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Minnesota Lynx

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Also known as: Minnesota Lynx
Program History

2026 Team Stats (3 games)

79.3
PPG
82.2
Opp
+9.3
Margin
45.2%
FG%
31.3%
3P%
68.5%
FT%
34.7
RPG
18.3
APG
17.7
TO
90.2
Pace

Model Outputs

2026
Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model Output Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. More → 1215 (#1) -
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More → 1183 (#1) -
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +51 elo More → 1147 (#2) HCA +51 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +1.6 More → +7.4 (#1) HCA +1.6
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +1.8 More → +7.6 (#3) HCA +1.8
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More → 0.801 (#1) -
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 92.7 | AdjD 87.0 More → 0.627 (#2) AdjO 92.7 | AdjD 87.0
Core Ensemble Core Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More → 0.733 (#1) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Recency Ensemble Recency Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and recency points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More → 0.723 (#1) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 87 | GP 29 More → 1208 (#2) RD 87 | GP 29

2026 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2026-04-25 @ Washington Mystics W 77 - 66
2026-04-27 vs Nigeria W 88 - 79
2026-05-01 vs Toronto Tempo W 73 - 66
2026-05-09 vs Atlanta Dream L 90 - 91
2026-05-12 @ Phoenix Mercury W 88 - 84
2026-05-14 @ Dallas Wings W 90 - 86
2026-05-17 vs Chicago Sky L 79 - 86
2026-05-21 vs Toronto Tempo W 100 - 72
2026-05-23 @ Chicago Sky W 85 - 75
2026-05-27 vs Atlanta Dream W 96 - 81
2026-05-29 @ Chicago Sky W 79 - 58
2026-06-01 @ Phoenix Mercury W 111 - 77
2026-06-04 vs Golden State Valkyries W 87 - 84
2026-06-06 vs Seattle Storm W 88 - 68
2026-06-09 vs Dallas Wings W 100 - 76
2026-06-13 @ Las Vegas Aces L 97 - 100
2026-06-15 vs Portland Fire W 107 - 74
2026-06-17 @ Los Angeles Sparks W 99 - 83
2026-06-19 @ Golden State Valkyries W 81 - 75
2026-06-21 vs Washington Mystics L 79 - 84
2026-06-24 @ Washington Mystics W 78 - 76
2026-06-28 @ Dallas Wings W 85 - 77
2026-07-03 @ New York Liberty L 86 - 99
2026-07-06 vs Connecticut Sun L 89 - 90
2026-07-08 @ Connecticut Sun W 86 - 80
2026-07-11 vs New York Liberty W 90 - 85
2026-07-13 vs Phoenix Mercury W 104 - 100
2026-07-15 vs Los Angeles Sparks W 96 - 87
2026-07-18 vs Portland Fire W 101 - 93
2026-07-20 @ Seattle Storm W 105 - 102
2026-07-22 @ Seattle Storm W 86 - 76
2026-07-28 vs Toronto Tempo W 100 - 93
2026-07-30 @ Toronto Tempo W 104 - 72
2026-08-02 vs Indiana Fever W 108 - 100

2026 Roster

Minutes by Position

The surface stays filled across the five on-court roles. Use the labels or legend to isolate how each player absorbs guard-to-big minutes.

Player Pos GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA Numbers PM PM/G PM/40 FG% 3P% FT% RAPM TS% eFG%
E. Cechova E. Cechova F 1 24.0 16.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 2.0 7.0 17.0 - - - 71.4 0 60.0 - 70.2 71.4
Kayla McBride Kayla McBride G 1 21.0 13.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 7.0 10.0 - - - 57.1 0 71.4 - 64.5 57.1
O. Miles O. Miles - 3 21.3 10.7 4.7 3.0 0.3 0.0 2.0 7.7 9.0 - - - 47.8 25.0 64.3 - 54.9 50.0
A. Kosu A. Kosu F 1 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 11.0 - - - 75.0 0 100.0 - 86.8 75.0
N. Coffey N. Coffey F 3 17.7 8.0 3.7 0.7 0.0 1.3 0.3 6.3 7.0 - - - 47.4 28.6 80.0 - 56.6 52.6
C. Williams C. Williams G 3 13.7 7.0 2.7 3.3 0.7 0.0 2.3 6.7 4.7 - - - 45.0 50.0 100.0 - 51.4 50.0
E. Hamzova E. Hamzova G 3 16.0 7.0 1.3 3.3 0.3 0.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 - - - 33.3 100.0 61.1 - 52.7 41.7
L. White L. White - 2 9.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 5.5 1.0 - - - 27.3 28.6 80.0 - 45.5 36.4
S. Poffenbarger S. Poffenbarger - 3 23.0 5.7 6.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.7 6.0 7.0 - - - 33.3 20.0 100.0 - 45.0 41.7
Jaylyn Sherrod Jaylyn Sherrod G 3 10.7 5.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 2.3 4.7 - - - 71.4 0 62.5 - 71.3 71.4
J. Masogayo J. Masogayo - 2 9.0 5.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.0 4.5 1.0 - - - 55.6 0 0 - 55.6 55.6
L. King L. King F 3 14.7 4.7 3.7 1.7 1.0 0.7 2.0 4.0 5.7 - - - 41.7 0.0 50.0 - 45.1 41.7
R. Richardson R. Richardson - 2 11.5 4.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 2.5 1.5 - - - 60.0 50.0 100.0 - 73.5 70.0
A. Delaere A. Delaere F 3 19.0 3.3 1.7 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.7 4.3 - - - 37.5 40.0 100.0 - 56.3 50.0
A. Griffin A. Griffin - 2 12.5 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 - - - 50.0 0 100.0 - 61.5 50.0
R. Kyle R. Kyle - 2 8.5 2.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 2.0 0.5 4.0 - - - 100.0 0 100.0 - 107.8 100.0
S. Walker S. Walker - 2 8.5 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.5 2.0 2.0 - - - 50.0 0 0 - 50.0 50.0
Natasha Howard Natasha Howard F 1 13.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 -1.0 - - - 0.0 0 0 - 0.0 0.0
A. Battle A. Battle - 2 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 - - - 0.0 0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

Not enough players with both Numbers/Game and RAPM to plot.

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG