recent increase in player salaries through a collective bargaining agreement between the WNBA and its players' association.
Key Facts
- Napheesa Collier is the third WNBA player to sign the new supermax contract worth $1.4 million.
- The new contract boost came after a recent WNBA collective bargaining agreement that raised player salaries and the league salary cap.
- The Minnesota Lynx made Collier a supermax player to keep her as the team’s key star.
- Collier will become an unrestricted free agent in 2027 and will not be able to be “cored,” a system similar to the NFL’s franchise tag.
- Collier has been an important player, earning Rookie of the Year and multiple All-Star and defensive honors.
- She is recovering from surgery to fix torn ligaments in both ankles with an expected healing time of four to six months.
- The Lynx have not won a WNBA title since 2017 but reached the 2024 WNBA Finals before losing to the New York Liberty.
- The Lynx start their 2024 season against the Atlanta Dream on May 10.
