Delle Donne, first vote of ASG Wilson, to be captains

The attackers Elena Delle Donne of Washington Mystics and A & J Wilson of Las Vegas Aces led the vote of the fans and will be the captains of the next match of the WNBA stars.

This is the second year in a row that Delle Donne will be captain and will choose her team in the current format.

Wilson's team, however, will be the city's favorite, with the match taking place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on July 27 (ABC at 3:30 pm ET). Wilson was also a star player last season as a rookie.

The eight other winners of the vote, who will form the starter group, were also announced Thursday, under the leadership of the center, Liz Cambage, Wilson's teammate, the Aces. She was followed by Los Angeles Sparks guard, Chelsea Gray, Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner center, Seattle Storm striker Natasha Howard, Connecticut Sun striker Jonquel Jones, guard Seattle Jewell Loyd, Kayla McBride Guards New York Liberty and Kia Nurse Liberty Guard New York

Fans accounted for 50% of the votes to determine starters, while current WNBA players and a media panel accounted for 25% each. Delle Donne finished with 32,460 fan votes, followed by Wilson with 26,475.

The WNBA head coaches will vote for the 12 reservists – three guards, five field players and four at one or the other position – who will be announced on Monday. Coaches can not vote for their own players.

Delle Donne and Wilson will then draw up their lists, starting with the starters and followed by the reserve. Delle Donne will have the first choice with the starters, and Wilson will be first with the reservists.

The date of the All-Star draft will be announced later.

Delle Donne, who has an average of 15.8 points and 8.2 rebounds, is listed day after day after suffering a broken nose during Sunday's loss to Los Angeles. She did not play in Wednesday's loss to Phoenix, but she should be able to play in the All-Star game.

Wilson, averaging 16.4 points and 7.1 rebounds, played every game of the season for the Aces.

Among the starting group, Delle Donne and Griner lead the dance in experience, because it will be the sixth time they are elected All-Stars. This is the first selection of stars for Howard and Nurse.