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WNBA All-Star Rosters Finalized After Cooper-Weatherspoon Draft
Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon completed the 2026 All-Star draft on July 15. Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark head the teams after a coin flip.
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Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon completed the 2026 WNBA All-Star draft on Wednesday as honorary general managers, setting the rosters for the July 25 exhibition game in Chicago. CBS Sports reported that Paige Bueckers finished first in fan voting and Caitlin Clark finished second, after which a coin flip assigned Bueckers to Team Cooper and Clark to Team Weatherspoon.
Weatherspoon received the first overall pick because Cooper won the coin flip for Bueckers and selected A'ja Wilson.
Cooper took Breanna Stewart with the second pick. In the reserves round Cooper chose Angel Reese first, and Weatherspoon selected Rhyne Howard. No trades occurred during the draft. Becky Hammon will coach Team Cooper and Cheryl Reeve will coach Team Weatherspoon.
CBS Sports reported that Team Cooper fields 12 players from 12 different teams while Team Weatherspoon includes three pairs of teammates from the same clubs. The Chicago Sky will host All-Star Weekend for the second time in franchise history. Skills Challenge and 3-Point Contest events are scheduled for July 24 at Wintrust Arena, with tip-off for the game at the United Center set for 8:30 p.m.
On July 25.
