Predicting the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game roster vs. Team USA - ESPN

The USA Basketball women's national team for the 2024 Paris Olympics has officially been named and kicks off group play July 29 as the program pursues its eighth consecutive gold medal.

With the 12 Olympians selected, WNBA All-Star voting will tip off Thursday to help determine the roster that will go up against Team USA in the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game on July 20 in Phoenix.

All-Star voting — featuring a combination of input from fans (50%), current WNBA players (25%) and media members (25%) — will conclude June 29.

The top 10 vote-getters will automatically be named to the All-Star Game, with those players not already on the U.S. 5-on-5 Olympic roster assigned to Team WNBA.

The 12 WNBA head coaches will then take the names of the next 36 highest vote-getters and fill out the remaining spots on the 12-player All-Star squad.

Rosters will be announced July 2, and starters will be determined by each respective team's coach.

Team USA versus Team WNBA is a familiar format. The 2021 All-Star Game used the same configuration, with the WNBA All-Stars prevailing behind Arike Ogunbowale's 26 points. There were also midseason showcases in 2004 and 2010 between Team USA and squads of WNBA stars, but those weren't officially considered All-Star Games.

Two and a half weeks is a lot of time for players to play themselves into or out of consideration, and this year's booming interest in the league and the rookie class in particular could impact the fan voting component of the selection process.

It's early, but here are our projections for which players should make the Team WNBA roster. (Players listed alphabetically.)

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