July 29, 2025 • 13 mins
We explore the Minnesota Lynx's past and present, focusing on their strategic moves that built championship teams and their current opportunity to pair star Nafisa Collier with another elite talent.
• The Lynx executed one of the most lopsided trades in WNBA history to acquire Sylvia Fowles
• This trade created the legendary duo of Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles that won multiple championships
• Current star Napheesa Collier is one of the most efficient players in the WNBA and needs a championship partner
• The Lynx possess Chicago's draft pick, potentially giving them access to top collegiate talent like Lauren Betts or Olivia Miles
• Alternative strategy of trading for established stars like Brittney Griner or Arike Ogunbowale could create immediate championship contention
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
What's up everybody.
It's your favorite show'sfavorite show.
Get a Bucket.
I'm your host, trey, and asusual, I hope you're all having
a wonderful, wonderful day.
Today we're going to talk aboutthe Lynx past and present.
But before we do that, pleasemake sure to hit that like and
subscribe button, comment, tellanyone who's anyone about the
show, Try to get the ratings upa little bit.
You know just a little bit.
But, like I said, we're goingto talk WNBA shot past and
(00:22):
present.
And you might be wondering whyyou got on the Chicago Sky
jersey.
Well, it's because theyactually have helped create
their future.
So with that we got your cup.
That helps you out here.
But we're going to stop hemmingand hawing, we're going to go
right to the thing the history.
Look at the draft history,ladies and gentlemen.
(00:44):
You can see we've got wonderfulselections.
Candace wiggins, out ofstanford.
She was a hooper.
Uh, you see renee montgomery.
Now she's on the atlanta dream,not a player, but a part owner.
I'm just saying she was thefirst one to do it too.
Shout out, renee.
Um, here's the thing.
Oh, roshanda mccance.
(01:05):
All right, you know her.
And rashad got a similar name,of course, last name, but that
is her.
That is his sister.
Funny enough, she did go to unctoo.
Anyways, though, monica, right,you know they.
They drafted pretty decently.
Okay, y'all see this.
No, y'all, y'all see this,though, like maya moore.
Ladies and gentlemen, there wasnot a better duo than maya moore
(01:29):
and sylvia files.
Now you might be wondering,well, where is sylvia files
actually?
Right here, like, I don't seeher name.
That's true, because theyactually didn't draft her.
That's right.
They drafted maya moore.
Okay, they traded for sylviafiles.
The links traded for sylviafiles, and there's about a
(01:49):
three-year age gap between mayamoore and sylvia files.
So why do I mention in heart andkind of get a little emphatic
on that trade?
Because this is why, ladies andgentlemen and I need y'all to
really pay attention to this andthere's no disrespect to a
couple players, that's about toget mentioned but like it's
(02:12):
levels to this, okay, so thefact that the links were able to
make this trade to acquire,like sylvia fouls, is disgusting
work, but not just that.
It's what was received by theAtlanta Dream, by the Chicago
Sky.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm notreally the biggest fan of these
(02:32):
acquisitions and again, when youlook at this in totality, right
, the Atlanta Dream Dog.
This is what they got.
They acquired Erica de sozawhich, mind you, erica was cool,
erica who she was a gooddefense or defender, and I
(02:54):
understand slightly the logic bythe scott, but when you're
acquiring or losing an assetsuch as sylviaowles, you got to
get back a lot more in returnand they really just got back
Erica, like that was it.
That was it Now the Dream, theAtlanta Dream, because it was a
three-team trade.
(03:14):
Right, the Atlanta Dream atleast got Dantas, or Demiris
Dantas, which, keep in mind, theLynx ended up getting her back
two years after they traded her.
Keep in mind, the links endedup getting her back two years
after they traded her.
Then they got roshonda gray,who was gone, I think the next
season, waived and then she wasout the league in 2022.
(03:35):
Then we got to talk about the2015-16 pick, which was bria
holmes.
She played for them two seasons, then was out for maternity
leave, then gone.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Lynxacquired an all-WNBA caliber
player who helped bring them twochampionships, deepoy caliber,
(04:01):
like leading rebounder in theWNBA's history.
That's what they got, and Iunderstand Sylvia Fowles sat out
right.
I hear you, you don't just getErica DeSouza and that's it.
I'm sorry, but the links theyacquired, sylvia Fowles, and
(04:23):
that bred arguably the best duoin WNBA history.
I said, arguably, you couldtalk about it.
You could talk about it Now interms of the sky very
disappointed, and I ain't have aLynx jersey yet, so I'm very
disappointed in myself too, dang, I wish I had, because these
(04:43):
girls was hoopers.
