Captain Caitlin Clark to wear 'GM hat' for WNBA All-Star draft, eyes Fever teammates first
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark already knows who she wants to draft to her WNBA All-Star team.
'Obviously, I'm going to try to get my teammates on my team. Why wouldn't I?' Clark said. 'That's the goal, and once they come out with whoever has made it — I don't really know how it works — but my first goal would be to have my teammates on my team.'
Clark was named team captain for the 2025 WNBA All-Star game after receiving almost 1.3 million votes. Clark and Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, who was also selected captain with the second most votes, will draft their rosters on July 8 during 'WNBA Countdown." The remaining eight All-Star starters will be revealed during ESPN's NBA free agency coverage on June 30. Fever players Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell have a good chance to make the game.
The All-Star game is July 19 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
'It's cool that fans get to be part of it and have an impact on the game,' Clark said about her selection. 'It's going to be really special to be able to do it here in this city. And I think there's already been so much time and effort put in by people that aren't going to get credit for what they did to bring All-Star here. So, we're trying to make it the best All-Star the WNBA has ever had, and I know we will certainly do that.'
Fever coach Stephanie White anticipates a 'nuts' environment in Indianapolis when the city hosts its first WNBA All-Star weekend.
'You saw it with the NBA and the ability for fans to show up and show out,' White said. 'Caitlin being able to be a captain, she's going to put on her GM hat. We'll see how that works out for her. But what an outstanding opportunity for our city to show up, to show love to the players in the WNBA and embrace what we love, and that's basketball.'
Clark can lean on White for plenty of things, but if the two-time All-Star wants advice on which players to select after her teammates, she has to go elsewhere.
'I am not a GM, so she'd have to talk to Amber (Cox) about that,' White said. 'She gets to pick her roster, so I'll stay in my lane and let her talk to the true GMs for that.'
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