Clark, Collier draft All-Star teams, flip coaches

All 3 Indiana Fever All-Stars volition beryllium connected the aforesaid squad for the upcoming WNBA All-Star Game successful Indianapolis connected July 19. The rosters, arsenic chosen by captains Caitlin Clark of the Fever and Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx, were announced Tuesday.

Clark and Collier, the 2 starring vote-getters successful instrumentality balloting, archetypal drafted from the 8 remaining starters, past filled retired their teams picking from the 12 reserves. They besides made 1 trade: swapping caput coaches.

Minnesota's Cheryl Reeve initially was assigned to usher Team Clark, since the manager of the squad with the WNBA's champion grounds arsenic of July 3 went to the apical vote-getting player. The New York Liberty's Sandy Brondello, manager of the squad with the second-best grounds then, was primitively assigned to Team Collier. But since Reeve is Collier's manager with the Lynx, the captains opted to power coaches.

Clark chose some her Fever teammates disposable successful the roster draft: forward/center Aliyah Boston (pick No. 1) and defender Kelsey Mitchell (pick No. 10). Rounding retired Team Clark's starters, on with herself and Boston, are Liberty defender Sabrina Ionescu (pick No. 3), three-time WNBA MVP halfway A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces (pick No. 5) and Phoenix Mercury guardant Satou Sabally (pick No. 7).

Team Clark's reserves were headed by Mitchell, past Seattle Storm guardant Gabby Williams (pick No. 12), Washington Mystics defender Sonia Citron (pick No. 14) and guardant Kiki Iriafen (pick No. 16), Aces defender Jackie Young (pick No. 18) and Golden State guardant Kayla Thornton (pick No. 20).

Collier chose her erstwhile UConn and USA Basketball teammate, Liberty guardant Breanna Stewart, with the 2nd pick. The remainder of Team Collier's starters are Atlanta Dream defender Allisha Gray (pick No. 4), Storm guardant Nneka Ogwumike (pick No. 6) and Dallas Wings defender Paige Bueckers (pick No. 8).

The reserves for Team Collier are her Lynx teammate, defender Courtney Williams (pick No. 9), Storm defender Skylar Diggins (pick No. 11), Chicago Sky guardant Angel Reese (pick No. 13), Mercury guardant Alyssa Thomas (pick No. 15), Los Angeles Sparks defender Kelsey Plum (pick No. 17) and Atlanta defender Rhyne Howard (pick No. 19).

The players went backmost and distant connected perchance trading players, but that didn't happen. Clark initially offered Sabally for Stewart, truthful that Brondello would past beryllium coaching some Liberty players with Stewart and Ionescu. But Collier countered by asking Clark to springiness up Boston for Stewart, and it was a no-go.

The All-Star 3-Point Contest and Skills Challenge volition beryllium Friday, July 18 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN). The All-Star Game volition beryllium July 19 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC/Disney+/ESPN+). All events volition beryllium astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse, location of the Fever.