Angel Reese, Alyssa Thomas and 10 more predicted A...

Angel Reese, Alyssa Thomas and 10 more predicted All-Star reservesAtlanta Dream40mMichael Voepel, +3 MoreRanking the 50 best players in the WNBAMinnesota Lynx4dMichael Voepel, +3 MoreMichael VoepelCloseMichael VoepelESPN Senior WriterMichael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women's college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Follow on X, Alexa Philippou, Kendra Andrews, Kareem CopelandMultiple AuthorsJul 6, 2026, 08:30 AM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe fans, players and media voted to pick the 10 starters for the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game, who were announced Thursday.

Now the league's head coaches will choose the 12 All-Star reserves.Coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players, must select three guards, five frontcourt players and four players at either position, regardless of conference.The game will be July 25 (8 p.

m. ET, ABC) at Chicago's United Center. As part of the league's 30th anniversary season celebration, two league legends -- Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon -- will serve as honorary general managers and select rosters from the pool of 22 All-Stars.

The head coaches of the two teams with the best records after July 10 games, regardless of conference, will coach the All-Star teams.ESPN's Kendra Andrews, Kareem Copeland, Alexa Philippou and Michael Voepel project who the All-Star reserves could be, along with possible top replacements for players who are injured but might still be picked as All-Stars.Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will choose any replacement players needed.

FrontcourtKiki Iriafen, Washington MysticsStat to know: Career-best 52.5% from the fieldThe 2025 No. 4 draft pick continues to improve and put up a career-high 27 points last week.

She's averaging career highs in points per game (15.5) and rebounds per game (9.3) after being named an All-Star as a rookie.

Only four players average more rebounds in the league, and of those four, only four-time MVP A'ja Wilson averages more points. Just four players in the league shoot at least 52.5% from the field on at least 11.

1 shots: Kelsey Plum, Natasha Howard, Nneka Ogwumike and Iriafen. -- Kareem CopelandJonquel Jones, New York LibertyStat to know: 40.9% on 3-pointersJones missed out on an All-Star nod last year after suffering an ankle injury that sidelined her for much of the first half of the season.

But she seems like a surefire pick for Chicago with stats of 15.1 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.

8 assists and 1.1 blocks per game for the Commissioner's Cup champs. Not only is Jones close to averaging a double-double on the season, but she is also within reach of a 50-40-90 campaign with shooting splits of 50.

3% from the field, 40.9% from 3 (on 4.7 attempts per game) and 80.

5% from the free throw line. -- Alexa PhilippouNneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles SparksStat to know: 16.2 points per gameOgwumike has been named an All-Star every season over the past decade, and that shouldn't change this year.

In her first season back with the Sparks since 2023, Ogwumike is the team's leading rebounder with 8.5 per game, and her offensive production has been crucial for Los Angeles as Kelsey Plum remains out with an injury. -- Kendra AndrewsAngel Reese, Atlanta DreamStat to know: League-leading 11.

8 rebounds per gameReese -- whom we had projected as a starter -- is the best rebounder in the league and has also seen a small uptick in her offensive production in her first season with the Dream. If Reese gets her third All-Star nod, bringing her back to Chicago for the weekend, it'll be a bit of a full-circle moment: During Reese's first All-Star appearance in 2024, a clip of her and teammate Allisha Gray smiling and joking at the scorer's table went viral and captured what Reese said was the start of their friendship. -- AndrewsAlyssa Thomas, Phoenix MercuryStat to know: League-leading 8.

4 assists per gameThomas has been a perennial All-Star in recent years, and while the 8-13 Mercury have disappointed to start the season, the league's coaches might feel she has done enough to warrant a spot in Chicago. Even in a not-quite-stellar year for Thomas, she's averaging 14.4 points, a league-best 8.

4 assists, 6.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, remaining one of the most impactful two-way players in the league.

-- PhilippouGuardsSonia Citron, Washington MysticsStat to know: Career-high 18.6 points per gameThe 2025 No. 3 draft pick has followed up an All-Star appearance as a rookie with nearly four more points per game and an improved shooting percentage (47.

7%). She and Wilson are the only players to post a game of 30-plus points, five-plus rebounds, one-plus steal and one-plus block in 2026. Citron became the fastest player in franchise history to reach 100 3-pointers (59).

She also ranks No. 6 in the league in defensive win shares. -- CopelandAllisha Gray, Atlanta DreamStat to know: Career-high 18.

5 points per gameWhen Reese said it was "disrespect