Rebekkah Lamar Brunson

The 2025 season will be Brunson’s sixth season as an Assistant Coach with the Lynx. Brunson joined the Lynx coaching staff after retiring in February of 2020 from an illustrious career, highlighted by a record five WNBA titles, the most of any player in league history.

Brunson’s career spanned 15 seasons as she appeared in 453 regular season games with Sacramento and Minnesota, averaging 9.2 PPG (46.6% shooting), 7.4 RPG and 1.1 APG. Brunson appeared in 81 career postseason contests, including a league-record 34 WNBA Finals games, posting playoff averages of 8.4 PPG (44.7% shooting), 7.0 RPG and 1.4 APG.

Acquired by Minnesota in the dispersal draft of former Sacramento players on Dec. 14, 2009, she retired as the WNBA’s all-time leader in total rebounds (3,356) and offensive rebounds (1,166). Since her retirement, her total rebound record has been broken but Brunson still holds the record for most offensive boards in league history. The Lynx retired Brunson’s No. 32 jersey in July 2022, joining teammates Seimone Augustus (33), Sylvia Fowles (34), Maya Moore (23) and Lindsay Whalen (13) in the Target Center rafters.

Brunson shares Minnesota's single-game franchise records for total rebounds with 20 (Sylvia Fowles) and offensive rebounds with 10 (Tamika Williams), while her career-best 32-point game came in a Sacramento uniform. Her resume includes five All-Star Game appearances, 11 playoff appearances and eight trips to the WNBA Finals. Brunson was named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team in 2011 and was a six-time All-Defensive Second Team selection (2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2018).

Brunson continues to be a pillar in the Twin Cities community. She is an analyst for FanDuel Sports Network’s coverage of the Minnesota Timberwolves, continues to give back to the organization with Basketball Academy clinics and bookmobile stops.