Lynx lock down key players Whalen, Augustus with multi-year extensions
The WNBA-best Minnesota Lynx have signed veteran guards Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whalen to multi-year contract extensions.
Augustus and Whalen have been key pieces in the Lynx's dominance of the WNBA over the past five seasons, reaching the WNBA Finals four times since 2011 and clinching homecourt advantage throughout the 2016 WNBA Playoffs.
A six-time WNBA All-Star and three-time Olympic gold medalist, Augustus has spent her entire career with the Lynx. The Lynx's all-time leading scorer, Augustus is averaging 11.3 points on 45.9% shooting this season, her 11th in the WNBA.
A two-time Olympic gold medalist, five time WNBA All-Star and three-time All-WNBA First Team selection, Whalen is averaging 10.1 points, 3.9 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game so far this season, her seventh with the Lynx and 13th in the WNBA. Already the franchise leader in assists with 2,153, the former Gopher scored her 5,000th career point July 7 at Connecticut, becoming the first player in WNBA history with 5000+ points, 2000+ assists and 1500+ rebounds.
