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Angel McCoughtry is heading to the Minnesota Lynx, reaching a deal with the WNBA team, as first reported by Girls Talk Sports TV’s Khristina Williams.
.@GrlsTlkSportsTV SOURCES: Angel McCoughtry and the Minnesota Lynx are expected to reach an agreement.
— Khristina Williams (@Khristina) January 28, 2022
According to the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, McCoughtry has signed with Minnesota and will join the Lynx next week.
The former first-round draft pick enters her 13th year in the WNBA after missing last season with the Las Vegas Aces due to a torn ACL and meniscus. In 2020, McCoughtry helped the Aces to a WNBA Finals run, averaging 14.4 points and 5.1 rebounds across 22 games played.
The 35-year-old is a five-time All-Star, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time league-leading scorer, but she has yet to capture a WNBA championship, falling short in all four of her Finals’ appearances.
McCoughtry will join a Lynx roster that will likely be missing Napheesa Collier, who is expecting her first child in May. Playing a similar role on the court as Collier, McCoughtry and center Sylvia Fowles still have the potential to lead Minnesota to a playoff run.
The Lynx finished the 2021 season with a 22-10 record before falling to the Chicago Sky in the second round of the playoffs.
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