Napheesa Collier didn’t know exactly what to expect coming into the 2023 WNBA season, her fifth year in the league and with the Minnesota Lynx. Coming off of missing nearly the entire 2022 campaign after giving birth to her daughter Mila, there were moments in her recovery where she had doubts about whether or not she would return to All-WNBA form.
That journey back was a long one for Collier, and it carried into the start of the year as she took over the role of being the face of the Lynx franchise while also trying to return to the caliber of player we saw earlier in her career.