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At the close of the 2018 WNBA season, the active roster of the Minnesota Lynx included Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson, Sylvia Fowles, Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen. Heading into 2021 free agency, only Fowles remains.
And yet, general manager and head coach Cheryl Reeve once again has the Lynx situated for championship contention. Reeve and the Lynx have added free agents Kayla McBride, Aerial Powers and Natalie Achonwa to a team that exceeded expectations last season.
Kayla McBride has agreed to terms with Minnesota, and she’s championship ready. pic.twitter.com/7kThOlHCEr WSLAM (@wslam) January 27, 2021
The Minnesota Lynx entered the 2021 free agency period with plentiful cap space, and they have made the most of it, adding free agents Kayla McBride, Aerial Powers and Natalie Achonwa. What else might general manager-head coach Cheryl Reeve have in store?
Feb. 1: Free agency signing period begins! Get those browser refresh fingers ready.
Jan. 15-Feb. 1: Players can begin talks with teams; teams can begin talks with players. Everyone can suss out the landscape and pitch to their hearts’ content, but no contracts can be signed.
Jan. 1-14: Teams must send qualifying offers to make players restricted or reserved. Players that are not restricted or reserved will become unrestricted free agents.
A note about coring: Players can be cored a maximum of three times and coring tags need to be applied during this two-week window. Per Her Hoops Stats, Candice Dupree and Tina Charles have been cored three times apiece and, therefore, cannot be cored again. Brittney Griner, for example, is cored by the Phoenix Mercury. Since each team is permitted to core only one player at a time, the Mercury cannot core another player unless they get rid of Griner first through trade or waiver, or in the event that she retires.