WNBA All-Star Game 7/27/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, Team Delle Donne takes on Team Wilson in the annual WNBA All-Star Game to be played in Las Vegas with the tip-off scheduled for 3:30 PM EST. Team Delle Donne led by captain Elena Delle Donne will start Donne, Brittney Griner, Jewell Loyd, Kia Nurse and Jonquel Jones. The Donne reserves include Kristi Toliver, DeWanna Bonner, Nneka Ogwumike, Courtney Vandersloot, Tina Charles and Alyssa Thomas.

A’ja Wilson the captain of the Wilson team but will not play due to an ankle injury. The Wilson starters will be Chelsea Gray, Kayla McBride, Liz Cambage, Natasha Howard, and a player Wilson will announce to start in place of her. The Wilson reserves include Sylvia Fowles, Diamond DeShields, Naphessa Collier, Erica Wheeler, Candice Dupree and Odyssey Sims. The Delle Donne team is loaded both down low and out top. Delle Donne leads the Washington Mystics in scoring with an average of 16.5 points per game, while Brittney Griner is leading the league in scoring with an average of 19.1 points per game, and reserve DeWanna Bonner is second in the league in scoring at 18.7 points per game. Courtney Vandersloot leads the WNBA in assists at 8.2 per game.

The Wilson team features the third and fifth highest scorers in the league with Natasha Howard (18.1 ppg) and Nneka Ogwumike (16.6 ppg). However, Liz Cambage and teammate Kayla McBride will provide inside scoring and combine with Ogwumike to offset the strong inside game of the Delle Donne squad. Reserve Sylvia Fowles is the best defensive center in the WNBA.