Sylvia Fowles' top five memories

August 12, 2022 at 2:51AM
MVP Minnesota Lynx Sylvia Fowles kissed her MVP trophy as the Lynx celebrated their WNBA finals win at Williams Arena on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minn. ] RENEE JONES SCHNEIDER ¥ renee.jones@startribune.com
Center Sylvia Fowles had it all in 2017: season MVP, WNBA Finals MVP and the Lynx won the league title. (Renée Jones Schneider, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Sylvia Fowles shared her top memories from her 15-year career:

1. Being drafted. A star at Louisiana State University, Fowles was taken with the second overall pick, by Chicago, in the 2008 draft. No. 1 that year? Candace Parker.

2. Being traded. Fowles sat out the first half of the 2015 season to force a trade to Minnesota. Had the trade not happened, she said, she would have contemplated retirement.

3. MVP. In 2017, Fowles averaged 18.9 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and shot a career-best 65.5% while winning the MVP. She would add WNBA Finals MVP as well.

4. Maya Moore, Game 3, 2015 Finals. Moore's buzzer-beating three from the top of the circle gave the Lynx an 80-77 victory and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series.

5. Lindsay Whalen's foul. Down two games to one in the 2017 Finals against Los Angeles, the Lynx were trailing early in Game 4 in L.A. when, after a Lynx turnover, Whalen fouled Odyssey Sims on the ensuing fast break. Hard. That play changed the course of the series.

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