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WNBA Names Honorary GMs for 30th-Anniversary All-Star Picks

7/2/2026

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WNBA Selects All-Stars

The WNBA named two honorary general managers to select All-Star rosters for its 30th-anniversary season.
Fifteen head coaches will each pick 12 reserves—three guards, five frontcourt, four flexible.
Coaches of the two teams with the best records after July 10 will lead the All-Star teams.
ESPN listed ten starters with a 57.4% shooting percentage.
Sabrina Ionescu Bueckers averaged 19 points, five assists and guided Dallas to an 11-8 record.

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A video of DeWanna Reese and Allisha Gray laughing at the scorer’s table during Reese’s All-Star debut went viral, showing the league’s reach.
After criticism of the “tiny” MVP trophy given to Plum in 2022, the WNBA upgraded the MVP award.

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WNBA Selects All-Stars

The WNBA named two honorary general managers to select All-Star rosters for its 30th-anniversary season.
Fifteen head coaches will each pick 12 reserves—three guards, five frontcourt, four flexible.
Coaches of the two teams with the best records after July 10 will lead the All-Star teams.
ESPN listed ten starters with a 57.4% shooting percentage.
Sabrina Ionescu Bueckers averaged 19 points, five assists and guided Dallas to an 11-8 record.

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