The Lynx finished the season with a 27–7 record, best in the WNBA and the best regular-season record in franchise history. They then defeated the
San Antonio Silver Stars in three games and the
Phoenix Mercury in two to reach the
2011 WNBA Finals.
The Lynx held the first overall pick in the 2011 draft, and surprised nobody by selecting
Maya Moore, a 6'0" forward out of
Connecticut. Moore had won three consecutive
Wade Trophies as the best player in women's college basketball, the only player to have done so. She had also won two championships with the Huskies.[1] The Lynx also held the fourth overall pick, which they used to select
Amber Harris from
Xavier. Both Moore and Harris would ultimately make the team out of training camp.
In the second round, the Lynx selected
Jessica Breland,
Felicia Chester, and Kachine Alexander. The Lynx ultimately released Alexander.
February 18: The Lynx signed Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
April 9: The Lynx traded Nicky Anosike to the Washington Mystics in exchange for their first-round pick in the 2012 draft.
April 11: The Lynx traded draft rights to Jessica Breland to the New York Liberty for the draft rights to Angel Robinson and New York's second-round pick in the 2012 draft.
April 11: The Lynx traded Felecia Chester to the Atlanta Dream for Rachel Jarry and a 2012 second-round draft pick.
May 12: The Lynx waived Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
May 27: The Lynx waived Angel Robinson and Kachine Alexander.
May 27: The Lynx traded Quanitra Hollingsworth to the New York Liberty in exchange for the right to swap third-round picks in the 2012 draft.
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