Olivia Miles won a third straight rookie of the month award after averaging 20.8 points in July. She is the first Lynx rookie to win it three times.
Olivia Miles was named WNBA Rookie of the Month for July, the league announced Wednesday. It is her third straight monthly award. No Minnesota Lynx rookie had won it three times.
Miles averaged 20.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 6.0 assists over nine games in July. She added 1.2 steals a game and shot 44.9% from the field and 44.7% from 3-point range.
Minnesota went 9-2 for the month, the best record in the league. The Lynx lost at New York on July 3 and at home to Connecticut on July 6, then won their last nine.
On July 13 against Phoenix, Miles scored a career-high 33 points with 3 rebounds and 8 assists in a 104-100 win. It was the highest-scoring game by a rookie in franchise history. She shot 10-of-16 from the field and 5-of-8 from 3-point range. Kayla McBride also reached 30 that night, and no two Lynx players had scored 30 in the same game before.
Five days later, Miles had 14 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, and a career-high 4 blocks in a 101-93 win over Portland. She became the first rookie and the fifth player in league history to post those numbers in a game.
In Seattle on July 20, Miles scored 32 points with 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 1 steal in a 105-102 win. Two nights later at Climate Pledge Arena, she became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 500 points and 150 assists.
Miles scored 20 or more points four times in July. She reached 30 twice.
For the season she is averaging 19.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 1.3 steals on 50.2% shooting. She leads all rookies in scoring, assists, and efficiency at 21.7. Among all players she ranks sixth in efficiency and eighth in both scoring and assists.
Minnesota took Miles second overall in the 2026 draft in April. The Phillipsburg, New Jersey, native played four seasons at Notre Dame and one at TCU. She averaged 19.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 6.6 assists in 38 games for the Horned Frogs last season.
Miles was voted a starter for the 2026 All-Star Game in Chicago. She is the ninth rookie in league history to start one.
Miles won the award in May as well. In June she averaged 21.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.6 assists.
The league named Kelsey Mitchell and A'ja Wilson its Players of the Month on Wednesday, and Fever coach Stephanie White was named Coach of the Month.
Minnesota is 25-6, the best record in the league. The Lynx lead Las Vegas and Golden State by four games in the Western Conference.
The Lynx open a three-game homestand Thursday against Los Angeles.
