The WNBA All-Star recreation is simply over every week away, and the complete listing of All-Stars is formally out. After 10 starters had been chosen by means of a fan, media, and participant vote, a further 12 gamers had been picked by the league’s 13 head coaches.
The 12 reserves are:
- Skylar Diggins (Seattle Storm) — seventh choice
- Alyssa Thomas (Phoenix Mercury) — sixth choice
- Kelsey Mitchell (Indiana Fever) — third choice
- Kiki Iriafen (Washington Mystics) — 1st choice
- Sonia Citron (Washington Mystics) — 1st choice
- Rhyne Howard (Atlanta Dream) — third choice
- Kelsey Plum (Los Angeles Sparks) — 4th choice
- Angel Reese (Chicago Sky) — 2nd choice
- Kayla Thornton (Golden State Valkyries) — 1st choice
- Courtney Williams (Minnesota Lynx) — 2nd choice
- Gabby Williams (Seattle Storm) — 1st choice
- Jackie Young (Las Vegas Aces) — 4th choice
As well as, the ten starters — who had been introduced final week — are:
- Paige Bueckers (Dallas Wings)
- Caitlin Clark (Indiana Fever)
- Sabrina Ionescu (New York Liberty)
- Allisha Gray (Atlanta Dream)
- Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx)
- A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces)
- Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty)
- Aliyah Boston (Indiana Fever)
- Nneka Ogwumike (Seattle Storm),
- Satou Sabally (Phoenix Mercury)
These gamers had been prime 10 finishers, primarily based on a 50% fan vote, 25% media vote, and 25% participant vote.
WNBA All-Stars embrace 5 first-time alternatives
For one, this 12 months’s rookie class consists of three All-Stars — Paige Bueckers, Kiki Iriafen, and Sonia Citron. As well as, two first-time All-Stars had been chosen, Kayla Thornton and Gabby Williams. Thornton is within the midst of a profession 12 months by which she’s averaging 14.9 factors, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.6 steals, main the Valkyries to a 9-8 report. Williams, top-of-the-line perimeter defenders within the league, is averaging 13.3 factors, 4.7 assists, and a pair of.6 steals, all profession highs.
12 out of 13 WNBA groups have at the very least one All-Star
The one WNBA crew that was not awarded an All-Star is the Connecticut Solar, who’ve the worst report within the league at 2-15.
Every of the league’s prime 4 groups (Lynx, Liberty, Mercury, Dream) have two All-Stars, as do the Mystics and Aces. The Storm and Fever every have a league-most three All-Stars, whereas the Sky, Valkyries, Wings, and Sparks every have one All-Star.
