WNBA All-Star 2026: Snubs, top questions after roster named - ESPN

All-Star selections are always ripe for endless debate — and that dialogue continues this week in the WNBA, as the reserves were revealed Tuesday for the 2026 game.

There are still a few matters to sort out before the July 25 contest (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC) in Chicago's United Center. As the league continues to celebrate its 30th anniversary season, WNBA 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 following games on July 10 will be named coaches for the teams.

If a player is unable to play in the All-Star Game, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert will select a replacement.

But for now, ESPN's Kendra Andrews, Kareem Copeland, Alexa Philippou and Michael Voepel break down the roster, the biggest snubs and what we expect — or hope — to see in Chicago.

Starters were determined by a vote of fans (50%), current players (25%) and a media panel (25%). Players and media panelists completed one ballot, featuring four guards and six frontcourt players. The league's head coaches chose the 12 All-Star reserves. Coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own players, selected three guards, five frontcourt players and four players at either position, regardless of conference.

Kareem Copeland: This depends on how someone interprets «snubbed.» Toronto Tempo guard Brittney Sykes absolutely deserved to be an All-Star as the No. 8 scorer in the league — No. 5 when she was sidelined in mid-June — who was leading the expansion team to a potential playoff berth. A noncontact plantar fascia injury, however, has her out for an undisclosed amount of time. In the midst of a career year and still one of