NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Caitlin Clark picked her Indiana teammate Aliyah Boston No. 1 while Napheesa Collier took her Unrivaled business partner Breanna Stewart first in the WNBA All-Star Game draft on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Clark, who had the first overall pick by being No. 1 in the fan vote, had said Monday there was \u201ca high chance\u201d that Boston and Kelsey Mitchell of the Fever would be on her team. Clark\u2019s other choices for starters were New York\u2019s Sabrina Ionescu, Las Vegas\u2019 A\u2019ja Wilson and Phoenix\u2019s Satou Sabally, and she picked Mitchell as a reserve.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel good. My team is very well-rounded. Love the team we have to start \u2014 the first five, I think we\u2019re off to a good start,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n
Collier drafted Atlanta\u2019s Allisha Gray, Seattle\u2019s Nneka Ogwumike and Dallas rookie Paige Bueckers to complete her starting five.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re dynamic, got people that can score at all levels, a point guard,\u201d Collier said. <\/p>\n
After Collier took Minnesota teammate Courtney Williams first in the reserve portion of the draft, Clark selected Mitchell. Two Seattle players went next with Skylar Diggins going to Collier and Gabby Williams to Clark, who passed up on the chance to draft fellow second-year player and longtime rival Angel Reese.<\/p>\n
Clark and Reese teamed up during last season\u2019s All-Star Game that pitted the WNBA\u2019s best against the U.S. Olympic squad. The WNBA All-Stars won.<\/p>\n
Collier took Reese with the third pick in the reserve draft. <\/p>\n
She rounded out her squad with Phoenix\u2019s Alyssa Thomas, Los Angeles\u2019 Kelsey Plum and Atlanta\u2019s Rhyne Howard. Clark also drafted Washington rookies Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen, Las Vegas\u2019 Jackie Young and Golden State\u2019s Kayla Thornton.<\/p>\n
Williams, Citron, Iriafen and Thornton are making their All-Star debuts.<\/p>\n
When the draft was over, the captains traded coaches to put Cheryl Reeve of the Lynx back with her players, Collier and Williams. Reeve was coach of the U.S. Olympic team last season that won gold in Paris. Clark didn\u2019t make the squad and some people blamed Reeve for that, although the Lynx coach had nothing to do with the selection of players.<\/p>\n
Sandy Brondello of the New York Liberty will coach Clark\u2019s team.<\/p>\n
The game will be played on July 19 in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n
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