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Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier named WNBA All-Star captains (2:04)
The "WNBA Countdown" unit respond to Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier being named the WNBA All-Star squad captains and sermon which players could extremity up connected either team. (2:04)
Michael VoepelJun 29, 2025, 05:01 PM ET
- Michael Voepel is simply a elder writer who covers the WNBA, women's assemblage hoops and different assemblage sports. Voepel began covering women's hoops successful 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.
Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark and Minnesota Lynx guardant Napheesa Collier are the apical 2 vote-getters successful instrumentality voting and volition beryllium the WNBA All-Star Game captains, the league announced Sunday.
The crippled betwixt Team Clark and Team Collier volition beryllium astatine the Fever's Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis connected July 19 astatine 8:30 p.m. ET connected ABC.
Clark got 1,293,526 instrumentality votes and Collier 1,176,020. The different 8 starters -- arsenic voted connected by fans (50%), players (25%) and media (25%) -- volition beryllium announced Monday connected ESPN during the NBA escaped bureau special, which begins astatine 7 p.m. ET.
The 12 reserves are chosen by the league coaches and volition beryllium announced crossed WNBA societal and integer platforms connected July 6 astatine noon ET.
Clark and Collier volition draught their All-Star rosters from the excavation of starters and reserves during "WNBA Countdown" connected July 8 astatine 7 p.m. ET earlier the New York Liberty conscionable the Las Vegas Aces connected ESPN.
It is the 2nd All-Star enactment for Clark, successful her 2nd play successful the WNBA. It is the 5th All-Star enactment for Collier, who was drafted successful 2019. The lone clip Collier didn't play successful the All-Star Game was 2022, erstwhile she was retired astir of the play connected maternity leave. There was nary WNBA All-Star Game successful 2020 erstwhile the play was played successful the COVID-19 "bubble" successful Bradenton, Florida.
Clark and Collier some won the Rookie of the Year Award successful their archetypal seasons and were connected the All-WNBA archetypal squad past year. Clark played for Team WNBA successful the All-Star Game past play successful Phoenix, portion Collier played for Team USA, made up of the Olympians who past competed successful the Paris Games and won gold.
Clark is averaging 18.2 points and 8.9 assists but has missed the Fever's past 2 games with a groin injury. Collier leads the WNBA successful scoring (24.5 PPG) and is 4th successful rebounding (8.4 RPG). Their Fever and Lynx volition conscionable Tuesday for the Commissioner's Cup championship, which volition beryllium astatine Minnesota's Target Center astatine 8 p.m. ET connected Prime.
