5 questions for the Minnesota Lynx’s 2019 season

Here’s where it might get even tougher. The Lynx struggled a bit last season in Whalen’s swan song when she averaged a career-low 5.7 points and 3.1 assists in 19.3 minutes per contest. Whalen was the piece that made Reeve’s scheme run smoothly, so Minnesota needs a new voice to step up at the guard position. Danielle Robinson, a three-time All-Star from 2013-15, returns for her second season with Minnesota, but perhaps Reeve’s biggest move this offseason could erase the loss of Whalen. The Lynx traded guard Alexis Jones to Los Angeles in exchange for Odyssey Sims, a 26-year-old guard who ironically was Whalen’s biggest nemesis when the Lynx-Sparks rivalry was at its peak. Sims is more of a scorer than facilitator — she owns career averages of 12.8 points and 3.6 assists per game. In two preseason games, Sims averaged 22.5 points, 5.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals. Yes, it’s only two games — and preseason, at that – but Sims looks like she’ll thrive in Reeve’s system.

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