Overview
- The Minnesota Lynx selected TCU guard Olivia Miles with the second pick at the WNBA Draft in New York City.
- Miles delayed turning pro by skipping the 2025 draft to play one more college season after transferring from Notre Dame to TCU.
- In 2025–26 she earned Big 12 Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year and averaged 19.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 6.6 assists while leading TCU to a conference title.
- She said she is eager to learn from forward Napheesa Collier, praising Collier’s game and presence as she joins a veteran Minnesota group.
- Reporting links her timing to the league’s new collective bargaining agreement, with projections that her rookie pay could top $400,000.