Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart, Caitlin Clark, A’ja Wilson and Alyssa Thomas are first-team All-WNBA

The league's defensive player of the year, Collier averaged 20.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.9 steals per game. She was runner-up for the league's MVP award to Las Vegas' A'ja Wilson.

Wilson and Collier were unanimous All-WNBA selections and are joined on the first team by New York's Breanna Stewart, Indiana's Caitlin Clark and Connecticut's Alyssa Thomas.

The announcement of the all-league team was made Wednesday before Game 3 of the WNBA Finals at Target Center between the Lynx and the Liberty.

Collier made All-WNBA second team in 2020, a year after she was the league's rookie of the year. Three other Lynx players — Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen and Katie Smith — have been all-league at least twice. Collier is a four-time All-Star and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, including this year at the Paris Games.

As the WNBA Finals moves to Minnesota, the Lynx and Liberty are tied at one in the best-of-five series.

With the series tied 1-1, Collier and the Lynx will face the Liberty in Game 3 on Wednesday night at the Target Center — with everything on the line.