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WNBA NEWS - Aces’ A’ja Wilson and Liberty’s Breanna Stewart lead after first returns of fan voting for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2023

A’ja Wilson - (NBA photo)

 

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner, was selected to seven prior WNBA All-Star Games - (Lorie Shaull - photo

 

 

 

After all votes are tallied, players will be ranked by position (guard and frontcourt) within each of the three voting groups – fan votes, player votes and media votes. Each player’s score will be calculated by averaging their weighted rank from the fan votes - THIS DAY IN THE NBA

 

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Thursday June 15, 2023

Reigning two-time Kia WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces and 2018 Kia WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty lead the voting after the first round of fan returns for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2023.

The 2023 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game will be played in Las Vegas at the Michelob Ultra Arena, home of the defending WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces, on Saturday, July 15 on ABC (5:30 p.m. PT/8:30 p.m. ET). The game broadcast will be preceded by a half hour edition of WNBA Countdown on ABC (5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET).

AT&T WNBA All-Star 2023 will feature the league’s biggest and brightest stars selected from across the entire WNBA without regard to conference affiliation. WNBA players and media will join fans in selecting the All-Star starters. Fans will account for 50 percent of the vote, while all current players and a media panel will account for 25 percent each. Players and media panelists will be able to complete one ballot, featuring four guards and six frontcourt players.

Wilson, the 2022 and 2020 Kia WNBA MVP, a four-time All-Star selection and captain of Team Wilson for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2022 and 2019, leads all players with 35,968 votes. Stewart, the 2018 Kia WNBA MVP, a two-time WNBA Finals MVP and four-time All-Star, is second with 32,926 votes. Wilson, who currently ranks eighth in the WNBA in scoring (20.1 ppg) and 10th in rebounding (8.2 rpg) has helped the Aces to a WNBA-best 8-1 record. Stewart ranks second among scorers (24.9), fourth in rebounding (10.1 rpg) and has guided the Liberty to a 6-2 mark, the league’s third best record.

Wilson and Stewart are followed in the fan voting by eight-time All-Star, two-time Kia WNBA Defensive Player of the Year and the league’s current No. 3 scorer Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury (28,387), 2023 No. 1 overall draft pick Aliyah Boston of the Indiana Fever (23,594), and 2022 Kia WNBA Most Improved Player and 2022 All-Star Jackie Young of the Aces (23,217).

Rounding out the top 10 vote-getters are two-time All-WNBA selection, four-time All-Star and the league’s current leading scorer Jewell Loyd of the Seattle Storm (21,145), 2021 All-Star and the WNBA’s current No. 6 scorer and co-leader in rebounding Satou Sabally of the Dallas Wings (20,971), two-time Kia WNBA MVP, six-time All-Star and captain of Team Delle Donne for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2019 and 2018 Elena Delle Donne of the Washington Mystics (18,652), 2016 Kia WNBA MVP and seven-time All-Star selection, Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks (16,804), and two-time All-WNBA pick and 2021 All-Star MVP Arike Ogunbowale of the Wings (16,423).

After all votes are tallied, players will be ranked by position (guard and frontcourt) within each of the three voting groups – fan votes, player votes and media votes. Each player’s score will be calculated by averaging their weighted rank from the fan votes, the player votes and the media votes. The four guards and six frontcourt players with the best score will be named as starters for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2023. Fan voting will serve as the tiebreaker for players in a position group with the same score.

The 10 All-Star starters, including the two captains, will be revealed on Sunday, June 25. After the announcement of the starters, the league’s head coaches will select the 12 reserves. The head coaches will vote for three guards, five frontcourt players and four players at either position regardless of conference. They may not vote for their own players. The reserves will be announced on Saturday, July 1.

The captains – the two All-Star starters who receive the most fan votes – will draft their respective rosters by selecting first from the remaining eight players in the pool of starters and then from the pool of 12 reserves. ESPN will broadcast the WNBA All-Star Team Selection Special on Saturday, July 8 (1 p.m. ET).

See below for the leaders in the early returns of fan voting for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2023:

A’ja Wilson, Frontcourt (LVA) 35,968

Breanna Stewart, Frontcourt (NYL) 32,926

Brittney Griner, Frontcourt (PHO) 28,387

Aliyah Boston, Frontcourt (IND) 23,594

Jackie Young, Guard (LVA) 23,217

Jewell Loyd, Guard (SEA) 21,145

Satou Sabally, Frontcourt (DAL) 20,971


THIS DAY IN THE NBA

June 15, 2001 The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 108-96 in Game 5 of NBA Finals 2001, completing the most dominating playoff run in NBA history. The Lakers posted a 15-1 record and .937 winning percentage in NBA Playoffs 2001, both NBA records. Shaquille O’Neal was named NBA Finals MVP for the second consecutive season, joining Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players to win consecutive NBA Finals MVP awards.

June 15, 2001 The NBA set a playoff attendance record, as 1,460,086 attended games during NBA Playoffs 2001.

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