The WNBA All-Star Weekend is just around the corner and the WNBA has announced the participants to the 2026 WNBA Shooting Stars and 3-Point Contest, and yes no Caitlin Clark and Sabrina Ionescu in the 3-Point Contest, which will be a missed opportunity for the league.
Shooting Stars
Below are the participants for the 2026 WNBA Shooting Stars event:
| Team | WNBA Legend | Current Player | Nike NYBL Player |
| Minnesota | Rebekkah Brunson | Courtney Williams | To be assigned |
| Seattle | Lauren Jackson | Flau’jae Johnson | To be assigned |
| Washington | Elena Delle Donne | Shakira Austin | To be assigned |
| Dallas/Detroit | Deanna “Tweety” Nolan | Jessica Shepard | To be assigned |
The WNBA Shooting Stars is a two-round, timed shooting competition in which teams have 70 seconds to score as many points as possible from seven shooting locations around the court. The competition features shots ranging from a layup to a long-range three-pointer, with the two teams posting the highest scores in the opening round advancing to the championship round.
3-Point Contest
Below are the participants for the 2026 WNBA 3-Point Contest:
| Player | Team | Years in the W |
|---|---|---|
| Bridget Carleton | Portland Fire | 8 |
| Azzi Fudd | Dallas Wings | Rookie |
| Natisha Hiedeman | Seattle Storm | 8 |
| Rhyne Howard | Atlanta Dream | 5 |
| Marina Mabrey | Toronto Tempo | 8 |
| Janelle Salaün | Golden State Valkyries | 2 |
The State Farm WNBA 3-Point Contest participants will compete in a two-round, timed competition with ball racks positioned at five main shooting locations around the three-point arc. Four of the racks contain four official WNBA game balls worth one point each and – in a nod to the league’s original orange-and-oatmeal-colored game ball – one oatmeal-colored “money” ball worth two points. The fifth rack will be a special “allmoney ball” rack containing five oatmeal-colored “money” balls with each made basket worth two points; eachcompetitor will choose their preferred spot for the “all money ball” rack to be located from among the five shooting locations.
Both the 2026 WNBA Shooting Stars and 3-Point Contest event will be this Friday, July 24th atthe Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
Source: WNBA
