The ten starting players for the WNBA All-Star Game 2023 were announced this Sunday. First of all, the two captains will be A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces) and Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty), leaders of the votes. They will be accompanied by Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury), Chelsea Gray (Las Vegas Aces), Jackie Young (Las Vegas Aces), Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings), Satou Sabally (Dallas Wings), Nneka Ogwumike (Los Angeles Sparks), Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm), and finally Aliyah Boston (Indiana Fever).
The twelve replacements will be chosen by the WNBA coaches and announced on July 1. A week later, on July 8, A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart will each line up their team on the “WNBA All-Star Team Selection Special” broadcast live on ESPN. Finally, the All-Star Game will take place on July 15, in Las Vegas.
Aliyah Boston in a very closed club
Author of a remarkable start to the season, Aliyah Boston will become the first rookie to start an All-Star Game since Shoni Schimmel in 2014. She becomes the 8th rookie in WNBA history to be named holder of a All-Star Game. She joins Shoni Schimmel (2014), Elena Delle Donne (2013), Brittney Griner (2013), Maya Moore (2011), Sue Bird (2002), Tamika Catchings (2002), and Chamique Holdsclaw (1999).
Selected in first position in the 2023 Draft by the Indiana Fever, she is off to a more than convincing start, with averages of 15.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.5 against on average, with 65.1% shooting success.
Not only is she the rookie leader in all of the above statistical categories, but she also ranks sixth in the league in blocks and first in shot success rate.
