June 30, 2025 

2025 WNBA All-Star Game starters revealed

By Sydney Wingfield

2025 No. 1 overall draft pick Paige Bueckers has earned a starting spot

Following the WNBA’s announcement of the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Minnesota Lynx’s Napheesa Collier as the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game captains, the the starting five for each team have been revealed by the league. All-Star voting began on Thursday, June 12th and concluded on Saturday, June 28th. 50 percent of the voting for the WNBA All-Star Game starters came from fans and 25 percent of the vote came from both current WNBA players as well as a media panel.

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Coming out on top was Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark with a WNBA-high 1,293,526 votes from fans. Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx trailed behind her with 1,176,020 votes. Here’s a look at which players made starting lineup.

2025 All-Star Game starters:

  • Aliyah Boston of the Indiana Fever: This is the 6-5 center-forward’s third time being voted into the game.
  • Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings: The No. 1 overall selection in the 2025 WNBA Draft rookie will be making her debut in the All-Star game this year.
  • Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever: This is her second time being voted into the All-Star game and first as an All-Star captain.
  • Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx: The star of the Lynx has played in the last five of six most recent All-Star games.
  • Allisha Gray of the Atlanta Dream: Last year, Gray made history at the 2024 WNBA All-Star games when she became the first player to win both the WNBA STARRY 3-Point Contest and the Kia WNBA Skills Challenge in the same year.
  • Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty: The guard previously won the WNBA STARRY 3-Point Contest in 2023. This is her fourth time playing in the WNBA All-Star Game.
  • Nneka Ogwumike of the Seattle Storm: This is Ogwumike’s tenth time competing in the WNBA All-Star Game.
  • Satou Sabally of the Phoenix Mercury: Sabally will be playing in her 3rd All-Star game.
  • Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty: The forward will be appearing in her 7th All-Star game. She was voted twice as an All-Star captain and led Team Stewart against Team Wilson in 2022 and 2023.
  • A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces: Wilson will be competing in her 7th All-Star game. She is a three-time All-Star caption and led Team Wilson to two victories against Team Delle Done in 2019 and Team Stewart in 2022.
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Head coaches for each team will be the head coaches of the two WNBA teams that have the best records by Friday, July 4. The head coach who has the best record will become the head coach of the All-Star team captain who earned the most fan votes.

The All-Star Game will be played on Saturday, July 19 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, where the Fever play their home games. Fans can watch the action on ABC, Disney+ and ESPN+.

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