The 2014 WNBA season was the 16th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Lynx were defending their 2013 WNBA Championship, seeking to become the third franchise to win three titles.[1] However, their bid fell short as they lost to the Phoenix Mercury in the conference finals.
The Lynx had a positive offseason, re-signing free agent center Janel McCarville and guard Monica Wright, two key components of the 2013 championship team. The Lynx also announced their first uniform sponsor, the Mayo Clinic.[2]
The following are the Lynx's selections in the 2014 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Tricia Liston | Duke | |
| 2 | 15 | Asya Bussie | ||
| 2 | 24 | Christina Foggie | ||
| 3 | 36 | Asia Taylor | Louisville | |
| Date | Trade | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=375 | To Minnesota Lynx | width=375 | To New York Liberty | |
| Right to swap 3rd round picks in 2015 WNBA Draft | Sugar Rodgers |
| Player | Signed | Former team | |
| April 2, 2014 | Unsigned 2012 Draftee | ||
| April 15, 2014 | Draft Pick | ||
| April 15, 2014 | Draft Pick | ||
| April 15, 2014 | Draft Pick | ||
| April 15, 2014 | Draft Pick | ||
| April 16, 2014 | Connecticut Sun (free agent) |
| Player | Left | New team | |
| February 14, 2014 | Suspended | ||
| February 16, 2014 | New York Liberty |
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Janel McCarville | Devereaux Peters | |
| PF | Damiris Dantas | ||
| SF | Maya Moore | Tricia Liston | |
| SG | Seimone Augustus | ||
| PG | Lindsay Whalen | Lindsey Moore |
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | May 5 | Australia | | Waltea Rolle (17) | Maya Moore (7) | Tan White (8) | Target Center
2550 | 1 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | May 9 | Phoenix | | Tan White (16) | Maya Moore and Tricia Liston (6) | Damiris Dantas and Tan White (3) | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
3194 | 2 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | May 11 | @ Chicago | | Asia Taylor (18) | Damiris Dantas (9) | Lindsey Moore (8) | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
3194 | 3 - 0
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | May 16 | @ Washington | | Maya Moore (34) | Damiris Dantas (12) | Lindsay Whalen (8) | Verizon Center
7395 | 1 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | May 18 | Connecticut | | Maya Moore (33) | Maya Moore (12) | Lindsay Whalen (4) | Target Center
9434 | 2 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | May 23 | @ Tulsa | | Maya Moore (38) | Maya Moore (13) | Lindsay Whalen (5) | BOK Center
6845 | 3 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | May 24 | New York | | Maya Moore (30) | Damiris Dantas (8) | Janel McCarville (6) | Target Center
8323 | 4 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | May 26 | @ Chicago | | Lindsay Whalen (22) | Janel McCarville (12) | Lindsay Whalen (4) | Allstate Arena
6058 | 5 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | May 30 | San Antonio | | Maya Moore (26) | Maya Moore (9) | McCarville &<br>M. Moore (5) | Target Center
8734 | 6 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | June 1 | @ San Antonio | | Seimone Augustus (25) | Maya Moore (9) | Lindsay Whalen (10) | AT&T Center
5089 | 7 - 0|- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | June 6 | @ Seattle | | Augustus & M. Moore (12) | Damaris Dantas (8) | Tan White (5) | KeyArena
6836 | 7 - 1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | June 8 | @ Los Angeles | | Seimone Augustus (26) | Maya Moore (13) | Lindsay Whalen (7) | Staples Center
8770 | 8 - 1|- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | June 13 | @ Atlanta | | Lindsay Whalen (22) | Maya Moore (9) | Seimone Augustus (6) | Philips Arena
6684 | 8 - 2|- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | June 15 | Phoenix | | Maya Moore (13) | Damaris Dantas (12) | Lindsay Whalen (5) | Target Center
8957 | 8 - 3|- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | June 17 | @ Los Angeles | | Maya Moore (31) | Devereaux Peters (6) | Janel McCarville (8) | Staples Center
9636 | 9 - 3|- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | June 18 | @ Phoenix | | Maya Moore (36) | M. Moore & Whalen (4) | Lindsay Whalen (5) | US Airways Center
8963 | 9 - 4|- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | June 20 | Washington | | Maya Moore (20) | Maya Moore (10) | M. Moore & L.Whalen (7) | Target Center
8813 | 10 - 4|- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | June 22 | Indiana | | Maya Moore (25) | M. Moore & Peters (6) | Lindsay Whalen (6) | Target Center
8704 | 11 - 4|- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | June 27 | @ Seattle | | Maya Moore (20) | Maya Moore (10) | Lindsay Whalen (4) | KeyArena
6547 | 11 - 5|- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | June 29 | Seattle | | Janel McCarville (22) | Maya Moore (7) | Maya Moore (7) | Target Center
8814 | 12 - 5|- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | July 3 | San Antonio | | Lindsay Whalen (22) | Janel McCarville (9) | Lindsay Whalen (7) | Target Center
7622 | 13 - 5|- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | July 6 | @ New York | | Maya Moore (25) | Maya Moore (8) | Lindsay Whalen (5) | Madison Square Garden
8151 | 13 - 6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | July 8 | Los Angeles | | Maya Moore (30) | Lindsay Whalen (9) | Devereaux Peters (6) | Target Center
7920 | 14 - 6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | July 10 | @ Tulsa | | Maya Moore (33) | Maya Moore (11) | Lindsay Whalen (10) | BOK Center
4961 | 15 - 6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | July 13 | Seattle | | Maya Moore (26) | Maya Moore (12) | Lindsay Whalen (7) | Target Center
9114 | 16 - 6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | July 16 | Tulsa | | Maya Moore (32) | Damiris Dantas (11) | Moore and Whalen (5) | Target Center
16413 | 17 - 6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | July 22 | Atlanta | | Maya Moore (48) | Rebekkah Brunson (12) | Lindsay Whalen (9) | Target Center
9332 | 18 - 6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | July 25 | San Antonio | | Seimone Augustus (17) | Maya Moore (8) | Seimone Augustus (6) | Target Center
9104 | 19 - 6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | July 27 | @ Connecticut | | Maya Moore (17) |Rebekkah Brunson (10) | Maya Moore (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena
8019 | 20 - 6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | July 31 | Phoenix | | Maya Moore (20) | Rebekkah Brunson (11) | McCarville & Whalen (5) | Target Center
9513 | 21 - 6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | August 2 | @ Tulsa | |Maya Moore (40) | Rebekkah Brunson (9) | Lindsay Whalen (6) | BOK Center
6339 | 22 - 6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | August 5 | @ Indiana | | | | | Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| 23 - 6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | August 7 | Chicago | | | | | Target Center
| 24 - 6|- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | August 9 | @ Phoenix | | | | | US Airways Center
| 24 - 7|- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | August 12 | Los Angeles | | | | | Target Center
| 24 - 8|- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | August 15 | @ San Antonio | | | | | AT&T Center
| 24 - 9|- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | August 16 | Tulsa | | Maya Moore (19) | Maya Moore (12) | Lindsay Whalen (9) | Target Center
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