Lynx star Napheesa Collier selected to WNBA all-defensive second team

The All-Star forward led the team in rebounds, steals and blocks this season.

September 22, 2023 at 8:27PM
Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard goes for a layup while guarded by Minnesota Lynx's Napheesa Collier (24) during a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in College Park, Ga. (Matthew Pearson/WABE via AP)
Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, right, defended a shot against Dream guard Rhyne Howard on July 18 in Atlanta. (Matthew Pearson, WABE via AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Lynx forward Napheesa Collier was named to the WNBA's all-defensive second team. It's the second all-defensive team honor for Collier, who was on the first team in 2020.

Collier played in 37 games and led the Lynx in points, rebounds, steals and blocks. She averaged a career-high 21.5 points on 48.5% shooting, 8.5 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks in 33.5 minutes per game.

Las Vegas star A'ja Wilson was honored as the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row, receiving 32 of 60 votes from a national media panel. Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas was second with 24.

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