WNBA All-Star is coming up. Here's how to vote for your favorite players
INDIANAPOLIS — WNBA All-Star weekend is just over a month away, and Indianapolis is deep in preparations to host the game.
Starting Thursday, fans will have a big part in deciding who will take the court at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 19. Fan voting for WNBA All-Star runs from June 12 to 28, and the All-Stars will be announced in early July.
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Here's how voting for All-Star works.
How are WNBA All-Stars decided?
The WNBA selects All-Stars from a combination of fan, player, media and coach voting.
Fans account for 50% of the initial vote, while player and media selections account for 25% each. The league will then combine all of those scores, and the four frontcourt players and six guards with the top combined votes will become the All-Star starters.
The coaches will then vote to select the 12 total reserves. They are required to vote for three guards and five frontcourt players, then can vote for four players regardless of position. They cannot vote for players on their own team.
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The 22 All-Stars will be selected regardless of conference affiliation, and the All-Star game will not be played as a competition between conferences.
How will the All-Star Game work?
The 2024 season saw 12 All-Stars, selected similarly to the 2025 process, play Team USA before they headed off to the Paris Olympics. This season will mark the return to two full All-Star teams.
The two All-Star starters that have the most fan votes will become the two captains, and they will be part of a draft to pick their respective teams. They will first pick from the remaining pool of eight starters, then from the 12 reserves. ESPN will broadcast the results of the draft during an edition of WNBA Countdown at 7 p.m. July 8.
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The coaches for the teams will be determined by the two coaches in the league that have the best record through July 4. The coach with the best overall record will be paired with the captain that has the most fan votes.
How do I vote for Fever players for WNBA All-Star?
Fans can submit one full ballot of up to 10 players per day, starting June 12 and ending June 28. All active WNBA players on rosters will be able to receive votes. Fans can vote through WNBA.com or the WNBA App.
There are three 2-for-1 days on June 14, 20, and 27, when fans' one ballot will count twice.
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Where is the WNBA All-Star Game?
The WNBA All-Star weekend is in Indianapolis for the first time in league history.
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It will be the second straight year that the city has hosted an All-Star weekend, though, as the NBA came to Indianapolis in February 2024.
What Fever players have been All-Stars?
Five players on Indiana's roster have been All-Stars at least once, whether it be with the Fever or on another team.
DeWanna Bonner, a 15-year veteran of the league who is in her first season with the Fever, has been an All-Star six times: three with the Phoenix Mercury (2015, 2018-19) and three with the Connecticut Sun (2021, 2023-24).
Natasha Howard has been an All-Star twice: 2019 with the Seattle Storm and 2022 with the New York Liberty.
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Both Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston have two All-Star appearances in their career, both in 2023 and 2024 with the Fever. Boston was an All-Star starter as a rookie in 2023.
Caitlin Clark started the All-Star game as a rookie in 2024, and she has one All-Star selection so far in her young career.
Chloe Peterson is the Indiana Fever beat reporter for IndyStar. Reach her at capeterson@gannett.com or follow her on X at @chloepeterson67.
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