Top Voters in WNBA All-Star Election: A'ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark Take the Lead
On the 20th of July, the WNBA All-Star Game is all set to pack the Footprint Center in Phoenix, with an eager audience eager to witness the league's elite go head-to-head.
The selection process, a mix of fan, player, media, and coach votes, will decide the participants. After the initial round of fan voting, Wilson is in the lead with 217,773 votes, closely followed by Clark with 216,427.
Wilson, a seasoned five-time All-Star, is the current frontrunner in scoring and rebounding this season, averaging a staggering 27.9 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. She put on another impressive show on Friday, scoring 26 points and snatching 16 rebounds to propel the Las Vegas Aces to a 85-74 win over the WNBA's leading Connecticut Sun.
Clark,who made her WNBA debut this year with great fanfare and expectations after her remarkable college basketball career, has been a major draw for the league due to her on-court presence, helping to sell out arenas and break viewership records. At the moment, she ranks 16th in scoring with 16.3 points per game and third in assists with 6.2 per game.
Her team, the Indiana Fever, had a rocky start to the season with an 0-8 stretch, but managed to notch their fourth consecutive win on Friday, triumphing over the Atlanta Dream 91-79 in front of a record crowd of 17,575 at the State Farm Arena. NaLyssa Smith led the charge with a team-high 21 points and nine rebounds, while Caitlin Clark contributed 16 points and seven assists.
Clark's teammate, Aliyah Boston, who was named Rookie of the Year in 2023, finds herself in third place in the fan voting, with Angel Reese in seventh.
The USA Basketball Women's National Team All-Stars will square off against a fan, coach, player, and media-voted WNBA All-Star team.
Once the voting concludes, the top 10 players yet to be selected for the USA team will join the WNBA All-Star team. The final spots in the 12-player roster will then be filled by the 12 WNBA head coaches, who cannot vote for their own players, from the next 36 highest vote-getters.
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In the fan voting for the WNBA All-Star Game, Aliyah Boston is currently in third place, trailing behind A'ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark.In the initial round of fan voting for the WNBA All-Star Game, Caitlin Clark has garnered 216,427 votes, placing her second behind A'ja Wilson's 217,773 votes.