I remember seeing them in theWmba finals against my sparks.
We won that season, but we alsolost the series, if I'm not
mistaken.
So they were hoopers.
Why do I harp on them so much?
Well, because right now, ladiesand gentlemen, the, the, the
minnesota links actually have apossibility in doing something
(05:06):
phenomenal this season and goingforward.
When I think about it, we havehere matter of fact.
Let me pull up the draft historyone more time just so I can
show y'all.
Because they drafted will,right, but they traded for
sylvia fowles.
Now we're at this 2025 marker,but 2019 is when they drafted
(05:34):
nefisa collier.
Now, if we put up NafisaCollier's stats, obviously you
know she's a hooper, right, likeshe is her, her is she.
Who should they pair NafisaCollier with?
Because the Lynx are actuallyin a very interesting situation
right now.
They currently have the ChicagoSkies draft pick and over the
(05:58):
last two years the chicago skyhave been the third worst team
in the wba.
In the wba now, that's recordwise, currently the third.
So that means the links couldget a number one pick now.
With that being said, ladies andgentlemen, we got to talk about
(06:21):
the future of the Lynx.
Should the Lynx look to tradefor somebody to pair with Nafisa
Collier or should they look toactually get a draft pick for
Nafisa to lead, because I thinkshe could actually do both.
To be honest with you, let'skeep in mind, for example, we
(06:42):
got a player like BrittanyGriner who is on a one-year deal
with the Atlanta Dream.
Funny enough, right?
What happens if BG decides hey,I want to leave the Atlanta
Dream?
Keep in mind Breonna Jones isplaying well on the Atlanta
Dream, so they could afford tolose BG and replace BG.
If the Lynx acquired BG, thatcould be monumental.
(07:06):
And again, you don't have to dobut so much to acquire her
outside of, just make your teamlook like she may want to go
there.
It needs to be appealing.
Which they were just in thefinals.
They were in the CommissionerCup.
They could win the finals thisyear Seems.
Go there.
It needs to be appealing whichthey were just in the finals.
They were in the CommissionerCup.
They could win the finals thisyear Seems quite appealing.
It does.
What happens, though, if theyget someone like Arike
(07:30):
Agumbawale?
You may have to trade for Arike.
You may have to trade for Arike, but I think the Dallas Wings
might be willing to make thatmove.
Pair Paige with somebodypotential for the future.
In the meantime, you now havearique and nefisa collier.
I have gripes about arique'sefficiency.
Ladies and gentlemen, there isno more efficient player than
(07:52):
nefisa collier in the wmba rightnow.
So what if we get ariquegumboale, who is a bucket, who
is a star, who is still a pointguard, who can defend a little
bit too?
She's scrappy.
You pair on this link squad.
See, I was thinking big woman,but again, bg come can come
there next season.
Maybe we should focus on theguard, which I hear you.
(08:16):
They have Courtney Williams.
I've always said Courtney canplay off guard too, though they
have Kayla McBride as well too.
Okay, so maybe we can playCourtney off the bench.
She was just an all-star,though Trey Like Arike won't.
Well, arike's been more of anall-star than Courtney has.
Also, bringing Courtney off thebench with Natasha Heideman.
I think that could be prettysmooth, and I'm not saying she's
(08:42):
bench player, bench worthy, I'msaying she could be sixth woman
of the year, because that'swhat I've always valued.
Courtney Williams, as this isthe future that I'm talking
about for the Lynx, because,again, ladies and gentlemen,
they are contenders right now,point in time, but we're talking
about if they should trade forstars, and they have the ability
to do so.
If they don't, though, theycould get someone like a lauren
betts.
Like, imagine lauren betts, hmm, on the huh.
(09:08):
That could be a littleinteresting.
How about olivia miles?
Like lauren betts is six, sevenand gentlemen with a little
touch.
I just got to see.
Is she just height or is shewhat she's been advertised to be
?
Olivia Miles All-around bucketgetter.
She could actually get you atriple-double, believe it or not
(09:31):
?
Here's my thing, though.
She's had the injury history,so I do want to see how she
bounces back.
I think she's good, though, andI've always liked her game
since she was a freshman in incollege, so, again, actually a
senior in high school, really.
So I like olivia miles.
How about az fudd?
Because, hey, her and kaylamcbry could work well.
Pair that with nevisa collier.
(09:52):
Maybe mcbry can run the one orcourtney can keep at the one two
, I like that option or maybethey want to go all with fam.
I'm just saying it depends onwhere they land ultimately.
