The Sparks, three games outside of the WNBA’s final playoff spot nearing the midway point of the season, host first-place Minnesota on Thursday afternoon.

Former UConn star Napheesa Collier was bleeding blue when she drafted her 2025 WNBA All-Star team, selecting three of her fellow Huskies.

The rosters for the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game are set after Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier drafted their teams on Tuesday. Clark had the first pick in the first round, which featured the starters, and selected her Indiana Fever teammate Aliyah Boston.

Napheesa Collier (-500) continues to inch closer to her first-ever MVP as the -500 odds is the most favored she’s been all year. Collier’s averaged 23.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.2 combined blocks and steals per game over the previous three contests.

Paige Bueckers earned her first WNBA Rookie of the Month award in June, while Napheesa Collier won her second Player of the Month honor.

Minnesota is armed with two of the lethalist free-throw shooters in the WNBA. Entering Tuesday’s action, 32 players had shot 50-plus times from the stripe this season. Collier is first among them in free-throw percentage, while McBride is second (94.1).

Minnesota Lynx superstar forward Napheesa Collier made sure to shut down a ridiculous conspiracy theory that a potential 2026 WNBA lockout would somehow benefit her 3-on-3 Unrivaled league.

Napheesa Collier scored 28 points, Courtney Williams had 10 points, six rebounds, eight assists and five steals and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 92-75 for their third straight regular-season victory.