You take it all in and get to the point where you just miss being in the gym so bad,” Whalen said. “You just miss being at practice and at workouts.”

The Lynx have added Minnesota great Lindsay Whalen and former Washington Mystics coach Eric Thibault to their coaching staff.

What I’m most excited about is joining a group that has great team culture, a competitive culture,’ Thibault said. “I’m really aligned with what this Lynx organization