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Fever’s Caitlin Clark, Aces’ A’ja Wilson named All-WNBA
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark on Wednesday became the league’s first rookie since Candace Parker in 2008 to be named to the All-WNBA first team, while Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx and A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces were unanimous selections.
Breanna Stewart ( New York Liberty) and Alyssa Thomas ( Connecticut Sun) were also first-team selections.
Clark, the league’s Rookie of the Year, earned 52 first-team votes and was on 66 of the 67 ballots that were submitted by a national media panel.
She’s the fifth rookie ever to have that honor, joining Parker, Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings and Diana Taurasi.
She started all 40 regular-season games for the Fever, who went 20-20 and finished sixth in the league. She averaged 19.2 points, a WNBA-best 8.4 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 35.4 minutes per game.
Clark also made 122 3-pointers to lead the league and helped the Fever make the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
Wilson, the league’s unanimous choice as MVP, earned a spot on the first team for the third consecutive season and fourth time overall. Collier, a three-time All-WNBA selection, was voted to the first team for the second straight year.
The All-WNBA second team is made up of Sabrina Ionescu (Liberty), Kahleah Copper ( Phoenix Mercury), Nneka Ogwumike ( Seattle Storm), Arike Ogunbowale ( Dallas Wngs) and Jonquel Jones (Liberty).
