Going to Minnesota could be great for Miles\u2019s career![\"Cheryl](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01kn70wkvp85e5kkhqw9.jpg\" "\\"Cheryl")
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Aug 2, 2025; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve looks on in the third quarter of their game against the Las Vegas Aces at Michelob Ultra Arena. Mandatory Credit: Candice Ward-Imagn Images | Candice Ward-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Fans like players who can put on a show. Olivia Miles has done that regularly throughout her college career, dishing out passes that seem impossible and hitting big buckets. With her ability to pass and score, she has the makings of one of the WNBA\u2019s next young stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She will likely go second overall to the Lynx or third overall to the Storm. If the Lynx don\u2019t take her, the Storm definitely will. Miles would be the perfect running mate for Dominique Malonga, who already won over WNBA fans with immense growth throughout her rookie season and some dunks<\/a> at only 19. Landing in Minnesota may be the most beneficial for her development, though.\u00a0<\/p>\n Joining the Lynx would be a very interesting experience for a rookie of Miles\u2019s caliber because the team already has a face of the franchise in Napheesa Collier, other veterans (if they re-sign in free agency), and an established identity. So, Miles would have less freedom than if she landed with a team focused on a rebuild and building a culture, but she would quickly learn what it takes to win at the highest level and how to become a more well-rounded player.\u00a0<\/p>\n Mark Campbell may not have been able to take Miles off the court because of defensive lapses, but Reeve can and will if she ends up in her system. Defense is a big part of the Lynx\u2019s identity. The team regularly posts one of the best defensive ratings in the WNBA and Alanna Smith and Napheesa Collier were the last two Defensive Player of the Year winners, although the former shared the honor with A\u2019ja Wilson<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Playing in Reeve\u2019s system would challenge Miles to at least try on defense. She doesn\u2019t even have to become a lockdown defender. She just needs to be passable.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Olivia Miles is a dynamic scorer, especially now that her 3-point shot is more reliable, and a phenomenal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":560347,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":{"0":"post-560346","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560346","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=560346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}