Call it an early Christmas gift \u2026 The Lynx Offseason Update is BACK!<\/p>\n
Throughout the WNBA offseason \u2014 one that is currently at a halt until the new Collective Bargaining Agreement is agreed upon \u2014 we will take you across the globe to see how Minnesota Lynx players are performing with their respective squads.<\/p>\n
Among players who finished on the Lynx roster in 2025 and those who are under team control, Minnesota has a total of 12 players playing or planning to play this offseason. Those 12 players are Napheesa Collier, Courtney Williams, Alanna Smith, Natisha Hiedeman, Kayla McBride, Bridget Carlton, Jessica Shepard, Maia Hirsch, Dorka Juh\u00e1sz, Maria Kliundikova, Anastasiia Olairi Kosu and Camryn Taylor<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s take a look at where those Lynx players are playing \u2014 or where they plan to play \u2014 and how they have performed thus far.<\/p>\n
Kayla McBride \u2014 Fenerbah\u00e7e (Turkey)<\/p>\n
McBride is back at her second home in Turkey while returning to play for Turkish powerhouse Fenerbah\u00e7e. Though some expected her to return to play in Unrivaled this offseason, McBride chose to start the offseason overseas with a team that is special to her.<\/p>\n
So far this offseason, McBride is doing what she does \u2014 helping lead her team while finding success offensively and from deep.<\/p>\n
Turkey-KBSL: 4 games \u2014 17.0 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 3.0 APG, 0.5 SPGEuroLeague: 4 games \u2014 15.8 PPG, 3.3 APG, 2.0 RPG, 1.5 SPGNov. 26 vs. Olympiacos (99-47 win): 18 points (5-11 FG, 4-8 3Pt), five rebounds, four assists and two steals over 29 minutesNov. 29 vs. Besiktas (107-78 win): 16 points (6-10 FG, 3-7 3Pt), four rebounds and four assists over 16 minutes<\/p>\n
Bridget Carleton \u2014 USK Praha (Czech Republic)<\/p>\n
Carleton is off in a new country this offseason, adding her seventh country she\u2019s played in during her career along with Australia, Spain, Franco, Hungary, Israel and Turkey.<\/p>\n
So far this offseason, Carleton is off to a nice start in both Czech Republic-ZBL and EuroLeague action, including continuing to find success from three in balanced outings.<\/p>\n
Czech Republic-ZBL: 4 games \u2014 11.0 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.8 SPGEuroLeague: 3 games \u2014 11.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.0 SPGDec. 3 vs. Trutnov (109-52 win): 19 points (7-10 FG, 5-7 3Pt), seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in 21 minutesDec. 6 vs. Hradec Kralove (112-49 win): 12 points (4-7 FG, 4-7 3Pt), five rebounds and one assist in 19 minutes<\/p>\n
Jessica Shepard \u2014 Famila Schio (Italy)<\/p>\n
Shepard is in a new country this offseason after spending last offseason in Greece, taking the court with Italian power Famila Schio. She has played in Greece, Israel and Italy so far in her career.<\/p>\n
The walking double-double has returned to her ways overseas this offseason, putting together a nice season so far both offensively and on the boards.<\/p>\n
Italy-Serie A1: 7 games \u2014 16.4 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.1 SPGEuroLeague: 6 games \u2014 13.7 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.2 SPGDec. 3 vs. Scrivia (79-66 win): 19 points (8-10 FG), eight rebounds and two assists over 27 minutesDec. 7 vs. San Giovanni (66-44 win): 16 points (6-13 FG), 10 rebounds, one assist and one steal over 27 minutes<\/p>\n
Maria Kliundikova \u2014 UMMC Yekateringburg (Russia)<\/p>\n
Kliundiokva, who was a midseason arrival for Minnesota and ended up with a nice role off the bench for the Lynx, is back in her home country of Russia this offseason playing for UMMC Yekateringburg alongside soon-to-be second-year Lynx forward Anastasiia Olairi Kosu.<\/p>\n
So far this offseason, Kliundikova is off to a well-rounded start with her club, doing a little bit of everything in just under 10 games.<\/p>\n
Russia-PBL: 8 games \u2014 12.8 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.6 SPG, 1.1 BPGNov. 30 vs. Nadezhda (76-64 win): six points (4-7 FG, 0-1 3Pt) and seven rebounds over 18 minutesDec. 8 vs. Ivanovo (96-51 win): 22 points (7-13 FG, 1-2 3Pt), eight rebounds, five assists, one block and one steal over 23 minutes<\/p>\n
