Minnesota Lynx 2022 season: 14–22, scoring 82.4 points per game and allowing 83.9 (-1.5 average margin) across 36 games. Updated August 16, 2026.
Scouting report
The Lynx finished 14–22, 9th in the league standings, with a -1.8 net rating that ranked 7th of 12. This was an offense-first team — 5th in offensive rating (102.6) but 10th on defense (104.4 allowed per 100). Nothing jumped off the page as a strength, and the weak spot was losing the turnover battle (19.3% of possessions vs. 15.3% for opponents). Scoring was spread around — Aerial Powers led at 14.4 a game, but no one accounted for more than 17% of the points, though the on/off numbers point to Bridget Carleton as the one they can least afford to lose — +11 per 100 possessions better with her on the floor. The high points: a 3-game winning streak (Jul 3–Jul 12) and a 31-point rout of the Aces on Jul 3. The lows: a 5-game losing streak (Jun 7–Jun 19) and a 27-point loss to the Storm on Aug 12. They went 3–17 against teams at .500 or better and 2–7 in games decided by five or fewer. Bottom line: a middle-of-the-pack team held back by its turnover problem — good enough to beat anyone on a given night, not consistent enough to be feared.
Season summary
Record 14–22.
82.4 points scored, 83.9 allowed per game.
Net rating -1.8 per 100 possessions (offense 102.6, defense 104.4, pace 79.8).
Aerial Powers leads the team at 14.4 ppg.
Sylvia Fowles leads the team at 9.8 rpg.
Moriah Jefferson leads the team at 4.9 apg.
Recent results
L 77-89 @ SEA
W 81-71 vs ATL
W 86-77 @ PHO
L 69-96 vs SEA
L 83-90 @ CON
Lynx roster
Aerial Powers #3, F-G — 14.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.9 apg in 35 games
Sylvia Fowles #34, C — 14.4 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 1.2 apg in 30 games
Kayla McBride #21, G — 13.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.1 apg in 31 games
Shot-zone charts shaded against the WNBA average, four factors versus opponents, most-used lineups by net rating, on/off player impact, and where the Lynx rank league-wide.