Getting Technical: How our experts cast their WNBA All-Star Game ballots

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Both sabreenajm and benpickman have Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson, Alyssa Thomas and Nneka Ogwumike as locks on their WNBA All-Star Game ballots 🔒 But who gets the last frontcourt spot?

’s defense and helped change the team’s culture almost overnight. Plus, already, Indiana has just one fewer win than it did all of last season . A lot of that is because of Boston.: I do think we should spend a little bit of time on Griner because my assumption is she will be a starter. She’s been pretty good offensively, but just not as much impact on defense as the other players I selected.

has been a tough watch for most of the season. I’d have Griner on my reserve list, but the frontcourt pool is just so deep.: For me, Griner’s minute total was something that set her apart from some of the players I ended up selecting. Let it be known the fact that she’s playing 28 minutes per game after not playing for an entire season, one she spent wrongfully detained in Russia, is remarkable. But as it relates specifically to this ballot, she’s played only 224 minutes this season.

One thing this exercise re-emphasized is just how much frontcourt, and specifically power forward, depth there is in the WNBA right now, so it’s tough to shrivel that list to only six players. Turning to the guards now, Sabreena, who did you have in the backcourt?: The easiest choice for me in the backcourt is actually a player who I would consider a forward :

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