2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game starters, reserves announced

National Basketball Association, Press Release

Reigning Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings, four-time Kia WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces, two-time Kia WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty, and 2024 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever lead the list of 10 players – four guards and six frontcourt players – selected by fans, current WNBA players and media to start in the 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game.

The 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game will be played in Chicago at United Center on Saturday, July 25, and broadcast on ABC (8:30 p.m. ET). The game broadcast will be preceded by a special edition of WNBA Countdown (ABC, 8 p.m. ET), and will be followed by WNBA Postgame (ABC, 10:30 p.m. ET).

Stewart and Wilson were each selected as an All-Star for the eighth time, the most selections among the 2026 starters. They will be joined in the starting frontcourt by four-time All-Star Aliyah Boston of the Fever, three-time All-Star Natasha Howard of the Lynx, first-time All-Star Jessica Shepard of the Wings, and two-time All-Star Gabby Williams of the Golden State Valkyries.

Joining Bueckers and Clark in the backcourt as starters are 2026 No. 2 overall draft pick Olivia Miles of the Minnesota Lynx and Clark’s Fever teammate Kelsey Mitchell, a four-time All-Star.

Voting will now begin for the 12 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game reserves, who will be selected by the league’s head coaches. The head coaches will vote for three guards, five frontcourt players and four players at either position regardless of conference. They may not vote for their own players.

As part of the league’s 30th season celebration, WNBA legends Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon will take center stage as honorary general managers for the AT&T WNBA All-Star Game and will draft their respective rosters from the pool of 22 All-Stars. Additional information regarding the general managers’ construction of the rosters for Team Cooper and Team Weatherspoon will be shared in the coming days.

Among the most skilled and entertaining players in league history, both Cooper and Weatherspoon are members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. A four-time WNBA champion with the Houston Comets, Cooper earned four Finals MVP honors and was a two-time regular-season MVP. She led the league in scoring in three seasons. Weatherspoon (“T-Spoon”) was a five-time WNBA All-Star, four-time All-WNBA Team pick and two-time Defensive Player of the Year during eight seasons in the league, primarily with the New York Liberty.

2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Starters

• Aliyah Boston, Fever (4th All-Star selection): A 2025 All-WNBA Team selection, Boston has been voted to the All-Star Game in each of her four WNBA seasons. The 6-5 center-forward’s first All-Star selection came in 2023, when as the No. 1 overall draft pick, Boston became the eighth rookie selected to start in the All-Star Game. Boston is averaging a career-high 17.0 points per game and ranks ninth in the WNBA in rebounding (8.6 rpg) this season.

• Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings (2nd All-Star selection): An All-Star starter for the second consecutive season, Bueckers received the most votes (1,045,051) from fans in the WNBA All-Star Voting 2026 presented by Ally. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft and the Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year last season, Bueckers ranks eighth in the WNBA in scoring (19.9 ppg) and seventh in assists (5.9 apg) in 2026. The 6-0 guard has scored more than 20 points in 10 games this season.

• Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever (3rd All-Star selection): The 2024 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year and 2024 All-WNBA First Team pick is an All-Star for the third straight year. The 6-0 guard received the second-most votes (1,045,051) from fans in the WNBA All-Star Voting 2026 presented by Ally. Clark, who ranks fifth in the WNBA in scoring with a career-high 21.2 ppg and second in assists (8.2 apg), earned Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors in Week 5. This season, Clark surpassed 1,000 points, 250 rebounds and 250 assists in just 54 career games, topping Diana Taurasi’s previous record of 62 games.

• Natasha Howard, Minnesota Lynx (3rd All-Star selection): Howard is an All-Star for the third time and a starter for the second time, having also been voted into the starting lineup in 2019. The 6-2 forward ranks 14th in the WNBA in scoring (17.7 ppg) and 13th in rebounding (8.2 rpg). Howard is shooting 61.1 percent from the field, second-best in the WNBA this season. A three-time WNBA champion and the 2019 Kia WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, Howard has helped Minnesota to the league’s top record so far this season.

