Napheesa Collier is more than just a WNBA star who is critical of her league and its leadership.

The Minnesota Lynx player is a vice president of the players union, which means she will be sitting across from WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert at the negotiating table ahead of an Oct. 31 deadline to reach a new collective bargaining agreement.

If that doesn't cause enough tension, Collier is also a co-founder of Unrivaled, a three-on-three women’s basketball league that plays in the winter and features WNBA stars. That could give her additional leverage to try to press the WNBA as talks unfold.

Here's a look at some of the implications of Collier's headline-grabbing comments.

As an executive on the negotiating team, Collier will have a loud voice in the room when in-person negotiati

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