{"id":97959,"date":"2025-06-14T09:50:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T09:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/97959\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T09:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T09:50:15","slug":"lynx-star-napheesa-collier-icon-seimone-augustus-bond-over-basketball-in-wholesome-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/97959\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynx star Napheesa Collier, icon Seimone Augustus bond over basketball in wholesome reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Lynx star Napheesa Collier, icon Seimone Augustus bond over basketball in wholesome reunion<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Minnesota Lynx<\/a> have developed a long legacy of WNBA superstars, and their past and present icons were able to come together during the team\u2019s June 13 practice. The most notable sighting was the sweet reunion moment between reigning Defensive Player of the Year Napheesa Collier<\/a> and four-time champion Seimone Augustus, who overlapped for one year before the latter left for the Los Angeles Sparks.<\/p>\n

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After the retired Lynx stars hung around to witness the current squad\u2019s practice, Collier and Augustus fondly reminisced on their mentorship dynamic during media day.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo have someone like Seimone be your vet and have her be so welcoming too, you hear stories where that doesn\u2019t always happen, and so I was really lucky in my vets and to have Mone,\u201d Collier expressed with gratitude.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer competitiveness, and she\u2019s so calm in her exterior in that way, but the way that she turns it on, she\u2019s a very competitive person,\u201d Collier said. \u201cSo seeing that come out of her and [having her] teach that to me in my rookie year, it was an amazing experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a rookie, you\u2019re like a baby bird. You don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on, you need help with everything. And [Augustus] and [Sylvia Fowles] really took me under their wing in that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Collier entered the league in 2019 after being chosen sixth overall by the Lynx. Augustus had helped build Minnesota into one of the most dominant dynasties in WNBA history alongside the likes of all-time greats like Fowles and Maya Moore<\/a>. Collier described what it was like to play with W stars who would usually be intimidating to a rookie.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnytime I had questions, Seimone and Syl were the first ones to give me their numbers and say \u2018hit me up if you need anything.\u2019 [Hanging] out even outside of the court, just making me feel really comfortable. And I think that\u2019s leadership,\u201d the 28-year-old declared.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you necessarily want to be hanging out with the rookie? She probably didn\u2019t,\u201d Collier joked with a smile. \u201cBut as a leader, she knew that chemistry built off the court is what makes you a great team on the court. So, she\u2019s kind of the one who taught me that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The feelings definitely seem mutual, as Augustus had just as many positive things to say about her former mentee and went into detail about the potential she saw in a young Collier.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019d seen the maturity, obviously, and I\u2019d seen the observation,\u201d Augustus began. \u201cShe was really quiet, like myself, and she would just sit back and watch myself and Syl kind of lead the team and see how we would go about our business, and now I see all of those similarities in the way that she goes about her business on the court.\u201d<\/p>\n

The three-time Olympic gold medalist proudly discussed the growth she\u2019s seen in the sixth professional season under Collier\u2019s belt, which has also made her the top candidate for this year\u2019s MVP award<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way that she plays, the way that she leads by example first, but then also vocally, you see her instructing her teammates and cheering them on,\u201d the Hall of Famer continued. \u201cOr if she\u2019s got to get on them a little bit, she [will].<\/p>\n

\u201cBut her level of play, I knew it would increase. It\u2019s just a matter of figuring out the game and getting the tempo and the pace of the W. But it was only a matter of time and, I guess, this is her time.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Augustus officially passing the torch from one generation to the next with her seal of approval, she\u2019s prepared to accept her next career honor. The LSU assistant coach rejoined the Lynx ahead of their June 14 contest against the Sparks \u2014 the team she left Minnesota for just a few years ago \u2014 for a special team-planned celebration of her 2024 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction.<\/p>\n

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