After losing four players among their second unit this offseason, the Minnesota Lynx have added a few players to their roster.
The Lynx announced Wednesday, just shortly after they officially traded forward Natasha Howard to Seattle, that they have re-signed forward Cecilia Zandalasini and signed free agents Lynetta Kizer and Endy Miyem.
Zandalasini will return for her first full season in Minnesota after joining the Lynx near the end of the regular season that led to a few appearances in the postseason.
Kizer, a forward, will join the Lynx after spending six seasons in the WNBA, most recently playing the 2017 season with the Connecticut Sun.
Primarily coming off the bench, the 27-year-old averaged six points and 2.9 rebounds in 20 appearances. Kizer will make for a nice piece on Minnesota second unit, backing up starters Rebekkah Brunson and Sylvia Fowles.
Miyem is a forward from France who just completed her second season with Italian club Famila Schio, a team which Zandalasini also plays on in the offseason and had played on prior to entering the WNBA.
In Miyem’s time in Italy, she averaged 10.8 points and 3.9 rebounds in 13 LegA games, while averaging 9.2 points and three rebounds in 13 EuroLeague games.
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The Lynx now have a few additions following the departure of four key players from their 2017 second unit in Howard (traded to Seattle), Renee Montgomery (signed with Atlanta), Plenette Pierson (retired) and Jia Perkins (retired).
But look for Minnesota to continue to be aggressive in free agency as the Lynx look to retool their second unit before the 2018 season kicks off.
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