Because, again, the Chicago Sky, they could vault up a little
bit more.
I think they missed theplayoffs but they could go up
because they have the talent todo so.
But they could also slip alittle bit too Because, again,
(10:15):
they're working with their youthright now.
So the links are in a goodsituation end of day.
But, ladies and gentlemen, whowould y'all want to see nefisa
collier paired with a young gunlike lauren betts, like an
olivia miles az fudd flage,johnson?
Should we?
(10:35):
Should we look for the futureor should we look for the right
now, the present?
And also, damn, when I thinkabout it, bro, how close were
they to getting Maya Moore andNafisa Collier?
Imagine that duo.
That might have been likeJordan and Pippen, oh my God.
(10:55):
And they would have had twohers, oh man, yeah, I'm happy,
I'm so happy.
Maya retired, like I'm, not froma basketball standpoint, but as
a Sparks fan, I think I amhappy.
Give everybody else a chance.
But again, ladies and gentlemen, this is what we got to look
forward to for the links and thefuture, and again, we've seen
(11:17):
them do well, like.
That was almost.
She was almost paired withNafisa Collier.
Bro, she was almost paired withNafisa Collier.
That could have been thegreatest duo in NBA history, and
I know I just said it aboutthem two.
Potentially that could havebeen the greatest duo in WNBA's
(11:38):
history, are you?
But I mean, ladies and gentlemen, I gotta know one are y'all as
flabbergasted as I am that thelinks acquired sylvia fouls the
way they did?
Like, like bro, they are likethe best organization by far.
And and like we talk about okcthunder, no, no, no, no, the
(11:58):
links are really doing it.
It's just trash.
Are y'all as?
Are y'all as baffled as as thatas I was?
And then, to who should thelinks look to try to get for
nefisa collier to pair with?
She got a good squad, don't getme wrong, and I love kayla
mcbride.
I'm talking about additionalresources, ladies and gentlemen,
because we could be looking forthe future or we can be looking
(12:18):
to dominate right now, and theyhave the actual resources to do
so.
So would y'all look forward toseeing her paired with Enrique
Gubuale and possibly BrittanyGriner next year, or would you
rather see her get paired withLauren Betts and add her to the
squad, or Olivia Miles and addher to the squad and build up
for the future?
I want to hear y'all thoughtsbelow.
But, ladies and gentlemen, thatdoes conclude the end of the
(12:40):
episode, I think so.
I greatly appreciate y'all forlistening.
Thank you all and until nexttime.
But please make sure to onesupport the WNBA, but two make
sure to like, subscribe, comment, tell anyone who's anyone about
the show.
My name is Trey.
What's up everybody.
It's your favorite show'sfavorite show.
Get a Bucket.
I'm your host, trey, and asusual, I hope you're all having
a wonderful, wonderful day.
Today we're going to talk aboutthe Lynx past and present.
But before we do that, pleasemake sure to hit that like and
subscribe button, comment, tellanyone who's anyone about the
show, Try to get the ratings upa little bit.
You know just a little bit.
But, like I said, we're goingto talk WNBA shot past and
(00:22):
present.
And you might be wondering whyyou got on the Chicago Sky
jersey.
Well, it's because theyactually have helped create
their future.
So with that we got your cup.
That helps you out here.
But we're going to stop hemmingand hawing, we're going to go
right to the thing the history.
Look at the draft history,ladies and gentlemen.
(00:44):
You can see we've got wonderfulselections.
Candace wiggins, out ofstanford.
She was a hooper.
Uh, you see renee montgomery.
Now she's on the atlanta dream,not a player, but a part owner.
I'm just saying she was thefirst one to do it too.
Shout out, renee.
Um, here's the thing.
Oh, roshanda mccance.
(01:05):
All right, you know her.
And rashad got a similar name,of course, last name, but that
is her.
That is his sister.
Funny enough, she did go to unctoo.
Anyways, though, monica, right,you know they.
They drafted pretty decently.
Okay, y'all see this.
No, y'all, y'all see this,though, like maya moore.
Ladies and gentlemen, there wasnot a better duo than maya moore
(01:29):
and sylvia files.
Now you might be wondering,well, where is sylvia files
actually?
Right here, like, I don't seeher name.
That's true, because theyactually didn't draft her.
That's right.
They drafted maya moore.
Okay, they traded for sylviafiles.
The links traded for sylviafiles, and there's about a
(01:49):
three-year age gap between mayamoore and sylvia files.
So why do I mention in heart andkind of get a little emphatic
on that trade?
