The WNBA All-Star voting results are out, with all 22 players’ names confirmed on July 6. Twelve declared reserves include four forwards and eight guards. The early fan voting had already decided on four guards and six forwards to start the game. Minnesota Lynx HC Cheryl Reeve will be on the sidelines for one of the teams in the game.
Making her fourth All-Star appearance as coach, Reeves answered a question about the players selected during the Lynx vs. Sky post-game interview. The 58-year-old coach put forward some facts that might surprise many.
Minnesota Lynx Coach Confused Over WNBA All-Star Selections
The Minnesota Lynx shrug off the Commissioner’s Cup heartbreak, winning three consecutive games at home. The top side maintained its lead and unbeaten record at the Target Center in the 2025 WNBA regular season. While the HC was happy with her team’s performance, she was shocked by the ‘changing narratives in the All-Star game’s selections.’
As per the confirmed list of players selected for the mega game, only Napheesa Collier and Courtney Williams got nods. ‘Phee’ was the second-highest vote-getter and was already named captain and starter in the All-Star Game. Courtney Williams got the nod in the reserves list, making her only the second Lynx star in the star-studded lineup. This point concerned Cheryl Reeves, who showed feelings of confusion over the selection process.
“I don’t know why only Phee and Courtney are all-stars when you have the best team in the league by a few games. There are teams that are below us in the standings by a lot that have three All-Stars. Historically, teams at the top get a minimum of three, often times four,” Reeves said in an interview (Via X/adukeMN).
Cheryl Reeve on Courtney Williams and Napheesa Collier being the only Lynx allstars
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Reeves’ Minnesota Lynx leads the league with a 17-2 record. The Phoenix Mercury ranks second with a 12-6 record; that’s a difference of 4.5 games in just 19 matches. Statistically, the Lynx should have the maximum number of players in the All-Star selection, with the dominant performances the side is putting in this season.
The Nebraska-born coach put forward logic and compared it with the teams with three players’ selections despite having a poorer record than her side. The Indiana Fever (9-9 record) and Seattle Storm (12-7 record) have three representatives for the 2025 All-Star game.
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Cheryl Reeves fired shots at her Commissioner’s Cup opponent, who has yet to make any significant mark on the league yet has three of their stars in the All-Star lineup. Interestingly, the same Indiana Fever defeated Cheryl Reeve’s team in the finals at Target Center by 15 points to lift the cup.
As far as the selection process is concerned, it has been the same for ages in the league. It includes 50% weightage to fan votes, 25% weightage to the media personalities, and the remaining 25% to the active players in the league. Top vote-getters Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier will captain the two sides. The other eight starters were selected with the next highest vote-getters in their respective positions. Both captains can choose a team for the game from the available talent pool.
As seen in the 2025 voting results, fans’ voting might not correlate with the players’ performances in the season. Fan bases tend to keep their favorite player in the rankings with the maximum votes possible. And it is understandable that some deserving candidates might loose their places at the All-Star game.
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