• Olivia Miles, Minnesota Lynx (1st All-Star selection): The No. 2 overall selection in the WNBA Draft 2026 presented by State Street Investment Management SPY, Miles ranks 10th in the WNBA in scoring (18.2 ppg) and eighth in assists (5.7 rpg) this season, pacing all rookies in both categories. The 5-10 guard was named the Kia WNBA Rookie of the Month for May. Along with her Lynx teammate and fellow All-Star Howard, Miles has led Minnesota to a league-best 15-4 record to date.

• Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Fever (4th All-Star selection): Mitchell is an All-Star for the fourth consecutive season and has been voted into the starting lineup for the first time after being named a replacement starter in 2025. The 5-8 guard ranks third in the WNBA in scoring (21.6 ppg) and fifth in three-point field goals made (2.5 per game). Indiana’s all-time leading scorer, Mitchell has recorded 11 games of at least 20 points this season.

• Jessica Shepard, Dallas Wings (1st All-Star selection): A 6-4 forward in her sixth WNBA season, Shepard earns her first WNBA All-Star selection after recording career-highs in points, rebounds, assists, and steals. Shepard ranks second in the WNBA in rebounding (11.5 rpg) and 11th in assists (5.4 apg), while averaging 14.3 points per game. She leads the league with two triple-doubles this season and has recorded 11 double-doubles.

• Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty (8th All-Star selection): Stewart, a two-time Kia WNBA MVP and three-time WNBA champion, is an All-Star for the sixth straight season. The 6-4 forward, who ranks ninth in the WNBA in scoring (19.2 ppg) and 11th in rebounding (8.5 rpg) this season, is a three-time WNBA champion, two-time WNBA Finals MVP and six-time All-WNBA First Team selection.

• Gabby Williams, Golden State Valkyries (2nd All-Star selection): Williams is an All-Star for the second time and has been voted into the starting lineup for the first time. The 5-11 forward leads the WNBA in steals (2.6 spg) while averaging a career-high in scoring (15.9 ppg) in her first year with the Valkyries.

• A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces (8th All-Star selection): The 6-4 center is a four-time Kia WNBA MVP, three-time Kia WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, five-time All-WNBA First Team selection, and two-time WNBA Finals MVP. Also a three-time WNBA champion, Wilson is pacing the WNBA in scoring (25.7 ppg), ranks fourth in rebounding (9.4 rpg) and is tied for the lead in blocks (2.0 bpg). She also leads the league with 14 games of at least 20 points.

Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike, the WNBA’s fourth-leading scorer and rebounder of all time, highlights the list of 12 players who have been named reserves for the 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game. The selection is the 11th in Ogwumike’s career, tying her with Diana Taurasi for the second most in league history, behind all-time leader Sue Bird (13).

The reserves were selected by the WNBA’s 15 head coaches, who each voted for three guards, five frontcourt players and four players at either position, regardless of conference. The coaches were not able to vote for their own players.

Joining Ogwumike as reserves at the frontcourt position are the Washington Mystics’ Kiki Iriafen, the New York Liberty’s Jonquel Jones, the Seattle Storm’s Dominique Malonga, and the Atlanta Dream’s Angel Reese.

The reserves selected at the guard position are the Mystics’ Sonia Citron, the Dream’s Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard, the Toronto Tempo’s Marina Mabrey, the Sparks’ Kelsey Plum, the Minnesota Lynx’s Courtney Williams, and the Las Vegas Aces’ Jackie Young.

Jones was selected as an All-Star for the sixth time, second-most among the reserves behind Ogwumike. Plum and Young each earned their fifth All-Star selection. Gray and Howard were chosen for the fourth time, Reese and Williams for the third time. Second-year players Citron and Iriafen are All-Stars for the second time. Mabrey and Malonga will make their All-Star debuts.

In addition to these 12 reserves, the 10 starters – four guards and six frontcourt players selected by fans, current players and media were previously announced.

If a player is unable to play in the AT&T WNBA All-Star Game, a replacement will be named by WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert.

2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game Reserves

Sonia Citron, Mystics (2nd All-Star selection): The No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft and a WNBA All-Rookie Team selection last season, Citron is an All-Star for the second time in as many seasons. She is averaging career-highs in scoring (18.6 ppg), rebounding (4.1 rpg) and assists (3.5 apg).

