WNBA All-Star starters announced, Caitlin Clark and two Fever players start

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The WNBA named ten starters for the 2026 All-Star Game in Chicago: Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell of the Indiana Fever; A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces; Paige Bueckers and Jessica Shepard of the Dallas Wings; Natasha Howard and rookie Olivia Miles of the Minnesota Lynx; Gabby Williams of the Golden State Valkyries; and Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty. Clark was voted to start her third straight All-Star Game, Boston is a four-time All-Star and the two were the top fan picks through the second returns of voting. Boston is averaging a career-high 17.0 points per game, has made 20 three-pointers and is shooting 85.4% from the free-throw line this season. Clark has played 17 of Indiana's 19 games and is tied for third in the W with 21.2 points per game, shooting 48.8% over her past eight games. Mitchell is a four-time All-Star and is second in the league with 21.6 points per game; Wilson is an eight-time All-Star and four-time MVP, leading the W with 25.7 points and 2.0 blocks per game. Rookie starter Olivia Miles is ninth in the league with 18.7 points and tied for eighth with 5.7 assists. The All-Star Game will be played July 25 at Chicago's United Center (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC); Teresa Weatherspoon and Cynthia Cooper will serve as general managers and the 12 reserves, chosen by head coaches, will be announced July 7. Voting for the starters was weighted: fans 50%, players 25% and a media panel 25%.

Hitting the Hardwood

@hittingthehardwood.bsky.social

ALL-STAR STARTERS!! 🌟🎉 Minnesota Lynx rookie Olivia Miles and veteran Natasha Howard are officially starters 2026 WNBA All-Star Game! 🔥

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elonispsycho24.bsky.social2

Olivia Miles looks like a superhero in her “regular person” persona 🧐

Kristeener1

the dynamic duo set to menace at the All Star Game! 🏀

Carol Anne Sundahl1

The All-Star Game is scheduled for Saturday, July 25 at 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT/5:30 p.m. PT.

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Pablo2

Olivia Miles is the best Rookie since CP3 😳😳😳

Las Vegas Aces

@lvaces.bsky.social

The 4x M'VP is a 2026 WNBA All-Star Starter 🤩✨ Congratulations, A'ja Wilson on your 8th All-Star Selection!

11545d ago

WNBA

@wnba.com

Join us in wishing Happy Birthday to the 2016 MVP, 10x All-Star, 2012 ROTY and WNBA Champion, Nneka Ogwumike 🎉 #WNBABday

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Chrystal4

Happy Birthday Madame President! 🥳🫡

Meghan L. Hall

@itsmeghanlhall.bsky.social

2026 WNBA All-Star Starters: Aliyah Boston Olivia Miles Paige Bueckers Kelsey Mitchell Gabby Williams Caitlin Clark Jessica Shepard A’ja Wilson Natasha Howard Breanna Stewart

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isitsocceryet.bsky.social2

7 of my 10 - not bad!

Doctor Synth2

Love that list! I may be a Clark fan, but there’s tons of talent in the WNBA.

biffstix.bsky.social1

Olivia is going to be dishing out some sweet dimes!

lt-lady.bsky.social1

So much talent on and off this list. 🧡🤍

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Boogie12

This is insane for Howard. Getting slandered by the children of the corn last year to then having a career year as a 34 year old. 🙌🏻 #WNBA

KMJeezy12

Marina Mabrey should have CC spot.

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olivia miles said pride’s not over yet mfers

Joseph Zucker2

You just have to accept Caitlin is gonna be a starter every season for the foreseeable future. At least you can make a case for her earning it on the merits this year.

ALAKAY2

Looking back this list…WHERE TF is AG, Rhy, and Angel??

Big Bad Booty Daddy2

Livvy is a rookie All Star.

just another Rebecca on the Internet2

Flash! Love that for her.

Riley Gisseman2

so happy for everyone here *not you* they all deserve it

Alexa Philippou

@alexaphilippou.bsky.social

The 2026 WNBA All-Star starters have been announced: Aliyah Boston, Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark, Natasha Howard, Olivia Miles, Kelsey Mitchell, Jessica Shepard, Breanna Stewart, Gabby Williams, A’ja Wilson

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Nate Pentz22

Hell yes Liv and Tash! Indy having 3 starters is lol.

Sean Highkin16

I was one of the media voters. Went 6-for-6 on the frontcourt selections here and my guards were Paige, Miles, Rhyne and Plum. Thought about taking off KP for Caitlin but decided it wasn't fair to punish KP for getting injured at the exact time ballots were due. It all worked out in the end.

[insert something witty]9

Woooowwwwwww. Man, Fever fans are the worst. Way to ruin everything.

BAS•TÁR•DIZER5

2x CURRENT LYNX, 1x PREVIOUS LYNX, and A MN BORN PLAYER FOUND BY CHERYL …that’s half the All-Star Starters curated by CHERYL REEVE.

Zach Hymanbergstein2

This is a solid list, even if I’d personally make a swap or two. The real question is who gets snubbed from reserves. #WNBA

JKfromNY2

🏀WNBA 2026 All-Star starters - see below.

Dana Holtzbert

@danaholtzbert.bsky.social

Hot Take, but Angel Reese should be in the All-Star Game. #WNBA

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Shameka 🏀7

I think she will be in the reserve pool but she should be a starter.

Cassidy Hettesheimer

@cassidyhett.bsky.social

Lynx's Olivia Miles and Natasha Howard are 2026 WNBA All-Star starters. Miles is the only rookie starter this year, the first Lynx rookie All-Star since Collier (2019) and first Lynx rookie All-Star starter since Maya Moore (2011). Howard gets her third All-Star nod ('19, '22).

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Nancy Drew: Girl Detective

@sonjajacobsen.bsky.social

"The StudBudz have a funny way of making non-WNBA fans into fans, and of turning fans into superfans. Nothing demonstrates the sheer contagiousness of their friendship more than their marathon All-Star Weekend livestream in Indianapolis — a media event that unironically belongs in history books."

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Jackie Powell

@classicjpow.bsky.social

With #WNBA All-Star starters being announced at 1PM today, I wanted to share the story where I laid out not only my picks but expanded UPON how hard it is to do this. I lay out my step-by-step process for NBC Sports here:

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The IX Sports

@theixsports.bsky.social

Our @jennhatfield.bsky.social spoke with Angel Reese about the #WNBA All-Star Game starters, and the fact that Reese, Jordin Canada, Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray were not among the starters. Here's what Angel had to say: youtube.com/shorts/JKvwN...

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Neil1

Atlanta doesn’t get the props it deserves from any aspect of the WNBA, ever.

Richard Cohen

@richardcohen.bsky.social

Alternatively, listen to the @herhoopstats.com podcast tomorrow to hear me and our special guest tell you who *should* be on the All-Star rosters, from 1-22. Fair to say there were one or two picks that might be mildly controversial... #WNBA

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