Because this is why, ladies andgentlemen and I need y'all to
really pay attention to this andthere's no disrespect to a
couple players, that's about toget mentioned but like it's
(02:12):
levels to this, okay, so thefact that the links were able to
make this trade to acquire,like sylvia fouls, is disgusting
work, but not just that.
It's what was received by theAtlanta Dream, by the Chicago
Sky.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm notreally the biggest fan of these
(02:32):
acquisitions and again, when youlook at this in totality, right
, the Atlanta Dream Dog.
This is what they got.
They acquired Erica de sozawhich, mind you, erica was cool,
erica who she was a gooddefense or defender, and I
(02:54):
understand slightly the logic bythe scott, but when you're
acquiring or losing an assetsuch as sylviaowles, you got to
get back a lot more in returnand they really just got back
Erica, like that was it.
That was it Now the Dream, theAtlanta Dream, because it was a
three-team trade.
(03:14):
Right, the Atlanta Dream atleast got Dantas, or Demiris
Dantas, which, keep in mind, theLynx ended up getting her back
two years after they traded her.
Keep in mind, the links endedup getting her back two years
after they traded her.
Then they got roshonda gray,who was gone, I think the next
season, waived and then she wasout the league in 2022.
(03:35):
Then we got to talk about the2015-16 pick, which was bria
holmes.
She played for them two seasons, then was out for maternity
leave, then gone.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Lynxacquired an all-WNBA caliber
player who helped bring them twochampionships, deepoy caliber,
(04:01):
like leading rebounder in theWNBA's history.
That's what they got, and Iunderstand Sylvia Fowles sat out
right.
I hear you, you don't just getErica DeSouza and that's it.
I'm sorry, but the links theyacquired, sylvia Fowles, and
(04:23):
that bred arguably the best duoin WNBA history.
I said, arguably, you couldtalk about it.
You could talk about it Now interms of the sky very
disappointed, and I ain't have aLynx jersey yet, so I'm very
disappointed in myself too, dang, I wish I had, because these
(04:43):
girls was hoopers.
I remember seeing them in theWmba finals against my sparks.
We won that season, but we alsolost the series, if I'm not
mistaken.
So they were hoopers.
Why do I harp on them so much?
Well, because right now, ladiesand gentlemen, the, the, the
minnesota links actually have apossibility in doing something
(05:06):
phenomenal this season and goingforward.
When I think about it, we havehere matter of fact.
Let me pull up the draft historyone more time just so I can
show y'all.
Because they drafted will,right, but they traded for
sylvia fowles.
Now we're at this 2025 marker,but 2019 is when they drafted
(05:34):
nefisa collier.
Now, if we put up NafisaCollier's stats, obviously you
know she's a hooper, right, likeshe is her, her is she.
Who should they pair NafisaCollier with?
Because the Lynx are actuallyin a very interesting situation
right now.
They currently have the ChicagoSkies draft pick and over the
(05:58):
last two years the chicago skyhave been the third worst team
in the wba.
In the wba now, that's recordwise, currently the third.
So that means the links couldget a number one pick now.
With that being said, ladies andgentlemen, we got to talk about
(06:21):
the future of the Lynx.
Should the Lynx look to tradefor somebody to pair with Nafisa
Collier or should they look toactually get a draft pick for
Nafisa to lead, because I thinkshe could actually do both.
To be honest with you, let'skeep in mind, for example, we
(06:42):
got a player like BrittanyGriner who is on a one-year deal
with the Atlanta Dream.
Funny enough, right?
What happens if BG decides hey,I want to leave the Atlanta
Dream?
Keep in mind Breonna Jones isplaying well on the Atlanta
Dream, so they could afford tolose BG and replace BG.
If the Lynx acquired BG, thatcould be monumental.
(07:06):
And again, you don't have to dobut so much to acquire her
outside of, just make your teamlook like she may want to go
there.
It needs to be appealing.
Which they were just in thefinals.
They were in the CommissionerCup.
They could win the finals thisyear Seems.
Go there.
It needs to be appealing whichthey were just in the finals.
They were in the CommissionerCup.
They could win the finals thisyear Seems quite appealing.
It does.
What happens, though, if theyget someone like Arike
(07:30):
Agumbawale?
You may have to trade for Arike.
You may have to trade for Arike, but I think the Dallas Wings
might be willing to make thatmove.
Pair Paige with somebodypotential for the future.
In the meantime, you now havearique and nefisa collier.
I have gripes about arique'sefficiency.
Ladies and gentlemen, there isno more efficient player than
(07:52):
nefisa collier in the wmba rightnow.