Allisha Gray, Dream (4th All-Star selection): An All-Star for the fourth consecutive year, Gray ranks 13th in the league in scoring with a career-high 18.5 ppg. She also ranks seventh in the league in steals this season with a career-high 1.6 spg. The 6-0 guard was the Kia WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month in May.

Rhyne Howard, Dream (4th All-Star selection): The Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2022, Howard is an All-Star for the fourth time in her five WNBA seasons. The 6-2 guard ranks 10th in the WNBA in scoring this season (18.9 ppg). She also leads the league in steals (2.5 spg) and ranks second in three-point shots made per game (3.4).

Kiki Iriafen, Mystics (2nd All-Star selection): The other half of Washington’s second-year All-Star tandem, Iriafen was selected with the No. 4 overall draft pick by the Mystics in 2025, one spot behind Citron. A 2025 WNBA All-Rookie Team selection, the 6-3 forward ranks 23rd in the league in scoring (15.5 ppg) and sixth in rebounding (9.3 rpg) this season, both career-high figures.

Jonquel Jones, Liberty (6th All-Star selection): Jones, the 2021 Kia WNBA MVP and 2024 WNBA Finals MVP, is an All-Star for the sixth time in her career, and for the first time since 2024. The 6-6 center leads the Liberty and ranks seventh in the WNBA in rebounding this season (9.0 rpg). In addition, Jones is New York’s second-leading scorer (15.1 ppg) behind All-Star starter Breanna Stewart.

Marina Mabrey, Tempo (1st All-Star selection): Now in her eighth season, Mabrey is a first-time All-Star. The 6-1 guard ranks fifth in the WNBA in scoring this season (21.1 ppg) and has twice been named the WNBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week. In a 125-97 win over Los Angeles on June 25, Mabrey tied the WNBA single-game scoring record with 53 points and equaled the league mark for made three-point shots in a game with nine.

Dominique Malonga, Storm (1st All-Star selection): The WNBA’s No. 2 overall draft pick in 2025 and a WNBA All-Rookie Team selection last season, Malonga is an All-Star for the first time. The 6-6 center from France leads the Storm in scoring (15.9 ppg) and rebounding (7.4 rpg) and is contributing 1.2 blocks per game, all career-highs.

Nneka Ogwumike, Storm (11th All-Star selection): Ogwumike ranks 18th in the WNBA in scoring (16.1 ppg) and eighth in rebounding (8.7 rpg) this season. The No. 1 overall draft pick in 2012, Ogwumike has been named to the All-WNBA Team eight times, including a spot on the Second Team each of the past four seasons. A 6-2 forward, Ogwumike ranks fourth in league history for career points (7,580) and total rebounds (3,399).

Kelsey Plum, Sparks (5th All-Star selection): Now in her second season with Los Angeles, Plum ranks second in the league in scoring this season with a career-high 23.9 ppg. The 5-8 guard and two-time WNBA champion also ranks sixth in assists with a career-best 6.4 apg. Plum was the MVP of the 2022 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago, where she scored 30 points in her All-Star debut.

Angel Reese, Sky (3rd All-Star selection): Reese, who leads the WNBA in rebounding this season with 11.8 rpg, is an All-Star for the third time in as many WNBA seasons. The 6-4 forward is averaging career-highs in scoring (14.9 ppg) and steals (1.6 spg). Earlier this season, Reese became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,000 career rebounds, accomplishing the feat in 79 games, surpassing Tina Charles’ mark of 89 games.

Courtney Williams, Lynx (3rd All-Star selection): Williams, who made her All-Star debut in 2021, is an All-Star for the third time in her career and for the second consecutive season. Playing in the Lynx backcourt alongside Olivia Miles, an All-Star starter, Williams has helped Minnesota to a tie for the league’s best record, 15-6. She is contributing 16.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game this season.

Jackie Young, Aces (5th All-Star selection): The WNBA’s No. 1 overall pick in 2019 and a three-time champion with Las Vegas, Young is an All-Star for the fifth consecutive season. The 6-0 guard ranks second on the Aces in scoring, averaging 16.4 points, the third-best figure of her career. She also ranks second among Aces players in assists with a career-high 6.6 apg and has helped Las Vegas to a 15-6 record, tied atop the league standings.

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