The 2013 WNBA season was the 15th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Lynx won their second WNBA Championship in three years, and led the league in wins for the third straight season.

The Lynx entered the season as the two-time defending WNBA Western Conference champions. The Lynx won the 2011 WNBA Finals, but lost the 2012 WNBA Finals to the Indiana Fever.

The 2012 season saw the retirement of veteran center Taj McWilliams-Franklin. The Lynx replaced her in the offseason, trading guard Candice Wiggins for former University of Minnesota standout Janel McCarville, who had played with Lynx point guard Lindsay Whalen in college.

Despite returning three olympians and an all-star in their starting lineup, the Lynx were considered something of an afterthought going into the season, with much of the press going to the Phoenix Mercury, which drafted Brittney Griner.

Despite the lowered expectations, the Lynx had another outstanding season, finishing with the best record in the WNBA for the third straight year, and placing four players in the WNBA All-Star Game. After dispatching the Seattle Storm in the opening round of the playoffs, the Lynx swept the Phoenix Mercury in the Western Conference Finals, to earn their third straight trip to the WNBA Finals. They then defeated the Atlanta Dream to win their second WNBA title in three years.^[1]

The following are the Lynx' selections in the 2013 WNBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/team/country
1	12	Lindsey Moore	United States	Nebraska
2	14 (From Phx.)	Sugar Rodgers	United States	Georgetown
2	24	Chucky Jeffery	United States	Colorado
3	36	Waltiea Rolle	United States	North Carolina

On March 1, 2013, the Lynx announced that they had traded Candice Wiggins to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for a third-round pick in the draft and the rights to Janel McCarville from the New York Liberty.^[2]

2013 Minnesota Lynx roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G/F 33 Augustus, Seimone 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 04-30-1984 LSU 7 F 32 Brunson, Rebekkah 6' 2" (1.88m) 184 lb (83kg) 12-11-1981 Georgetown 9 F 6 Harris, Amber 6' 5" (1.96m) 202 lb (92kg) 01-16-1988 Xavier 2 G 12 Jarry, Rachel 6' 1" (1.85m) 176 lb (80kg) 12-06-1991 Australia R C 4 McCarville, Janel 6' 2" (1.88m) 205 lb (93kg) 11-03-1982 Minnesota 7 G 00 Moore, Lindsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 153 lb (69kg) 06-03-1991 Nebraska R F 23 Moore, Maya 6' 0" (1.83m) 175 lb (79kg) 06-11-1989 Connecticut 2 F 14 Peters, Devereaux 6' 2" (1.88m) 170 lb (77kg) 10-08-1989 Notre Dame 1 G 15 Rodgers, Sugar 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) 12-08-1989 Georgetown R G 13 Whalen, Lindsay 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) 05-09-1982 Minnesota 9 G/F 22 Wright, Monica 5' 10" (1.78m) 171 lb (78kg) 07-15-1988 Virginia 3	Head coach Cheryl Reeve (La Salle) Assistant coaches Shelley Patterson (Washington State) Jim Petersen (Minnesota) Athletic trainer Chuck Barta (Wisconsin-La Crosse) Assistant trainer Keith Uzpen (Minnesota State-Mankato) Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

WNBA Champions

WNBA Finals MVP - Maya Moore

All-WNBA First Team - Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen

All-WNBA Second Team - Seimone Augustus

All-WNBA Defensive Second Team - Rebekkah Brunson

WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month (August) - Maya Moore

WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month (September) - Maya Moore

WNBA Player of the Week - Maya Moore (3 times), Rebekkah Brunson

WNBA All-Stars - Seimone Augustus, Maya Moore, Rebekkah Brunson, Lindsay Whalen

WNBA Record for Fewest Turnovers per Game (12.1)

• 2013 Minnesota Lynx season at Official Site