Clark vs Collier: The All-Star Lineups Are Set 📝

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The All-Star Draft is complete! Captains Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier made their picks, setting up the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game rosters. The showdown tips off July 19 in Indianapolis. (WNBA)

WHY IT MATTERS: While the All-Star contest is first and foremost about fan entertainment, it’s also about bragging rights and teammate bonds for the players. Clark made a point to snag all of her Indiana Fever teammates, while Collier attempted to draft as many UConn alumni and Unrivaled Lunar Owl teammates as she could. The players use the All-Star events as a time to have fun, while bringing a different spin on the game to fans.

Three-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson exited Tuesday night’s game vs. the Liberty with a wrist injury after landing hard on her arm during a second-quarter layup attempt. (AP News)

WHY IT MATTERS: Wilson hasn’t historically missed a great deal of games for injury, but this season her health is impacting her availability, and the Las Vegas Aces’ success.

Wilson already missed time earlier this season due to concussion protocol, and the Aces have struggled without her—going 1–4 in her absence. At 9–10, Vegas sits at 8th in the standings, a far cry from their dominant 2022 and 2023 seasons. With the playoff picture tightening, her health could be the deciding factor in whether the champs even make it in.

The Big East and ESPN just inked a new 6-year media deal, with conference Commissioner Val Ackerman explaining that it will deliver more women’s basketball and Olympic sports coverage. (ESPN)

WHY IT MATTERS: We don’t have exact dollar figures, but here’s what we do know: ESPN will stream over 300 Big East events each year, including at least 75 women’s basketball games over the term of the deal, primarily on ESPN+. That means more exposure and more access for the college women’s game.