WNBA All-Star Game Preview & Best Bets

WNBA All-Star Game Preview & Best Bets

This is a unique season in the WNBA, not just because of the influx of talented rookies or A’ja Wilson’s eye-popping play. No, the WNBA All-Star Game, which goes down Saturday in Phoenix, will pit the WNBA All-Stars against Team USA as they prepare for the Olympics. Plus, after this weekend, the league will shut down for a month for the Paris Olympics. Here is your WNBA All-Star game preview and best bets.

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WNBA All-Star Game Preview & Best Bets

The uniqueness of this year’s all-star setup means teammates will compete against one another, and players who feel they were snubbed by Team USA will have their chance to take revenge.

Here are the rosters from the WNBA’s press release for the event:

TEAM WNBA

PLAYER TEAM POSITION HT BIRTHDATE COLLEGE YRS ASG
DeWanna Bonner Connecticut Sun Frontcourt 6-4 8/21/87 Auburn 14 6
Aliyah Boston Indiana Fever Frontcourt 6-5 12/11/01 South Carolina 1 2
Caitlin Clark^ Indiana Fever Backcourt 6-0 1/22/02 Iowa R 1
Allisha Gray Atlanta Dream Backcourt 6-0 1/2/95 South Carolina 7 2
Dearica Hamby Los Angeles Sparks Frontcourt 6-3 11/6/93 Wake Forest 9 3
Brionna Jones Connecticut Sun Frontcourt 6-3 12/18/95 Maryland 7 3
Jonquel Jones New York Liberty Frontcourt 6-6 1/5/94 George Washington 7 5
Kayla McBride Minnesota Lynx Backcourt 5-11 6/25/92 Notre Dame 10 4
Kelsey Mitchell Indiana Fever Backcourt 5-8 11/12/95 Ohio State 6 2
Arike Ogunbowale Dallas Wings Backcourt 5-8 3/2/97 Notre Dame 5 4
Nneka Ogwumike Seattle Storm Frontcourt 6-2 7/2/90 Stanford 12 9
Angel Reese^ Chicago Sky Frontcourt 6-3 5/6/02 LSU R 1

 

USA WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM

PLAYER WNBA TEAM POSITION HT BIRTHDATE COLLEGE YRS ASG
Napheesa Collier Minnesota Lynx Frontcourt 6-1 9/23/96 Connecticut 5 4
Kahleah Copper Phoenix Mercury Backcourt 6-1 8/28/94 Rutgers 8 4
Chelsea Gray Las Vegas Aces Backcourt 5-11 10/8/92 Duke 9 6
Brittney Griner Phoenix Mercury Frontcourt 6-9 10/18/90 Baylor 10 10
Sabrina Ionescu New York Liberty Backcourt 5-11 12/6/97 Oregon 4 3
Jewell Loyd Seattle Storm Backcourt 5-10 10/5/93 Notre Dame 9 6
Kelsey Plum Las Vegas Aces Backcourt 5-8 8/24/94 Washington 6 3
Breanna Stewart New York Liberty Frontcourt 6-4 8/27/94 Connecticut 7 6
Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury Backcourt 6-0 6/11/82 Connecticut 19 11
Alyssa Thomas Connecticut Sun Frontcourt 6-2 4/12/92 Maryland 10 5
A’ja Wilson Las Vegas Aces Frontcourt 6-4 8/8/96 South Carolina 6 6
Jackie Young Las Vegas Aces Backcourt 6-0 9/16/97 Notre Dame 5 3 

^ denotes first-time All-Star selection

YRS denotes number of seasons completed entering 2024

ASG denotes number of All-Star selections including 2024

 

The U.S. Women’s National Team going up against a WNBA All-Star Team isn’t unprecedented, as they squared off in 2021, with the WNBA squad famously being the only team to beat Team USA that Olympic year. Can they pull off a repeat in 2024?

I have to say that I like the WNBA’s chances. While this game will be used as an Olympic warmup for Team USA, it will mean much more than that for the WNBA team. As mentioned above, many of these players (all of these players?) feel that they are good enough to play on the Olympic team, as well. Chips on shoulders can be solid motivation.

Plus, will the Olympic team want to go all out and risk injury heading into the games that matter most in France? The WNBA stars can do just that—go all out—knowing that they have a month off after this to recover before the regular season resumes. And it also helps when you have generational rookies on your team like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.

I’ll hedge my bets because I’m a coward and take Team WNBA plus 5.5 points instead of on the moneyline. And with the way she’s been playing lately – plus the All-Star Game being a good format for her skills to shine in – let’s sprinkle some on Caitlin Clark to win MVP of the game.

WNBA All-Star Game Best Bets: WNBA All-Stars +5.5 (-110); Caitlin Clark All-Star Game MVP (+1000)

 

 

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