The most anticipated season in WNBA history will soon give way to perhaps the most anticipated All-Star Game in WNBA history. It just won’t be played the traditional way.
Because this is an Olympic year, the WNBA All-Stars will instead face off with Team USA’s 5-on-5 Olympic women’s basketball roster before they head off to Paris.
What if a player who would ordinarily be a WNBA All-Star is on Team USA? There are quite a few of those cases, including Aces star A’ja Wilson. Those players were simply removed from consideration after the voting period, and the top vote-getters not assigned to Team USA were placed on the WNBA All-Star roster.
Here’s a first look at the WNBA All-Star roster and the Olympic roster it will be facing.
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WNBA All-Star roster 2024
The following 12 players were selected to the WNBA All-Star Game. The starters will be determined by a combination of the fan vote, current players and media.
Player | Position | Team |
DeWanna Bonner | Frontcourt | Connecticut Sun |
Aliyah Boston | Frontcourt | Indiana Fever |
Caitlin Clark | Guard | Indiana Fever |
Allisha Gray | Guard | Atlanta Dream |
Dearica Hamby | Frontcourt | Los Angeles Sparks |
Brionna Jones | Frontcourt | Connecticut Sun |
Jonquel Jones | Frontcourt | Brooklyn Nets |
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