Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever, WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson from the Las Vegas Aces, and 2026 Rookie of the Year Olivia Miles of the Minnesota Lynx are officially leading the charge for the 2026 All-WNBA First Team. The league dropped the selections right before Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday, and man, what a lineup.
The First Team Is Absolutely STACKED
Miles wasn’t just Rookie of the Year, she’s also the only first-timer on this First Team list, which is just insane for her first season. Clark and her Fever teammate Kelsey Mitchell? They’re already on the First Team for the second time each. But let’s talk about New York Liberty legend Breanna Stewart. This woman just locked up her *seventh* First Team selection. It’s wild! Wilson, who snagged her third straight WNBA MVP award, was also named to the First Team for the sixth time. The stats don’t lie, either: Stewart was top 10 in scoring with 20.8 points per game, pulling down 8.3 rebounds, and swatting 1.3 blocks, all while playing the fourth-most minutes in the league at 33 a night.
Miles? She made an instant impact. Unanimous Rookie of the Year, and get this, she finished second in MVP voting right behind Wilson. In 40 games, the Lynx guard was averaging 19.8 points, 6 assists, 4.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and 0.6 blocks, shooting 49.2% from the field and 38.8% from deep. Mitchell and Clark also finished third and fourth in MVP voting, respectively. Mitchell went absolutely off, setting multiple WNBA regular-season records: most points (1,086), most three-pointers (135), most 10-plus point games (44), and most 20-plus point games (35). And Clark? She put up a historic season, becoming the first WNBA player ever to finish in the top three in both points (22.3 per game) and assists (8.3 per game). That’s just a ridiculous level of play.
Second Team Brought the HEAT
The Second Team selections were just as fire! Atlanta Dream teammates Angel Reese and Rhyne Howard, plus Shakira Austin from the Washington Mystics, all earned their first-ever Second Team nods. Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings, a Second Team pick last year, just got even better. And veteran Jackie Young from the Los Angeles Sparks locked up her third Second Team selection.
Now, about Angel Reese. She was already named Defensive Player of the Year, but listen to this: she led the entire WNBA in rebounding, grabbing an unbelievable 521 boards. That makes her the first player *ever* to hit at least 500 rebounds in a season. And then she set the record for double-doubles with 32! She’s only the eighth player in history to average 15-10 in a season. What a beast! Howard led the WNBA in steals, ranked second in three-pointers, and became the first player ever to average at least three three-pointers and two steals per game in a season. Austin, she was top-10 in MVP voting, fourth for Defensive Player of the Year, and was only five votes shy of winning Most Improved Player. She nearly averaged a double-double for the Mystics with 17 points and 9.5 rebounds, making her one of only three players to average 17-9 this season alongside Wilson and Nneka Ogwumike. Bueckers, after being Rookie of the Year last season, was top 10 in points (20.9 per game), assists (5.9), and three-point percentage (41%) in her second WNBA year. Young, the veteran, put up a career-high 18.9 points and dished out 6.8 assists in 2026, putting her in the top 10 league-wide.
These awards show the league is absolutely bursting with talent right now, from rookies making history to seasoned vets still dominating. The WNBA Finals are just kicking off, but the future? Man, it looks bright as hell with this kind of star power on display.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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