Lynx to retire Maya Moore’s number in August [Video]

Moore was a six-time All-Star, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and was an All-WNBA First Team selection five times in just eight seasons.

MINNEAPOLIS — There was plenty of buzz surrounding Maya Moore when she was selected No. 1 overall in the 2011 WNBA Draft.

Coming off her third straight Wade Trophy, which is given to the best women’s college basketball player, the Minnesota Lynx selected the UConn star hoping she could flourish playing alongside players like Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson and Lindsay Whalen. Well, she did a little more than just flourish.

In her first season, Moore helped lead the Lynx, not only to the playoffs — which Minnesota hadn’t reached since 2004 — but to their first WNBA championship. It was the first of four championships over a seven-year span for Minnesota, making the Lynx one of the most dominant franchises in that span.

Her prowess on the …

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