When the Lynx traveled to Kansas City to face Team Nigeria in a preseason game on April 27, rookie Olivia Miles was in a familiar place at T-Mobile Center. She was just wearing a different outfit.
A few weeks prior, Miles was in town leading and cheering for her TCU teammates as they reached the Big 12 tournament final. But now she was sporting a professional uniform instead of her college jersey. By the Nigeria game, Miles had only been a member of the Lynx for two weeks after she was selected No. 2 overall in the WNBA draft on April 13. In that short time, she has become a natural fit in the Minnesota roster. For coach Cheryl Reeve, it already feels like the rookie’s been on the team much longer than that.
“It was funny, last night we were having a conversation, and we said ‘You know what, it was only a week ago that we started this training camp thing.’ It feels like she’s been here for weeks, that’s probably how it feels for her,” Reeve says.
Miles agrees that the past month has been a whirlwind.…