# Napheesa Collier Is Back... And That Makes the Lynx the WNBA Championship Favorite Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-women-s-basketball-daily-podcast-on-the-wnba-909425/napheesa-collier-is-back-and-that-makes-the-lynx-the-wnba-championship-favorite Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-women-s-basketball-daily-podcast-on-the-wnba-909425/napheesa-collier-is-back-and-that-makes-the-lynx-the-wnba-championship-favorite.md Podcast: [Locked On Women's Basketball – Daily Podcast On The WNBA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-women-s-basketball-daily-podcast-on-the-wnba-909425) Published: 2026-07-02T14:13:20+00:00 Episode link: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-womens-basketball/ Audio file: https://pdrl.fm/ab2d09/lockedon.simplecastaudio.com/8d31b389-535c-4ce7-b173-5f7016ba17c8/episodes/d2232a47-fd45-49af-a2e9-51be977eb865/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8d31b389-535c-4ce7-b173-5f7016ba17c8&awEpisodeId=d2232a47-fd45-49af-a2e9-51be977eb865&feed=6xlU4vnG Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/locked-on-women-s-basketball-daily-podcast-on-the-wnba-909425/episodes/napheesa-collier-is-back-and-that-makes-the-lynx-the-wnba-championship-favorite Duration seconds: 1687 ## Resource Napheesa Collier is officially back at practiceβ€”and that could be the final piece the Minnesota Lynx need to make a serious run at the 2026 WNBA Championship. The Lynx have already been one of the league's best teams, racing to a 15-4 record behind an elite offense, top-tier defense, and outstanding depth led by rookie sensation Olivia Miles and veteran Natasha Howard. Now, with Collier progressing from offseason ankle surgeries and nearing her return, Minnesota's ceiling just got even higher. In today's episode: πŸ€ Napheesa Collier returns to practice πŸ”₯ Why the Lynx have dominated without their superstar ⭐ Olivia Miles' incredible rookie season πŸ’ͺ Natasha Howard's impact on both ends of the floor πŸ“Š Why Minnesota has become the WNBA title favorite πŸ‘€ Preview and predictions for tonight's WNBA games πŸ† Early 2026 WNBA Championship outlook ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/locked-on-women-s-basketball-daily-podcast-on-the-wnba-909425/episodes/napheesa-collier-is-back-and-that-makes-the-lynx-the-wnba-championship-favorite/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-women-s-basketball-daily-podcast-on-the-wnba-909425/napheesa-collier-is-back-and-that-makes-the-lynx-the-wnba-championship-favorite.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.