Dorka Juh\u00e1sz \u2014 Galatasaray (Turkey)<\/p>\n
Juh\u00e1sz is spending her WNBA offseason in a new country, playing in Turkey this season rather than Italy like we\u2019ve seen in the past. Juh\u00e1sz, who sat out the 2025 WNBA campaign while remaining overseas, is still under contract with Minnesota through 2026.<\/p>\n
So far this offseason, Juh\u00e1sz has performed well in Turkey-KBSL and EuroLeague action, putting together numerous well-balanced performances.<\/p>\n
Turkey-KBSL: 6 games \u2014 13.8 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 1.3 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.7 BPGEuroLeague: 8 games \u2014 12.6 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, 1.0 BPGNov. 23 vs. Fenerbah\u00e7e (75-71 loss): 17 points (6-11 FG, 4-8 3Pt), seven rebounds, three assists and one steal over 34 minutesNov. 26 vs. Sopron (104-54 win): 22 points (9-13 FG, 2-3 3Pt), five rebounds, two assists and one block over 20 minutes<\/p>\n
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu \u2014 UMMC Yekateringburg (Russia)<\/p>\n
Kosu is back home in Russia this offseason, playing with fellow Lynx teammate Maria Kliundikova with UMMC Yekateringburg.<\/p>\n
Kosu, who Minnesota is hoping continues to develop leading into her second WNBA campaign, has gotten off to a nice start in Russia this offseason.<\/p>\n
Russia-PBL: 7 games \u2014 12.3 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 2.0 SPG, 0.4 BPGNov. 22 vs. Enisey (80-66 win): 21 points (9-10 FG, 0-1 3Pt), five rebounds, six steals and two blocks over 27 minutesNov. 26 vs. MBA (75-57 win): three points (1-3 FG), four rebounds and one assist over 12 minutes<\/p>\n
Maia Hirsch \u2014 Charleville-Mezieres (France)<\/p>\n
We have yet to see Hirsch in the WNBA after being drafted by the Lynx in the first round of the 2023 WNBA Draft, but she continues to play in France this offseason as she continues to develop.<\/p>\n
After an up-and-down offseason last year, Hirsch is off to a nice start to this offseason with some additional time on the floor as well.<\/p>\n
Franco-BWL: 8 games \u2014 19.5 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 0.6 APG, 0.3 BPGEuroLeague: 6 games \u2014 7.0 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.8 SPGNov. 26 vs. Famila Schio (74-57 loss): two points (1-4 FG, 0-1 3Pt), two rebounds and two assists over 25 minutesNov. 29 vs. Chartres (83-67 win): six points (3-5 FG), two rebounds, one assist and one steal over 13 minutes<\/p>\n
Camryn Taylor \u2014 Landerneau (France)<\/p>\n
Taylor, who joined the Lynx late in the 2025 WNBA season and was part of the playoff run, has moved from Greece last offseason to France and Landerneau Bretagne Basket this year.<\/p>\n
Taylor had a slow start to the offseason schedule, but has picked things up as of late with two straight double-digit outings.<\/p>\n
France-BWL: 6 games \u2014 5.2 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 0.2 APG, 0.2 SPG, 0.2 BPGNov. 29 vs. Angers (75-67 win): 12 points (5-6 FG, 2-2 3Pt), two rebounds and one block over 19 minutes<\/p>\n
While the players listed above have already begun their seasons across the globe, four more Lynx players will remain in the country and will take part in the second season of Unrivaled.<\/p>\n
Napheesa Collier, Courtney Williams, Natisha Hiedeman and Alanna Smith are taking part in Unrivaled\u2019s second season. Former Lynx General Manager Clare Duwelius is also still serving as Unrivaled\u2019s General Manager and Executive Vice President.<\/p>\n
That 3-on-3 league, which is expanding from six teams to eight in 2026, will kick off its inaugural season in Florida on Jan. 5.<\/p>\n
That will do it for this week. As always, thank you for reading! We will catch up with you next week with another Lynx Offseason Update.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Call it an early Christmas gift \u2026 The Lynx Offseason Update is BACK! Throughout the WNBA offseason \u2014…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":349398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[1077,99,434],"class_list":{"0":"post-349397","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-minnesota-lynx","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/349398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}