Napheesa Collier came home from Berlin with gold. Back in Minnesota, the offseason’s quietest debate — Kevin Love, yes or no — got a little louder.
The Links
- Yahoo Sports: FIBA World Cup — Napheesa Collier wins gold — the Lynx forward and Team USA rallied from 14 down to beat France 97-79 for a fifth straight world title and a 36th consecutive World Cup win.
- ESPN: How Team USA rallied to beat France and win World Cup gold — a 30-12 third quarter flipped it; Breanna Stewart (22 & 10) took tournament MVP.
- ClutchPoints: Collier gets real on the “unfair pressure” after gold — “You’re literally the best in the world at that time and to reach it is really, really hard.”
- Dunking With Wolves: Wolves’ resistance to veterans could squash a Kevin Love reunion — Finch: “We purposefully haven’t added a bunch of veterans… if we’re going to take the diapers off, let’s take the diapers off.”
- Sports Illustrated: What the Timberwolves would be getting in Kevin Love — the counterpoint: 37.3% from three last year, a title pedigree, and the 15th roster spot still open.
- TWolves Blog: Ant Recruited Kuminga. Here’s Where He Fits. — our film-room case for the wing Minnesota did add this summer, if not the veteran it didn’t.
Listen & Watch
- Locked On Wolves: Ben Beecken — the daily pod on the last roster question before camp opens Sept. 22.
Tweet of the Day
https://x.com/minnesotalynx/status/2099235290913071201
The Slate
- Lynx vs. New York Liberty: Friday, Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m. CT, ION — the regular season resumes after the World Cup break.
- Lynx at Connecticut: Sunday, Sept. 20, 12 p.m. CT, WNBA League Pass.
- No Wolves games in the next seven days; training camp opens Sept. 22.
