Minnesota Lynx (2019–present) 2019 season: Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie Team, first All-Star appearance Collier was selected by the
Minnesota Lynx as the 6th overall pick in the
2019 WNBA draft. She was asked to play small forward, then power forward, and later, small forward. In her first WNBA game, Collier scored 27 points against the
Chicago Sky, the second-highest debut ever for any rookie (after
Candace Parker). She played 33.3 minutes per game, the highest among all WNBA players. Collier is the fourth player (after
Maya Moore, Catchings, and
Sheryl Swoopes) to have a season with 400 points, 200 rebounds, 75 assists, 50 steals, 25 blocks and 25 made three-pointers.
2020 season: In the bubble In the 2020 season while in the WNBA bubble, Collier started a podcast with
A'ja Wilson,
Tea with A & Phee, which was picked up by ''
Just Women's Sports'' the next year. She was selected for the All-WNBA Second Team and the All-Defensive Second Team for the first time.
2021 season: All-Star again Collier was selected for her second All-Star game.
2022 season: Maternity leave, send off for Sylvia Fowles Collier was on maternity leave for most of the 2022 season due to the birth of her daughter in May 2022. She returned to the Lynx in August 2022 and played four games. She stated she wanted to be able to return to play once more with
Sylvia Fowles, who retired from the Lynx and the WNBA after the 2022 season.
2023 season: All-WNBA First Team, playoff return Collier returned in 2023 stronger and had an MVP-caliber season for the Lynx in her first as the team's new captain. At the June 29, 2023, game, Collier became only the second player in WNBA history to put up a stat line with 30+ points/5+ rebounds/5+ assists/5+ blocks; Collier had 31 points, eight rebounds, five assists and six blocks. She returned to the All-Star game for her third appearance. She was also selected for the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team for the second time. She was also named to the Minnesota Lynx All-25 Team for the team's 25th anniversary.
2024 season: MVP caliber play, Defensive Player of the Year Beginning the 2024 season, Collier became the first player in the league to ever "score at least 115 points, get 50 rebounds and have 25 or more steals and blocks (she has 14 steals and 11 blocks) and 20 assists in any five-game stretch," as reported by Cheryl Reeve on May 27, 2024. She was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the fifth time on May 21, 2024, averaging "24.5 points on 46.3% shooting, 10.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 3.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game." In the June 14, 2024, Lynx home game against the Sparks, Collier became the first WNBA player to ever have 30+ points, 8+ steals, 5+ rebounds, and 2+ blocks in a game. Her eight steals in the game set a new Lynx franchise record. Collier won the MVP award when the Lynx won the 2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup championship on June 25, 2024, against the New York Liberty. After the Olympic break, Collier continued her MVP-level play. In the August 23, 2024, game against the
Las Vegas Aces, Collier out rebounded the entire Aces team with 18 rebounds (Aces had 17). She became only the third WNBA player to ever individually outrebound the entire opposing team. Collier's performance in that game against the Aces also created league history with her becoming the first WNBA player to ever have 25+ points, 15+ rebounds, and 5+ assists on 70%+ shooting; Collier had 27 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists, and shot 73.3%. Collier was named by the WNBA as the Western Conference Player of the Week for August 15–25. This is her second such honor in the 2024 season and the sixth time she has been selected for this honor in her career. She was later named the Western Conference Player of the Month for August 2024, which was the first time Collier received this award. For the third time in the season, Collier was named the WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for September 2–8. After the conclusion of the regular season, she was selected by the Associated Press as the Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the Associated Press WNBA First Team. She was one of two players (along with
A'ja Wilson) to be selected unanimously. On September 29, 2024, before the Lynx began their semifinals series against the
Connecticut Sun, Collier was named the
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year and also named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team. Collier was the runner up for the WNBA MVP award with 66 out of 67 votes for second place in the shadow of A'ja Wilson's historic season. When Maya Moore was in Minnesota for her jersey retirement in August 2024, she said of Collier, "I can tell that she's hitting her prime, and the sky's the limit for her." In the second game against the Mercury on September 25, 2024, Collier scored 42 points, tying the WNBA playoffs single game point total record set by Breanna Stewart and Angel McCoughtry. In this game, she set a WNBA record for the most points through the first two games of a playoff series (her total is 80 points). She was also the first WNBA player to score 35+ points in consecutive postseason games. In the semifinals game 5 on October 8, 2024, against the Connecticut Sun, Collier became the first WNBA player to have 25+ points and 10+ rebounds in three straight playoff games.
Finals In Game 1 of the finals against the New York Liberty, Collier became the first WNBA player to get 20+ points, 8+ rebounds, 6+ blocks, and 3+ steals in a playoff game. In Game 3, she set a new record for the most points in a single postseason with 249 points, breaking Diana Taurasi's 15-year record. Collier achieved her record in 10 games, while it took Taurasi 11 games to set hers. She also broke Tamika Catchings' 2009 record and now holds the record for the most steals and blocks in postseason play with a total of 48.
2025 season On May 28, 2025, Collier was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the league. The award noted she "opened the season averaging 29.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocks in 35.0 minutes per game, helping Minnesota to its best start since 2017." On June 29, Collier was named as an All-Star and announced as team captain for the
2025 WNBA All-Star Game, her first captaincy in her WNBA career. She was named the Western Conference Player of the Month for May, June, and July. At the conclusion of the 2025 season she had become the second WNBA player to join the
50-40-90 club after
Elena Delle Donne had done so in as Collier ended the season with shooting percentages of 53% from the field, 40% from three, and 91% from the free throw line.
The New York Times (
The Athletic) named Collier as one of the 20 most admired leaders in sports from 2025, quoting UConn's Andrea Hudy on Collier's efficiency, excellence and professionalism: "She shows up, treats people well and competes with a quiet ruthlessness that makes her impact unmistakable".
2026 season In April 2026, Collier re-signed with the Minnesota Lynx.
Overseas Collier played for
Lattes-Montpellier in France in 2021, where she was part of the team that won the Coupe De France Finale in Paris. In 2023, Collier played for
Fenerbahçe in the Turkish Super League on a short-term contract, along with her Lynx teammate,
Kayla McBride. During her short time with the team, she was named Most Valuable Player in the SuperCup Women championship. She returned to the team in January 2024. She was part of the team that won the club's second straight EuroLeague Women championship in April 2024. Collier had 33 points in the final, which was the second highest ever.
Unrivaled In July 2023, Collier announced she and
Breanna Stewart were forming a new professional women's league,
Unrivaled, to give WNBA players an option to play in the W's off season and have an alternative to playing overseas to earn money. The league started in 2025 and features 36 players in a 3-on-3 and 1-on-1 format. The initial season is from January through March and is played in Miami. On July 10, 2024, Collier was formally announced to appear and play in the inaugural season of Unrivaled. She plays for
Lunar Owls. On February 14, 2025, Collier won the Unrivaled 1x1 tournament and the $200,000 prize. Her win also meant each of her Lunar Owls teammates got $10,000. Collier was named MVP for the
2025 season. Collier missed the 2026 season for Unrivaled due to ankle surgery. ==National team career==