Most of the time, when you have a successful season, others want a piece of your success and try and pull away coaches or players to improve their own squads.
That has officially hit the Minnesota Lynx, who now find themselves without two key people in the front office and on the bench. Minnesota announced Monday the departures of General Manager Clare Duwelius and Assistant Coach Katie Smith, both of which are taking on new career opportunities elsewhere.
Duwelius, who has spent the last 11 seasons with the Lynx in various roles, has been named the first Executive Vice President and General Manager of Unrivaled, a new league created by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.