The Aces' A'ja Wilson and Fever teammates Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston are the top three in early fan voting for the WNBA All-Star Game.
Michael Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Wilson, a two-time MVP who leads the WNBA in scoring and rebounding , has 217,773 votes. Clark, the 2024 No. 1 draft pick who ranks third in the league in assists , is second with 216,427 votes. Boston, last season's top draft pick and Rookie of the Year, is third with 171,864 votes.
The All-Star Game on July 20 in Phoenix will match the U.S. 5-on-5 national team that will go to the Paris Olympics against Team WNBA. The final All-Star Game rosters will be announced July 2. Even though the Team USA players -- which include Wilson, Stewart, Ionescu, Plum and Collier -- are already guaranteed participation in this game, they are still part of All-Star voting.All-Stars are picked by a combination of voting from fans , current WNBA players and media .
The remainder of the 12 members of Team WNBA will be chosen by the league's coaches from a pool of the next 36 highest vote-getters, which must include at least nine guards and 15 post players. Coaches can't vote for their own players. Along with the All-Star Game, there also be a WNBA 3-point contest and a skills challenge. Those events will be held July 19 at Phoenix's Footprint Center.
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