The Minnesota Lynx has changed its first round selection in the WNBA 2026 draft in exchange for the Washington Mystics eaves, Karlie Samuelson. Samuelson is just out of a race season with the mystics in which he averaged 8.4 points per game and fired 39.8% of three, also recorded 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
In 2023, Samuelson was one of the best WNBA shooters, joining Jackie Young, Chelsea Gray and Lexie Brown as the only players to shoot at least 45% percent from the field and 40% percent from the three -point range.
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This exchange comes only one day after the Lynx sent its first round of the WNBA of 2025 to the sky of Chicago, a movement that brought them the first round of 2026 of the sky. Together, the movements mark the desire of the team to add veterans that can contribute to win now, instead of younger perspectives that could take the time to develop.
The Lynx has brought back its nucleus of the final team of last year, a group that was headed by the defensive player of the Year Naphesa Collier, the Guardian All-Star Kayla McBride, the prominent guard Courtney Williamers, and Mostennt and Mostent and mosters and mosters and mosters and mosters and mosters and mosters and mosters and mosters and more people. They also have a lot of young talents, including the first round draft selection last year, Alissa Pilli.
Reconstruction mystics have been storing draft selections
Meanwhile, Washington’s mystics are at the other end of the spectrum. They have the no. 3, No. 4, and no. 6 selections in the first round of the first round of the first round of the WNBA of 2025 in the history of the franchise. They also have selections 23 and 32 in the 2025 draft.
As a result of their latest trade with LYNX, they now also have an additional choice in the draft next year, they thought that the exact order has not yet been determined.
The 2026 draft will include outstanding such as the UCLA Lauren Betts Center, the star of Lsu Flau’jae Johnson and the Raegan beers of the center of Oklahoma. Washington continues to build around young talents such as Aaliyah Edwards, Shakira Austin and Emily Engslter while retaining veteran players such as Brittney Sykes and Stefanie Dolson.
