Fan vote split between fans (50%), players (25%), and sportswriters/broadcasters (25%)
Las Vegas Aces' Aja Wilson and Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark lead fan voting for 2024 WNBA All-Star Game
Top 10 vote-getters automatically named to participate in WNBA All-Star Game
Top five vote-getters also include Aliyah Boston, Breanna Stewart, and Arike Ogunbowale
Wilson holds 217,773 votes, Clark has 216,427 votes
Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson and Indiana Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark are currently leading the fan voting for the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game. The game will take place on July 20 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, where the WNBA All-Stars will face off against the U.S. Women's National Basketball Team.
Wilson, a two-time WNBA MVP and current scoring and rebounding leader in the league, holds 217,773 votes after the first round of fan returns. Clark is in second place with 216,427 votes. Both players have been consistently performing well this season.
The top five vote-getters so far also include Fever forward Aliyah Boston (185,908), New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (153,346), and Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale (127,672).
The fan vote is split between fans (50%), current WNBA players (25%), and a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters (25%). The top 10 vote-getters will automatically be named to participate in the WNBA All-Star Game. Any player who is in the top 10 in votes but not on the USA Women's National Team roster will be assigned to Team WNBA.
The final WNBA All-Star Game rosters will be announced on July 2.
A'ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark lead the first-round fan voting for the WNBA All-Star Game.
Seven members of the 2024 rookie class are among the top 30 players in fan voting, indicating a surge of interest in the league.
Some notable absences from the All-Star list include former All-Stars Rhyne Howard, Brionna Jones, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton and Ezi Magbegor.
Former All-Stars Alanna Smith and Jonquel Jones have been performing well this season but are not in the top 10 fan voting standings.
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The article contains a few instances of inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority. It also uses the dichotomous depiction of the WNBA All-Star Game as a contest between players from the U.S. women's national basketball team and the WNBA All-Star team, which can be seen as oversimplifying a complex situation.
The 2024 WNBA Draft class is surging in popularity and interest in the league, evidenced by the high number of rookies on the top 30 fan vote list.
The format of All-Star voting is a little strange this year with fans invited to vote for members for Team USA, even though those players are already assured of an All-Star spot.
Candice Dupree and Erica Wheeler were the last playoff-producing All-Stars for the Fever in 2016.
