WNBA Announces 2025 All-Star Game Starters Led by Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier
Storm’s Ogwumike Joins Elite Company with 10th WNBA All-Star Nod
The WNBA announced the 10 starters for the 2025 All-Star Game on Monday, with Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark and Minnesota Lynx’s Napheesa Collier serving as team captains. Clark earned her captaincy by receiving a record 1,293,526 fan votes, the most in WNBA history. Collier secured the second captain spot with 1,176,020 votes.
Notable Selections
Seattle Storm forward Nneka Ogwumike headlines the remaining starters with her 10th All-Star selection, tying her with Tamika Catchings and Brittney Griner for third-most in league history. Only Sue Bird (13) and Diana Taurasi (11) have more selections.
New York Liberty’s Breanna Stewart and Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson each earned their seventh All-Star nods, continuing their dominant careers.
The 2025 No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings secured her first All-Star selection, becoming one of the standout rookies of the season.
Complete Starter Lineup
Guards:
- Caitlin Clark (Indiana Fever) – 2nd selection
- Paige Bueckers (Dallas Wings) – 1st selection
- Allisha Gray (Atlanta Dream) – 3rd selection
- Sabrina Ionescu (New York Liberty) – 4th selection
Frontcourt:
- Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx) – 5th selection
- A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces) – 7th selection
- Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty) – 7th selection
- Aliyah Boston (Indiana Fever) – 3rd selection
- Nneka Ogwumike (Seattle Storm) – 10th selection
- Satou Sabally (Phoenix Mercury) – 3rd selection
Game Details
The All-Star Game will take place Saturday, July 19 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, broadcast on ABC, Disney+ and ESPN+ at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Clark and Collier will draft their teams from the pool of remaining starters and reserves. The draft will be televised on ESPN during WNBA Countdown on Tuesday, July 8 at 7 p.m. ET.
What’s Next
Voting for the 12 All-Star reserves begins now, with head coaches selecting three guards, five frontcourt players, and four players at either position. Coaches cannot vote for their own players. The reserves will be announced Sunday, July 6 at noon ET.
The selection process weighted fan votes at 50 percent, with current players and media each accounting for 25 percent of the final voting.
The All-Star Game anchors three days of WNBA events, including the 3-Point Contest and Skills Challenge on Friday, July 18.
