Todd Barin

Web Editorial Associate

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The Lynx have been busy this offseason and especially recently in adding valuable assets to their already Championship-level squad.

Minnesota has added three players within the last week, including the WNBA Draft, who could have a solid impact on the team this season.

Jia Perkins

Minnesota gave up the 14th overall selection in the 2016 WNBA Draft to get Perkins, a proven veteran guard who will help the Lynx both on the court as a player, and off the court as a mentor.

With 12 years of WNBA experience and priceless playoff knowledge under her belt, Perkins proved last season that she still has the capability of impacting games by averaging 13.3 points per game, and making 88 percent of her free throw attempts.

During the Lynx’ Championship run last season, Renee Montgomery showed that she can be a force when put in the spotlight at both the point and shooting guard position.

By adding Perkins, the Lynx have yet another reliable guard coming off of the bench to back up Lindsay Whalen and Seimone Augustus.

Bashaara Graves

The Lynx selected Graves with the 22nd overall selection in the Draft last week with the hopes of molding the 6’2 forward into a Rebekkah Brunson clone.

Known for her tenacity on the boards by averaging 8.3 rebounds per game in her senior season at the University of Tennessee, Graves is also efficient offensively, averaging 10.9 points while shooting over 52 percent from the field in the college career.

Posting a career high 19 rebounds in college, Graves will provide the Lynx with a big and youthful body off of the bench which is always beneficial for a team with a veteran frontcourt.

Courtney Williams

Minnesota announced yesterday that they have signed undrafted rookie Williams out of Texas A&M University.

A 6’1 guard/forward hybrid, Williams averaged 12.5 points her senior season while shooting 40 percent from the field, and has great length which causes havoc for her opponents and allows her to get tough rebounds, leading to her 4.7 boards per game throughout her collegiate career.

Williams will provide tough matchups for smaller guards on the perimeter and has the potential to cause problems for opposing teams by posting up smaller defenders.