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CBS News
28-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Newcomer Karlie Samuelson thriving with the Minnesota Lynx this season
One of the off season additions that is paying dividends for the Minnesota Lynx is Karlie Samuelson. She's a 7-year WNBA veteran that joined the Lynx this season hoping to be part of something special. "I couldn't be happier, and I get to play for a legend like Cheryl [Reeve]," said Samuelson. The Lynx acquired Samuleson on draft day in April. She says she was mid-flight at the time of the trade. "My phone start blowing up with 'Congrats, Oh my gosh…' and my heart starts pounding. I kind of figured I was traded or something happened, but I didn't where. No one was saying where," said Samuleson. "Then I had a text from Eric Thibault who was my coach in D.C. that said 'Let's go!' I'm like 'I'm traded to Minnesota?' I called my sister [Katie Lou Samuelson] when I finally got service, and she's like, 'yeah it's been public for 5 hours now.' I just didn't know." said Samuelson. Samuelson's not alone as a newbie. Her former head coach for the Washington Mystics, Thibault, joined the Lynx this season as the associate head coach under Reeve. "Last year we saw something in Karlie, maybe before some other teams did, and knowing we had a chance to get her here to compliment the players we already had, I thought it would be a great fit," said Thibault. Samuelson is fitting in seamlessly with 27 points after 4 games, scoring 41% from the arc. "I know that [Thibault] has my best interests at heart, and he'll tell me things as they happen, like, 'Hey, you missed that tag over there, and I'm like thanks yeah you're right," said Samuelson. "I'm new, but I feel super comfortable in the system and all the girls are lovely."
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sister of Former Caitlin Clark Teammate Gets Traded Hours Before WNBA Draft
The 2025 WNBA Draft begins at 7:30 pm ET in New York City. The expectation has been that UConn star Paige Bueckers will be the first overall choice and end up with the Dallas Wings. Other potential top-five picks include Dominique Malonga, Kiki Iriafen, Aneesah Morrow and Sonia Citron. Advertisement After the Wings, the next teams in the draft order are the Seattle Storm, Washington Mystics (picks No. 3 and 4) and Golden State Valkyries. The Mystics also have the No. 6 choice, so Washington has half of the first six choices in the WNBA Draft. Just before the WNBA Draft, the Mystics made a trade with the Minnesota Lynx. The Mystics wound up trading away Karie Samuelson in exchange for a 2026 first-round pick, per Kareem Copeland. "Trade (but not the one people may be looking out for): Mystics have traded Karlie Samuelson to the Minnesota Lynx for the Lynx 2026 1st-round pick." Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) rushes up the court against Washington Mystics guard Karlie Samuelson (44) Brett Phelps/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK Samuelson is the sister of Katie Lou Samuelson, who was a member of the Indiana Fever and a teammate of Caitlin Clark's in the 2024 WNBA season before signing with the Seattle Storm in the offseason. Advertisement Karlie Samuelson averaged 8.4 points with 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 29 games for the Mystics in 2024. But the Mystics have been aggressively trading veterans for future draft picks, and Washington now has a pair of first-round picks in 2026 and one in 2027 with the three this year. The rebuild continues, and Karlie Samuelson is the latest player to be traded away. Related: Paige Bueckers' Potential Future Teammate Sends Message Before 2025 WNBA Draft
