Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark lead draft choices as 2026 WNBA All-Star Game teams are set
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The teams have been set for the WNBA All-Star Game on July 25.
The WNBA All-Star Game will be held on July 25. This year's All-Stars have already been revealed, but they had to be drafted into two teams, a process that took place on Wednesday afternoon.
Rather than having a player lead the teams as in years past or keeping it conference-vs.-conference, two honorary GMs were appointed for each team.
Cynthia Cooper will head one team, while Teresa Weatherspoon will head the other, with each GM making selections for their respective teams.
All told, there were 22 players who were in the pool as All-Stars, with 10 marked as starters and the other 12 as reserves.
Here is how the teams stack up after the draft.
Team Cynthia Cooper
Starters:
Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings
Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Fever
Natasha Howard, Minnesota Lynx
Gabby Williams, Golden State Valkyries
Reserves:
Angel Reese, Atlanta Dream
Marina Mabrey, Toronto Tempo
Dominique Malonga, Seattle Storm
Kelsey Plum, Los Angeles Sparks
Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces
Sonia Citron, Washington Mystics
Team Teresa Weatherspoon
Starters:
Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever
A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Olivia Miles, Minnesota Lynx
Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever
Jessica Shepard, Dallas Wings
Reserves:
Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream
Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream
Jonquel Jones, New York Liberty
Courtney Williams, Minnesota Lynx
Kiki Iriafen, Washington Mystics
Nneka Ogumike, Los Angeles Sparks
The WNBA All-Star Draft worked from a competitive standpoint as several teammates will now be forced to play against each other.
Bueckers and Clark were assigned to their respective teams via a coin toss as the top two vote-getters, but Cooper and Weatherspoon made the other picks.
There was also an opportunity to make trades between teams, but each GM declined, solidifying the rosters for the All-Star Game.