Indiana’s Caitlin Clark and Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier are about to have a busy few weeks.

On Sunday, Clark (1,293,526 votes) and Collier (1,176,020) were named captains for the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game by receiving the most fan votes among the All-Star starters.

On Monday, they’ll learn who the remaining starters in the All-Star player pool as the eight remaining starters – compiled by fan vote, media vote and player vote – are unveiled (7 ET, ESPN) 

On Tuesday, Clark and Collier will lead their respective teams – the Fever and Lynx – into the Commissioner’s Cup championship game (8 ET, Amazon Prime Video). 

Clark, who has missed Indiana’s past two games (groin) practiced on Sunday and is listed as day-to-day. Meanwhile, Collier returned from a two-game absence (back) and hasn’t missed a beat – averaging 24.5 pts, 8.0 reb, 4.0 ast, 1.5 stl, 1.5 blk in her first two games back. 

The Lynx (four games) and Fever (three games) have the two busiest schedules in the league this week – including the Commissioner’s Cup championship game.

On Sunday, July 6, the 12 reserves will be revealed across WNBA social and digital platforms (12 ET) – giving Collier and Clark two days to decide how they want to shape their All-Star teams.

On Tuesday, July 8, the captains will select their teams – beginning with the eight remaining starters, then the 12 reserves – with the results broadcast on ESPN’s WNBA Countdown (7 ET).

After marking your calendars with all of that info, dive into this week’s power rankings.

1. Minnesota Lynx (14-2) ↔️

Last Week: 1 

This Week: Tue. vs. IND (Cup), Thur. vs. WAS, Sat. vs. GSV, Sun. vs. CHI

The Lynx opened the week with a loss at Washington – their last game before Collier returned – before closing with wins over Atlanta and Connecticut to improve to a league-best 14-2 and a 2.5 games lead on any other team.

The wins boosted Minnesota’s point differential to +11.2 for the season – a mark that puts the Lynx on track to join some elite company. Only six teams in WNBA history have posted a double-digit point differential – and all six went on to win the title that season.

• 2000 Comets: 12.8
• 1998 Comets: 12.7
• 2023 Aces: 12.6
• 2019 Mystics: 12.0
• 2020 Storm: 11.5
• 2017 Lynx: 11.1

2. Phoenix Mercury (12-5) ↔️

Last Week: 2 

This Week: Thur. at DAL

Phoenix opened the week in record setting fashion. After hitting 17 3-pointers in their win over Chicago on June 21, the Mercury splashed 18 triples in their win over New York on Friday. Their 35 combined 3s are the most ever in a two-game span in WNBA history.

However, the Mercury saw their six-game win streak snapped on Sunday against Las Vegas in a back-and-forth contest – 17 lead changes, 10 ties – that Phoenix coach Nate Tibbetts called a “playoff basketball game” after the three-point loss.

3. Atlanta Dream (11-6) ⬆️

Last Week: 4 

This Week: Thur. vs. SEA

After suffering their first back-to-back losses of the season — a road loss in Dallas, an overtime loss to Minnesota – the Dream avoided a three-game slide with a 90-81 win over New York on Sunday.

However, the Dream lost Rhyne Howard – second-leading scorer (16.8 ppg) and top playmaker (4.7 apg) – in the third quarter with an upper body injury that had her in a sling when she returned to the bench for the remainder of the game. No further details have been announced about her status.

4. New York Liberty (11-5) ⬇️

Last Week: 3 

This Week: Thur. vs. LAS.  Sun. vs. SEA

The Liberty have dropped four of their last five games – a run that began with their first home loss of the season on June 19, the same game that New York lost Jonquel Jones to an ankle injury that is expected to keep the reigning Finals MVP out 4-6 weeks.

While Jones remains out, the Liberty should get another starter back soon as Leonie Fiebich returns from representing Germany in Eurobasket. Having wrapped up play on Sunday, will she be ready for NY’s next game on Thursday against Los Angeles?

5. Golden State Valkyries (9-7) ⬆️

Last Week: 6

This Week: Sat. at MIN

After opening the week with a rare home loss (Golden State is 7-3 at Ballhalla) to New York in a tight game down the stretch, the Valkyries bounced back with wins over the Sun and Storm to close out the week at two games above .500.

With their nine victories so far, the Valkyries have passed or tied every expansion team from this century in total wins in their inaugural season. Their .563 win percentage is on pace to challenge for the best debut season by an expansion team in league history.

