WNBA: Lynx Forward Napheesa Collier Named Minnesota Professional Athlete of the Year
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – Lynx Forward Napheesa Collier was named Minnesota Professional Athlete of the Year presented by Fox Sports North at tonight’s Minnesota Sports Awards presented by Sports Minneapolis at Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot. Collier won the award for her outstanding WNBA season as the league’s top rookie and for her work in the community in her first season in the Twin Cities. Collier becomes the second Lynx player to win the award after Sylvia Fowles won the award in 2017.