The 2008 WNBA season was the tenth season for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx were not able to return to the postseason for the first time since 2004.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School |
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| 1 | 3 | Candice Wiggins | Stanford | |
| 2 | 16 | Nicky Anosike | Tennessee | |
| 3 | 30 | Charde Houston | Connecticut | |
| March 14, 2008 | To Minnesota Lynx Kristen Rasmussen | To Connecticut Sun Tamika Raymond and the right to swap second-round picks in the 2009 WNBA draft. | |
| June 22, 2008[2] | To Minnesota Lynx LaToya Thomas | To Detroit Shock Eshaya Murphy |
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| Date | Opponent | Score | Leading Scorer | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18 | vs. Detroit | 84-70 | Charde Houston (21) | 9,972 | 1-0 |
| May 27 | @ Houston | 98-92 (OT) | Seimone Augustus (25) | 7,261 | 2-0 |
| May 29 | @ Chicago | 75-69 | Seimone Augustus (19) | 3,014 | 3-0 |
| May 31 | vs. Phoenix | 94-83 | Seimone Augustus (22) | 6,914 | 4-0 |
| June 3 | @ Atlanta | 85-81 | Candice Wiggins (22) | 5,844 | 5-0 |
| June 6 | @ Connecticut | 77-78 | Seimone Augustus (22) | 6,327 | 5-1 |
| June 8 | vs. San Antonio | 90-78 | Seimone Augustus (18) | 5,020 | 6-1 |
| June 10 | vs. Connecticut | 66-75 | Candice Wiggins (22) | 7,186 | 6-2 |
| June 12 | vs. Sacramento | 78-82 | Seimone Augustus (21) | 4,875 | 6-3 |
| June 14 | @ New York | 76-77 | Candice Wiggins (26) | 7,452 | 6-4 |
| June 20 | @ Detroit | 93-98 (OT) | Seimone Augustus (26) | 8,916 | 6-5 |
| June 21 | vs. Houston | 65-72 | Candice Wiggins (24) | 5,865 | 6-6 |
| June 24 | vs. New York | 91-69 | Seimone Augustus (21) | 6,280 | 7-6 |
| June 26 | vs. Sacramento | 80-76 | Seimone Augustus (23) | 5,722 | 8-6 |
| June 28 | @ San Antonio | 65-73 | Nicky Anosike (16) | 7,513 | 8-7 |
| July 1 | vs. Chicago | 71-73 | Candice Wiggins (17) | 4,765 | 8-8 |
| July 3 | @ Los Angeles | 88-70 | Seimone Augustus (29) | 8,587 | 9-8 |
| July 5 | @ Seattle | 71-96 | Nicky Anosike (15) | 7,553 | 9-9 |
| July 9 | vs. Atlanta | 67-73 | Seimone Augustus (17) | 5,893 | 9-10 |
| July 12 | vs. Houston | 85-71 | Seimone Augustus (27) | 6,495 | 10-10 |
| July 17 | @ Houston | 88-96 | Candice Wiggins (27) | 7,261 | 10-11 |
| July 19 | @ San Antonio | 87-74 | Seimone Augustus (30) | 8,614 | 11-11 |
| July 22 | vs. Seattle | 73-76 | Charde Houston (16) | 12,276 | 11-12 |
| July 24 | @ Indiana | 84-80 (OT) | Seimone Augustus (25) | 6,010 | 12-12 |
| July 25 | vs. San Antonio | 78-68 | Seimone Augustus (20) | 7,247 | 13-12 |
| July 27 | vs. Los Angeles | 84-92 (OT) | Seimone Augustus (29) | 9,433 | 13-13 |
| August 30 | vs. Washington | 92-78 | Candice Wiggins (22) | 6,980 | 14-13 |
| September 1 | @ Los Angeles | 58-82 | Seimone Augustus (13) | 9,072 | 14-14 |
| September 3 | @ Phoenix | 96-103 | Seimone Augustus (27) | 7,722 | 14-15 |
| September 6 | @ Seattle | 88-96 | Seimone Augustus (26) | 9,339 | 14-16 |
| September 7 | @ Sacramento | 71-78 | Charde Houston (19) | 7,999 | 14-17 |
| September 9 | vs. Indiana | 86-76 | Charde Houston (18) | 6,706 | 15-17 |
| September 12 | vs. Phoenix | 87-96 | Lindsey Harding (20) | 8,343 | 15-18 |
| September 14 | @ Washington | 96-70 | Charde Houston (18) | 10,438 | 16-18 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 31 | 33.6 | .470 | .317 | .890 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 19.1 | ||
| 30 | 1 | 27.5 | .403 | .306 | .817 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 15.7 | ||
| 34 | 34 | 27.1 | .438 | .000 | .699 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 9.2 | ||
| 33 | 0 | 17.6 | .492 | .000 | .741 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 8.8 | ||
| 34 | 34 | 24.9 | .391 | .364 | .763 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 8.5 | ||
| 24 | 11 | 24.6 | .367 | .080 | .694 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 6.4 | ||
| 34 | 34 | 16.4 | .453 | .000 | .785 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 5.8 | ||
| 30 | 0 | 10.1 | .445 | .000 | .614 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 32 | 25 | 16.7 | .398 | .313 | .667 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 13 | 0 | 11.3 | .500 | .714 | .444 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.6 | ||
| 16 | 0 | 7.8 | .319 | .333 | .556 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 | ||
| 31 | 0 | 12.7 | .375 | .348 | .739 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 5.0 | .250 | .333 | .833 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .200 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |