Paige Bueckers, the No. 1 draft choose by the Dallas Wings, headlines the WNBA All-Star Game starters introduced Monday, a gaggle that may be part of captains Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier in Indianapolis on July 19.
Bueckers would be the sixth No. 1 choose to begin the All-Star Game as a rookie, becoming a member of Indiana’s Clark (2024), Aliyah Boston (2023), Maya Moore (2011), Sue Hen (2002) and Chamique Holdsclaw (1999).
The starters have been chosen from throughout the WNBA with out regard to convention affiliation. Gamers and a media panel joined followers in deciding on the starters. Fan voting accounted for 50%, and the participant and media polling every accounted for 25%.
Bueckers obtained the sixth-most votes from followers and was second in voting for guards, behind solely Clark.
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Bueckers, the one first-year All-Star within the beginning pool, is ranked eleventh within the league in scoring (18.4 factors) and sixth in assists (5.8) to guide rookies in each classes. She would be the first rookie to begin the All-Star Game in Dallas Wings historical past. The one different rookies in franchise historical past chosen to the sport have been Cheryl Ford in 2003 (because the Detroit Shock) and Liz Cambage in 2011 (because the Tulsa Shock).
Additionally introduced as starters Monday have been All-Star Game regulars A’ja Wilson of the Aces, the Liberty’s Breanna Stewart and Seattle’s Nneka Ogwumike. Together with her tenth All-Star choice, Ogwumike is tied for the third-most All-Star appearances with Tamika Catchings and Brittney Griner. Hen leads all gamers with 13 picks, adopted by Diana Taurasi’s 11.
Stewart and Wilson are each showing of their seventh All-Star Game. Wilson is at present second within the league in scoring common (21.6) and Stewart third (20). Collier, who together with Clark was named a captain Sunday for receiving probably the most fan votes, leads the league with 24.4 factors per sport.
Allisha Grey of the Atlanta Dream and the Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu spherical out the backcourt picks, alongside Clark and Bueckers. Indiana’s Boston and Phoenix’s Satou Sabally full the frontcourt starters.
Boston completed fewer than 1,400 votes behind Minnesota star Collier for second within the fan voting. Although Clark completed first within the fan vote, she was ninth within the gamers’ vote and third within the media voting for guards.
Wilson led all frontcourt gamers in media and participant voting.
Kelsey Mitchell of Indiana and Angel Reese of Chicago simply missed making the All-Star starters checklist, ending fifth and seventh, respectively, at their positions.
Subsequent, 12 reserves shall be introduced Sunday throughout WNBA social and digital platforms. These gamers are chosen by the league’s head coaches, who will vote for 3 guards, 5 frontcourt gamers and 4 gamers of any place. Coaches can’t choose gamers from their very own group.
As soon as the reserves are introduced and the whole participant pool is set, Clark and Collier will draft their rosters July 8 at 7 p.m. ET throughout “WNBA Countdown” forward of the Liberty’s matchup towards the Aces on ESPN.
ESPN Analysis and The Related Press contributed to this report.