Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark lead draft choices as 2026 WNBA All-Star Game teams are set

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:

1. Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings

2. Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty

3. Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Fever

4. Natasha Howard, Minnesota Lynx

5. Gabby Williams, Golden State Valkyries

Reserves:

1. Angel Reese, Atlanta Dream

2. Marina Mabrey, Toronto Tempo

3. Dominique Malonga, Seattle Storm

4. Kelsey Plum, Los Angeles Sparks

5. Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces

6. Sonia Citron, Washington Mystics

Team Teresa Weatherspoon

Starters:

1. Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever

2. A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

3. Olivia Miles, Minnesota Lynx

4. Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever

5. Jessica Shepard, Dallas Wings

Reserves:

1. Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream

2. Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream

3. Jonquel Jones, New York Liberty

4. Courtney Williams, Minnesota Lynx

5. Kiki Iriafen, Washington Mystics

6. 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.