So what if we get ariquegumboale, who is a bucket, who
is a star, who is still a pointguard, who can defend a little
bit too?
She's scrappy.
You pair on this link squad.
See, I was thinking big woman,but again, bg come can come
there next season.
Maybe we should focus on theguard, which I hear you.
(08:16):
They have Courtney Williams.
I've always said Courtney canplay off guard too, though they
have Kayla McBride as well too.
Okay, so maybe we can playCourtney off the bench.
She was just an all-star,though Trey Like Arike won't.
Well, arike's been more of anall-star than Courtney has.
Also, bringing Courtney off thebench with Natasha Heideman.
I think that could be prettysmooth, and I'm not saying she's
(08:42):
bench player, bench worthy, I'msaying she could be sixth woman
of the year, because that'swhat I've always valued.
Courtney Williams, as this isthe future that I'm talking
about for the Lynx, because,again, ladies and gentlemen,
they are contenders right now,point in time, but we're talking
about if they should trade forstars, and they have the ability
to do so.
If they don't, though, theycould get someone like a lauren
betts.
Like, imagine lauren betts, hmm, on the huh.
(09:08):
That could be a littleinteresting.
How about olivia miles?
Like lauren betts is six, sevenand gentlemen with a little
touch.
I just got to see.
Is she just height or is shewhat she's been advertised to be
?
Olivia Miles All-around bucketgetter.
She could actually get you atriple-double, believe it or not
(09:31):
?
Here's my thing, though.
She's had the injury history,so I do want to see how she
bounces back.
I think she's good, though, andI've always liked her game
since she was a freshman in incollege, so, again, actually a
senior in high school, really.
So I like olivia miles.
How about az fudd?
Because, hey, her and kaylamcbry could work well.
Pair that with nevisa collier.
(09:52):
Maybe mcbry can run the one orcourtney can keep at the one two
, I like that option or maybethey want to go all with fam.
I'm just saying it depends onwhere they land ultimately.
Because, again, the Chicago Sky, they could vault up a little
bit more.
I think they missed theplayoffs but they could go up
because they have the talent todo so.
But they could also slip alittle bit too Because, again,
(10:15):
they're working with their youthright now.
So the links are in a goodsituation end of day.
But, ladies and gentlemen, whowould y'all want to see nefisa
collier paired with a young gunlike lauren betts, like an
olivia miles az fudd flage,johnson?
Should we?
(10:35):
Should we look for the futureor should we look for the right
now, the present?
And also, damn, when I thinkabout it, bro, how close were
they to getting Maya Moore andNafisa Collier?
Imagine that duo.
That might have been likeJordan and Pippen, oh my God.
(10:55):
And they would have had twohers, oh man, yeah, I'm happy,
I'm so happy.
Maya retired, like I'm, not froma basketball standpoint, but as
a Sparks fan, I think I amhappy.
Give everybody else a chance.
But again, ladies and gentlemen, this is what we got to look
forward to for the links and thefuture, and again, we've seen
(11:17):
them do well, like.
That was almost.
She was almost paired withNafisa Collier.
Bro, she was almost paired withNafisa Collier.
That could have been thegreatest duo in NBA history, and
I know I just said it aboutthem two.
Potentially that could havebeen the greatest duo in WNBA's
(11:38):
history, are you?
But I mean, ladies and gentlemen, I gotta know one are y'all as
flabbergasted as I am that thelinks acquired sylvia fouls the
way they did?
Like, like bro, they are likethe best organization by far.
And and like we talk about okcthunder, no, no, no, no, the
(11:58):
links are really doing it.
It's just trash.
Are y'all as?
Are y'all as baffled as as thatas I was?
And then, to who should thelinks look to try to get for
nefisa collier to pair with?
She got a good squad, don't getme wrong, and I love kayla
mcbride.
I'm talking about additionalresources, ladies and gentlemen,
because we could be looking forthe future or we can be looking
(12:18):
to dominate right now, and theyhave the actual resources to do
so.
So would y'all look forward toseeing her paired with Enrique
Gubuale and possibly BrittanyGriner next year, or would you
rather see her get paired withLauren Betts and add her to the
squad, or Olivia Miles and addher to the squad and build up
for the future?
I want to hear y'all thoughtsbelow.
But, ladies and gentlemen, thatdoes conclude the end of the
(12:40):
episode, I think so.
I greatly appreciate y'all forlistening.
Thank you all and until nexttime.
But please make sure to onesupport the WNBA, but two make
sure to like, subscribe, comment, tell anyone who's anyone about
the show.
My name is Trey.
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