When Minnesota hosts Connecticut on Sunday night in Game 1 of the best-of-five semifinals, Collier will be the driving force for a team looking to win a fifth title.

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier will be named 2024 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, according to Shams Charania. His report coincides with a social media post from the WNBPA that appeared to inadvertently leak the upcoming award winners.

Every series in the first round of the 2024 WNBA playoffs was over in two games. But as the semifinals extend to a best-of-five format, all four remaining teams are legitimate title contenders. The New York Liberty and Connecticut Sun are going for their first championships in franchise history.