Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier will captain the WNBA All-Star Sport subsequent month the league introduced Sunday.
Clark acquired 1,293,526 votes from followers whereas Collier had about 100,000 fewer.
The Indiana Fever star, who’s sidelined with a groin pressure, is averaging 18.2 factors and a career-high 8.9 assists per sport. She additionally led the fan voting final season, her rookie yr, however the All-Star format was the U.S. Olympic workforce taking part in in opposition to a choose group of WNBA stars so no captains have been chosen.
Collier leads the league in scoring at a career-best 24.5 factors and is fourth in rebounding at 8.4 a sport.
The Fever and Lynx will play one another on Tuesday within the Commissioner’s Cup ultimate.
The ten starters have been chosen from throughout the WNBA with out regard to convention affiliation. Present gamers and a media panel joined followers in choosing the All-Star starters. Followers voting accounted for 50% whereas the gamers vote and the media selections every account for 25%.
The pair will draft their fellow starters from a gaggle that can be revealed on Monday. After the starters are introduced, the league’s head coaches will select the 13 reserves by voting for 3 guards, 5 frontcourt gamers and 4 from both place. Coaches cannot vote for gamers from their very own groups. The 12 reserves can be revealed subsequent Sunday.
The 2 All-Star captains will then draft their respective rosters by choosing first from the remaining eight gamers within the pool of starters after which from the pool of 12 reserves.
Clark and Collier additionally led the preliminary fan voting with Indiana’s Aliyah Boston in third. Boston completed second final season behind Clark within the fan vote.
The All-Star Sport is on July 19 in Indianapolis.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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