This season the Lynx have a new duo at the power forward position: Damiris Dantas and Jessica Shepard.

Dantas, the Lynx’s 2014 No. 12 overall draft pick, returned to the team this year in free agency while Shepard was taken at No. 16 in this year’s draft.

The two forwards give the Lynx a very different and exciting look when they’re in the game. Both have seen heavy run in the early part of this season, with Dantas starting and Shepard one of the first players off the bench. Dantas has often been playing the backup center position in addition to the starting four, meaning that her and Shepard are often on the floor together for significant minutes.

Watching them play against the Storm it’s clear why head coach Cheryl Reeve is so invested in this duo.

Both Dantas and Shepard were extremely efficient on Wednesday night. Shepard went 4-for-7 for 10 points and Dantas went 5-of-6 for 12 points, including two three pointers. Seeing Dantas knock down a couple threes was a sight for sore eyes—she has a sweet stroke but her preferred range is around 17 feet—the Lynx have been working hard with her to extend her range. Shepard’s three-pointer is a work in progress, but it’s coming along. She has the green light and isn’t afraid to shoot, but hasn’t been able to knock one down yet.

Dantas and Shepard are both smart and creative high-low passers. The Lynx initiate several plays with one of them at the top of the key looking for a pass inside to a cutter like Napheesa Collier, or over the top to Sylvia Fowles. If they can also knock down a three-pointer, that positioning at the top of the floor becomes even more dangerous.

Their passing skills also come in handy when initiating the Lynx’s transition offense. Dantas and Shepard are both good rebounders but they do so in different ways. Dantas tends to use her size and strength to box out while Shepard flies to the ball like no other. Once they secure a rebound, both look immediately down the floor to find players like Danielle Robinson and Odyssey Sims on the run.

Both are excellent defenders as well. Though Natasha Howard had a big night for the Storm, finishing with 18 points, that wasn’t necessarily the fault of Dantas, her primary defender. Howard hit a lot of shots with a hand in her face and Dantas did a good job taking away Howard’s cuts to the basket for easy scores, making her earn her buckets in the post.

While there are certainly differences in Dantas and Shepard’s game, their core passing and rebounding abilities are similar, allowing the Lynx to have a passing and rebounding forward in the game at all times. That opens up a ton of action for the rest of the team. It’s a different look for the Lynx, no doubt, but it’s one the team is very excited about. On Wednesday we got our first real look at why.