The WNBA has officially announced the players who will start the 2026 All-Star Game.
WNBA All-Star starters have been named, and one team was snubbed
Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark headline the official list of 10 WNBA All-Star starters.
Noa Dalzell is a senior writer covering the WNBA and all of women’s basketball for Breakaway, SB Nation’s women’s sports vertical, as well as the Celtics for CelticsBlog.
The final list includes four guards: Kelsey Mitchell (Indiana Fever), Caitlin Clark (Fever), Paige Bueckers (Dallas Wings), and Olivia Miles (Minnesota Lynx)
Plus, six frontcourt players: A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces), Aliyah Boston (Fever), Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty), Jessica Shepard (Wings), Gabby Williams (Golden State Valkyries, and Natasha Howard (Lynx)
Starters for the All-Star game are determined using a weighted system in which fan votes account for 50%, current players for 25%, and a media panel for 25%. Ballots featured four guards and six frontcourt players.
In the final fan voting results, released last week, the top 10 vote-getters were as follows:
- Aliyah Boston - 683,996 votes
- Caitlin Clark - 670,510 votes
- A’ja Wilson - 659,057 votes
- Paige Bueckers - 640,026 votes
- Breanna Stewart - 566,161 votes
- Jessica Shepard - 477,066 votes
- Angel Reese - 470,748 votes
- Gabby Williams - 451,450 votes
- Kelsey Mitchell - 434,471 votes
- Olivia Miles - 397,080 votes
A breakdown in player and fan voting has yet to be released.
After the 10 starters are determined, the league’s 15 head coaches select 12 reserves (three guards, five frontcourt players, and four of any position). They are not able to select players from their own team.
As one of the official media voters, here was my ballot.
The Atlanta Dream are snubbed in the official results
The Atlanta Dream were the only Top 7 team in the standings not to have any All-Star starters. Allisha Gray, Rhyne Howard, and Angel Reese were all viable candidates to start in the All-Star game, and all three should be named reserves. Reese was the only top 10 vote-getter among fans to not be named an All-Star starter.
The Indiana Fever (11-8) were the only team to have three All-Star starters, while the Dallas Wings (11-8) and Minnesota Lynx (15-4) were each awarded two selections. The Aces, Valkyries, and Liberty each received one selection.
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