The Lynx open their season tonight against the Phoenix Mercury in a match up of the last two WNBA champions. What does the season hold in store for the Lynx?
If it feels like the WNBA season has arrived more quickly than usual, that's because it has.
The Lynx begin their title defense this evening at home against the Phoenix Mercury (6:30 pm CDT, ESPN), roughly three weeks earlier than usual because the league will take a month long break for the Olympics beginning in late July. A sign of how full of star power the Lynx are is that four of their players--Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen, Seimone Augustus, and Sylvia Fowles--have been named to the U.