2025 WNBA all-star game The store was announced on Sunday, and the choice of coaches seemed to be more controversial than the time issued a week ago.
22 players selected for the July 19 game at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis represent 12 out of 13 teams of WNBA-Rettack Connecticut sun There is no all-star-and include three miscreants.
Host Indiana fever There will be three representatives: Cetleen ClarkeOne of the captains of the team; Aliah BostonAnd Kelsey michelle, Seattle Storm There are also three all-stars: Skiler Digins, Nanka Ogwumike And Gabby Williams,
League Minnesota Links There are two all-stars: Nefeesa colirOther team captains, and Curtney WilliamsDefending also for WNBA Champion New York LibertyThose who have two all-stars Breena stewart And Sabarina Eonacu,
Who was the biggest snub? Who can take Clarke and Kolier in their roster draft on Tuesday (ET, ESPN)? Which player will be MVP in Indianapolis? Elexa Philipau of ESPN, Center Andrews, Kevin Pelton and Michael Voepel weighed on all-stars.
Who was the biggest snub?
Kevin Pelton: Kayla macbridgeApparently the number 2 player on links in the previous season, when she was an all-star, is putting almost the same number of similar numbers in 2025. In fact, he has shot even more better on 3s (45%) and free throw (46-off-47, 98%). It advocates stunning coaches with backcourt-mat courtney Williams, who neither score nor skillfully scored as McBrid. Beyond the timelineMcBrid joined the Hall of Fame Seamon Augustus in 2009, as the second player in the league history was not selected as an all-star after an average of at least 15 points with a better shooting percentage than 64%.
Alexa Philipo: Macbrid, in addition to ESPN All-star reserve forecast It was also painted Britney Cyx And Brona jonesSykes have a career year in scoring (17.9 PPG) and assistance (4.6 APG), and while some inhibitors point to its inability (36.8%) and come from a scoring free throw line (a league-high 8.7 attempt per game), otherwise its production on a youth team is a major reason. Washington Mistics Performed better than initial expectations.
Jones is putting in its first year with numbers with better scoring (14.0 PPG), Rebounding (8.1 RPG) and aid (2.2 APG). Atlanta dream Compared to its all-star campaign in connecticut last year, while the league’s most skilled players (51%) and one of the best interior defenders remain. He is the only player with at least seven double-dabbles to tab the all-star.
Center Andrews: Natasha cloudWhen we made our predictions last week, I wrote that Sonia citron Was the most difficult player to bite. But Cloud was one close to another. He started the season on fire, and when he was an inconsistent June a bit, he is third in the league to assist 6.5 per game and at 3.17 in the Assist-to-turnover ratio. He is also one of the leading guard guards of the league. Cloud has filled a facilitator hole for Liberty, and when she is still a balance between the facilitator and the scorer, she made a strong case for an all-star selection.
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Deerka Hambi takes it away for an easy bucket
Deerka Hambi is stolen and takes it to the coast for the coast.
Michael Vopel: Los Angeles forward Deerica hambi There is another player who was difficult to cut when we were estimating the store. Honor his data-17.0 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.8 aid and 53.7% shooting-its all-star capacity. She has been an all-star three times before. The possibility of a record of 6–13 of the sparks hurt her opportunities, although to imagine that Los Angeles would be without her.
Who are you to create an all-star team?
Pelton: It is easy to note that Skylar Digins will be a reserve, given how well it has played this season, but we are being removed for a year removed from a year, which is not considered a storm snub even after an average of 13.1 points on 39% shooting before the 2024 All-Star game. Now after giving birth twice, she calls her semi-seriously “third body”, Digins has played at the all-star level continuously since the last summer Olympic break, and it is great to see her back in the game for the first time since 2022.
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Skylar Digins-Smith wins it for a storm with a late bucket
Skiler Digins-Smith a few seconds with the remaining vs. The Dream puts forward the storm for good.
Voepel: Kayla ThorntonThis is his 10th season in the WNBA and the first all-star appearance. Players like Thornton are still rare in WNBA. He is not from a college power conference; She played for her hometown school, Utep. She appeared in her Sophomore season in just one NCAA tournament game in 2012. He was not drafts on graduation in 2014, then signed by Washington ahead of the 2015 season, where he played 10 games. She did not play in WNBA in 2016. She then found a house and she was a fan for six sessions in Dallas, followed by the last two in New York. He won a WNBA title with Liberty in the previous season and was taken by the Golden State in the expansion draft.
Now, at the age of 32, she is seizing an opportunity to be a career year, establishing Valkyries franchise. She will always be known as the first WNBA all-star of the Golden State, and for someone who had to take a long and hard road to reach here, it is really good.
