The 2024 season continues to be a historic one for the WNBA.
Spurred by impressive campaigns from rookies and veterans alike, the league is hitting new heights. More fans are flocking to the W than ever before, a fact reflected in the league’s All-Star Game voting.
Young stars Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston and Angel Reese were among the most popular vote-getters in 2024, garnering hundreds of thousands of signatures in this year’s electoral cycle.
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If that seems like a lot, it is. The fifth-most popular All-Star candidate this year, Reese, nabbed nearly as many votes as the top five vote-getters from last year combined.
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The final numbers, revealed by the WNBA after announcing the All-Star roster Tuesday night, reinforced a new truth: The WNBA is more popular than ever before.
The fan vote for the 2024 All-Star team this year helped to decide the 12-player roster for Team WNBA, which will take on Team USA’s 5v5 Olympic basketball team in the annual showcase.
The vote total for the top five players increased by almost 600% from 2023 to 2024.
The top five players on the 2023 All-Star ballot — A’ja…
