The starters for the WNBA All-Star Sport had been introduced on Sunday, and there are acquainted faces in addition to a model new All-Star making historical past.
Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury has been named a starter for the sixth time in her profession and can make her ninth profession journey to the ASG, a quantity that features her honorary choice in 2022 when she was illegally detained in a Russian jail and was compelled to overlook the complete season. The 2022 All-Star Sport was performed in her honor, with the league persevering with to deliver consideration to her scenario and each participant carrying a No. 42 jersey.
Whereas Griner has been to the ASG 9 instances, rookie Aliyah Boston can be making her very first journey. Boston was drafted No. 1 general by the Indiana Fever on April 10, 2023. And now, solely two months later, is now simply the sixth participant in WNBA historical past to be named an All-Star starter of their rookie 12 months.
Boston and Griner are simply two gamers amongst a dynamite group of seasoned WNBA gamers to be named as ASG starters. Here is the complete listing:
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Captain: Breanna Stewart, Las Vegas Aces, fifth look
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Captain: A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces, fifth look
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Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever, 1st look
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Chelsea Grey, Las Vegas Aces, fifth look
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Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury, ninth look
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Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm, fifth look
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Arike Ogunbowale, Dallas Wings, third look
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Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles Sparks, eighth look
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Satou Sabllay, Dallas Wings, 2nd look
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Jackie Younger, Las Vegas Aces, 2nd look
All-Star starters are chosen by a mixture of followers, present WNBA gamers, and the media. The fan vote counts for 50%, and the gamers and media every depend for 25%. The 12 reserves can be chosen by the league’s head coaches and introduced on July 1. The captains will select their groups in a stay draft on July 8.
The WNBA All-Star Sport is scheduled to be performed on July 15 in Las Vegas.