Andrews: Thornton is also standing for me. He is an all-star for the first time this year. Perhaps that’s why he has got such a breakout season. Thornton is a career-high 14.9 points per game average, while career-secretant 7.1 rebounds and 1.6 are also getting theft. A team that is proud of not being a superstar, Thornton has emerged as the best player of Vulcaries and is a big reason that they have improved their presidential expectations. Before this season, the league is widely considered a top role player, playing an important role in Liberty title last year, he is now a centerpiece in the Golden State and has taken his game to a new level.
Philippou: Gabby Williams. The new fans noticed how impressive the Williams could be at both ends of the floor during the 2024 Paris Olympics, when they helped lead France to the USA Basketball dynasty. Now in its first full WNBA season since 2022, the former Uconn star is flourishing, scoring (13.4 PPG) led a career high average, assisted (4.7) and 3-point shooting (35.2%) and the league in theft (2.6). Williams have long been performed in the international basketball scene – showing how she was not need WNBA has a strong, successful supporter career-but there is no question that WNBA is more fun with her, and her first all-star dialect is well worthy.
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Gabby Williams with the final basket of the period
Gabby Williams with the last basket of the period, 07/06/2025
Which player combination do you want to see the most in Indianapolis?
Pelton: We saw the last time Piege Beukers And Clarkes play together for the 2019 U19 FIBA World Cup, when they helped lead a USA team, including two other all-stars (Aliah Boston). Rhine Howard) For gold medal before installing feet in college complexes. Bueckers and Clark will always be connected as Star Point Guards from the same recruitment class, and their styles should be proved if Clarke drafts the beukers as Captain.
Philippou: This is the first time since 2011 that there are three or more fraudsters in the same year. This will probably not, but the same team will have fun for vibes at the end of the Beukers, Irafen and Citron.
Voepel: It will be fun to see Clarke passing former South Carolina Superstar Post Post players in the all-star game: Fever team partner Boston and The Las vegas ekka, A’aza Wilson,
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Apart from his WNBA team colleagues, which players can be the top options for captains?
Voepel: We can assume that Clarke can try to use their first two pics for Indiana’s Boston and Mitchell, while Kolier used his first pick for fellow links player courtney Williams. If so, Clarke may have the next two Wilson and Eoncecu, while colir can be stewart and then beukers.
The three -time MVP should be an easy option for Wilson Clarke if he does not receive it before. And IenESCU is a player who was closely seen to Clarke, while Liberty Guard was in college in Oregon and Clarke was in high school. As a colir, Stewart and Beukers, of course, are other former Uconn players among all-stars with Gabby Williams.
Propect all-star game MVP
Pelton: Boston. The all-star game in Indianapolis was considered a showcase for Clarke, but with the first half of his injury, Boston stepped as the best player of fever. Can running into infection with the all-star guard allow Boston to remind the national audience that he was an NCAA champion and number 1 pick?
Philippou: I am following the train to think about Pelton’s hometown stars. But the guards have dominated the all-star game MVP in recent years, and so I think it would be one of Boston’s fever teammates, Clarke or Michelle, who will take the trophy home. Certainly Indiana hopes that Clarke will be close to complete health by the surroundings of the all-star weekend role, and we know that she has a penchant to complete that moment. It is also laudable that Mitchell will be closed, which will be a good reward for him after taking out things with difficulty years before going to the city of Boston and Clarke.
Voepel: Like Alexa, I bowed to a guard, as the post has won the honor in the last five years, wing Maya Moore has won it three times before winning it in a line. If it is not one of the fever guards, then possibly of Atlanta Alma GrayWhich is the best season of career, including 41.5% shooting beyond the arc.
How will the Captain Aries with his coaches?
Voepel: Liberty and Team Coliere Coach Sandy Brondelo and Coliere Be able to do It was fired, but it is not what we first think about their personality. They are more back, calm, cold and easy, while still intense competitives. While Links and Team Clarke coach Cheryl Reve and Clarke are more furious and wear their competitive feelings more transparently. So even though Reve is a WNBA coach of Kolier, these all-star pairing are fun in a way.
We do not need to depend on the entire debate from last year on whether Clarke should have been in the Olympic team and how many teams were the USA coach Reve – which was not part of taking that team – maybe the selection committee could communicate to communicate to the selection committee to have experience and no crook was going to Paris. Enough to say, it was one of the many narratives of 2024. It said, Links was the WNBA team, which was closest to Clarke growing up in West Des Moines, Iowa; He has talked about how Reeve’s championship squads in Minnesota inspired him. Clarke and Reve will simply recover, as they are both professionals in which it is very common how emotional the basketball is about both.
