Napheesa Collier

Napheesa Collier is a five-time WNBA All-Star, two-time Olympic gold medalist, 2019 Rookie of the Year, 2024 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year and a proud mother of daughter Mila. Selected with the No. 6 pick by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2019 WNBA draft, the talented forward has no shortage of incredible accomplishments to her name.

When she’s not making history on the court, she’s changing the game off of it. In 2023, Collier cofounded Unrivaled, a 3-on-3 women’s basketball league, with Breanna Stewart. The league, which finished its second season in March 2025, offers the highest average annual salary of any women’s professional sports league. She’s also a vice president on the WNBPA executive committee.

Off the shores of Fort Myers, Fla., on Captiva Island, Collier joined SI Swimsuit as a featured athlete for her debut feature with the magazine, shot by photographer Katherine Goguen.