A'ja Wilson leads WNBA All-Star vote; Clark drops to
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- A'ja Wilson leads the first round of 2026 WNBA All-Star fan voting with 308,249 votes; the reigning MVP is averaging 25.6 points, 9 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.2 blocks while leading the league in scoring and blocks.
- Caitlin Clark fell to fifth place with 253,602 votes, less than half of her 515,993-vote total that led the 2025 first round.
- Paige Bueckers, the 2025 Rookie of the Year, is second in voting with 298,027 votes.
- WNBA first-round voting is down across the board — the top 40 vote-getters received more than 2 million fewer votes than in the 2025 first round, prompting the article to suggest a change in voting process or vote-counting rather than fan disinterest.
- Fan voting accounts for 50% of the final All-Star starter tally (players and media each contribute 25%) and runs through June 27, with one ballot per day per fan.
- The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game is set for July 25 in Chicago, the second time the city and the Sky organization have hosted the midseason showcase; coaches of the top two teams by July 10 will serve as head coaches regardless of conference.
Why it matters: The 2-million-vote crater in the top 40 — more than halving Clark's personal haul — would be a five-alarm fan-engagement story if real, but the source flags it as likely a procedural or counting change, not apathy. The WNBA's silence leaves players, teams, and sponsors without an explanation heading into a voting window that still drives 50% of the All-Star starter formula.
