A'ja Wilson leads the initial fan voting for the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game, announced by the league on Wednesday. The Las Vegas Aces forward received 308,249 votes, surpassing all other players.
Paige Bueckers came in immediately after her, earning 298,027 votes. She was second overall and the top backcourt player in votes in her second season, having started the All-Star Game as a rookie the previous year.
Indiana's Aliyah Boston ranked third with 282,186 votes, followed by New York's Breanna Stewart with 255,879, and Caitlin Clark of the Fever with 253,602.
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Wilson leads the league with 25.6 points per game and also averages 9.0 rebounds and 2.2 blocks. Bueckers is eighth in scoring at 19.0 points, along with 3.7 rebounds and 5.8 assists over 13 games. Clark is fourth in scoring at 20.4, while Stewart ranks sixth with 19.9.
Dallas has announced two additional names on the ballot. Jessica Shepard, currently leading the WNBA in triple-doubles, is sixth with 211,598 votes, averaging 13.7 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 5.7 assists across 14 games. Rookie Azzi Fudd, the top overall pick this year, is in 11th place with 148,047 votes.
The first returns of fan #WNBA All-Star voting. Per release:
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Top 40 leaders. A'ja Wilson (308,249) and Paige Bueckers (298,027) lead the way.
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Indiana Fever Dominates WNBA All-Star Fan Voting
Indiana's impact went beyond its two starters in the top five. Kelsey Mitchell was 10th, posting the third-highest league scoring average at 20.8 points. Moreover, Sophie Cunningham, Lexie Hull, and Myisha Hines-Allen also ranked within the top 40.
Atlanta's Angel Reese was seventh and leads the league in rebounding at 12.3 a game. Golden State's Gabby Williams reached eighth in the middle of a career-best 15.7-point season, and Minnesota rookie Olivia Miles, the draft's No. 2 pick, was ninth in the voting at 18.1 points a game. Natasha Howard, Kelsey Plum, Allisha Gray, and Kiki Iriafen filled out the top 15. The league's newest expansion franchises showed up too, with Toronto's Marina Mabrey and Brittney Sykes and Portland's Bridget Carleton all reaching the top 40 in their first season.
WNBA All-Star Voting Process
Starters are decided by a weighted formula, with fans contributing half the votes and players plus a media panel sharing the rest. Each group ranks candidates by position, forming a lineup of four guards and six frontcourt players. Ties within a position are broken by fan votes.
The league's 15 head coaches manage the remaining rosters, each selecting three guards, five frontcourt players, and four additional picks at any position. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players. The two teams with the top records after the July 10 schedule will provide the All-Star coaches, and the league has not announced dates for the starter or reserve selections.
Fan voting closes Saturday, June 27. A free WNBA ID allows one ballot per day on WNBA.com or in the WNBA App, and votes on June 17 and June 24 count as two. The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game tips off Saturday, July 25, at the United Center in Chicago and airs on ABC at 8:30 p.m. ET.