Caitlin Clark will be up against her biggest rivals in the All-Star Game.
WNBA All‑Star Game: Caitlin Clark vs. Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese Is Officially On originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark and Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier were voted to be team captains for the WNBA All-Star Game, and so they had to draft their team from the pool of starters and reserves for the game.
With her No. 1 pick, Clark unsurprisingly drafted her Fever teammate Aliyah Boston — a move that she has hinted at in the build-up to the draft. Meanwhile, Collier took Breanna Stewart as her top pick, giving her team plenty of size.
Later in their selection of starters, though, Clark proceeded to take Sabrina Ionescu as the guard alongside her. This paved the way for Collier to pick Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers for her team, alongside guard Allisha Gray.
That meant that fans would get to see Clark battle it out with Bueckers in the All-Star Game.
With her next pick, Napheesa Collier selects Paige Bueckers for Team Collier 🌟
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 8, 2025
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For what it's worth, Napheesa Collier's pick of Paige Bueckers drew plenty of reactions, with many mentioning Caitlin Clark. Others, however, expressed disappointment that the Fever star didn't get her rival guard.
"Caitlin wants nothing to do with her," a commenter said of Bueckers. Another one shared after Bueckers was taken by Collier, "I think CC has the better team. But any player on either team could go off."
A sad fan added, "I wanted to see Paige and Cait on the same team."
"She was supposed to play with CC," a fourth poster remarked.
Making the All-Star Game even more interesting, Clark will also be playing against Angel Reese after Collier took the Chicago Sky forward as one of her reserves.
Clark and Reese were teammates in the All-Star Game last season, as Team WNBA played Team USA.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
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