Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will team up on the WNBA All-Star team to play towards the U.S. Olympic team led by means of A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart.
The pair of exceptional beginners have been decided on Tuesday by means of a mix of votes from the media, avid gamers and lovers in addition to the league’s 12 coaches to play within the sport in Phoenix on July 20. It’s the 20 th All-Star Game within the league’s historical past.
Clark was the leading vote-getter from the fans, receiving 700,735 votes, together with her Indiana teammate Aliyah Boston completing 2nd, 72,000 votes at the back of. Reese used to be 5th with 381,518 votes. Wilson and Stewart have been 3rd and fourth. Wilson garnered 607,300 votes and Stewart had 424,135.
Clark and Reese had been a boon for the WNBA in scores, products gross sales and attendance. They also are taking part in smartly on the courtroom, with Clark 3rd in assists with 6.9 and Reese main the WNBA in rebounds at 11.4. It’s most effective the 8th time that two beginners had been on the team. The closing used to be Shoni Schimmel and Chiney Ogwumike in 2014.
Joining the beginners on the WNBA team have been DeWanna Bonner and Brionna Jones of Connecticut, Allisha Gray of Atlanta, Dearica Hamby of Los Angeles, Jonquel Jones of New York, Kayla McBride of Minnesota, Kelsey Mitchell of Indiana, Nneka Ogwumike of Seattle and Arike Ogunbowale of Dallas.
Ogunbowale used to be the MVP of the 2021 All-Star sport which featured the similar structure of the U.S. team taking part in a league All-Star team. The WNBA team gained that sport.
The U.S. team, which will be going for an 8th consecutive Olympic gold medal in Paris later this month, additionally options Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi. The pair of Phoenix avid gamers will get a possibility to play in entrance in their house crowd within the exhibition sport. Taurasi will be vying for a document 6th Olympic gold medal.
Three of Wilson’s Las Vegas teammates — Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young — are on the U.S. team. Gray used to be on the Tokyo Olympic squad whilst Plum and Young each helped the Americans win the inaugural 3-on-3 gold medal.
Other returners from the Tokyo Games come with Napheesa Collier and Jewell Loyd. Several first-time Olympians will sign up for the team with Alyssa Thomas, Sabrina Ionescu and Kahleah Copper. All 3 performed on the American team that gained the World Cup in Australia in 2022.
Every participant selected for both the U.S. team or the WNBA squad is thought of as an All-Star, making this Taurasi’s eleventh time within the sport. She’s now on my own in 2nd at the back of Sue Bird for many all time. Bird used to be a 13-time All-Star.
The league will have a 3-point problem and a ability contest the evening prior to the All-Star sport.
