Minnesota Lynx Superstar Napheesa Collier on Leading the Lynx to the Top of the League and Evolution of the Women's Game

ometimes, you have to sit back and mentally rewind the clock to see just how far you’ve come and all that you’ve accomplished. Three years ago, Napheesa Collier covered WSLAM Vol. 2 with the coverline “Superwoman.” Just two weeks postpartum, Collier was on set with her newborn daughter, Mila, showing her strength as a hooper and as a mother.

“I’m like a new mother, just trying to figure out life,” Collier says, thinking back to her mindset on that day. “I feel way more sure in myself and like motherhood [now],” she says. “I’m back to playing, so that feels really good. Being around my teammates again. I just feel way more grounded in my life. That time was so uncertain. Everything was brand new.”

Today, on set with Collier—better known in these parts as Queen Phee—you can see a change. She’s now a two-time Olympic Gold medalist, a WNBA finalist, the co-founder of Unrivaled, the unmistakable leader of her team and now a captain for the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game. As we went to press, Collier was averaging a League-leading 24.5 ppg along with 8.4 rpg and 3.8 apg for the League-leading Lynx.

Three years have flown by, but one thing remains the same: Collier is still a superwoman.




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