6. Seattle Storm (10-7) ⬇️

Last Week: 5

This Week: Thur. at ATL, Sun. at NYL

The Storm came into Sunday’s game at Golden State as the league’s top shooting team (47.0%). They left ranked fourth (45.7%) after shooting a season-low 27% as a team for their second loss in the past three games. 

For the season, Seattle is shooting league-high 49.3 at home and just 41.6% on the road. That 7.7 percentage point difference is the largest in the league and nearly twice that of any other team. With their next three games on the road, the Storm will need to find their shot to avoid a further drop.

7. Las Vegas Aces (8-8) ↔️

Last Week: 7 

This Week: Thur at IND, Sun. at CON

Here’s the list of players that have had at least 26 points, 18 rebounds and 7 assists in a WNBA game: A’ja Wilson on Sunday at Phoenix. End of list.

The three-time MVP hit the go-ahead bucket with 22 seconds left to help Las Vegas finish off a 2-1 week and get back to .500 on the season. 

That was the first game of a season-long five game road trip that sees stops this week in Indiana and Connecticut – two teams the Aces just beat at home during their current run of three wins in four games.

8. Indiana Fever (8-8) ↔️

Last Week: 8 ↔️

This Week: Tue. at MIN (Cup), Thur. vs. LVA, Sat. vs. LAS

A pair of eight-point wins – both with the exact same score of 94-86 – helped the Fever improve to 8-8 on the season. Indy is now 3-4 without Clark this season, with the All-Star captain working her way back for a potential return for Tuesday’s Commissioner’s Cup championship.

Kelsey Mitchell dropped a season-high 32 points in Indy’s win over Dallas on Friday for her fourth-straight game with 20+ points – which is second only to A’ja Wilson (5) for the longest active streak in the league.

9. Washington Mystics (8-9) ↔️

Last Week: 9 

This Week: Thur. at MIN

Washington opened the week by handing Minnesota only its second loss of the season before snapping a five-game losing streak to Las Vegas. However, the Mystics were unable to complete the perfect week as they fell to Dallas on Saturday.

In what looked to be a clash of the top three rookie scorers – Dallas’ Paige Bueckers and Washington’s Sofia Citron and Kiki Iriafen – it was Dallas’ other two rookies (JJ Quinerly and Aziaha James) that shined in Bueckers’ absence. 

Next up, the Mystics will run it back with the Lynx – with a healthy Collier this time around – in Washington’s only game of the week.

10. Dallas Wings (5-13) ⬆️

Last Week: 11

This Week: Thur. vs. PHX

After a 1-11 start to the season, the Wings have won four of their last six games, including wins over Golden State (9-7), Atlanta (11-6) and Washington (8-9) — teams with a combined .560 win percentage.

Dallas defeated the Mystics on Saturday despite being without rookie sensation Paige Bueckers (knee). The Wings are off until Thursday when they host the Mercury and try to knock off another .500+ team.

11. Chicago Sky (5-11) ⬆️

Last Week: 12

This Week: Sun. at MIN

In addition to becoming the first player in WNBA history with four consecutive games with 15+ rebounds, Angel Reese dropped a season-high 24 points in Sunday’s win over the Sparks in L.A. on Candace Parker jersey retirement night.

It was fitting that Parker and former teammate Lisa Leslie were in the building as they are two of the five players in league history with 25+ double-doubles in their first 50 career games. 

The list: Leslie (25), Parker (26), Natalie Williams (27), Tina Charles (32) and Reese, who posted her 36th double-double in her 50th career game on Sunday.

12. Los Angeles Sparks (5-12) ⬇️

Last Week: 10

This Week: Thur. at NYL, Sat. at IND

Despite the loss to the Sky on Sunday, it was a day of celebration in L.A. as the Sparks retired Candace Parker’s No. 3 jersey – joining Lisa Leslie and Penny Toler in the Crypto.com Arena rafters alongside the Sparks’ three championship banners (2001, 2002, 2016), the latter of which Parker helped deliver.

Sunday’s loss was the fifth in the last six games for the Sparks, who visit the Liberty and Fever this week to try to get their season back on track.

13. Connecticut Sun (2-15) ↔️

Last Week: 13

This Week: Sun. vs. LVA

Facing three tough opponents – Las Vegas (8-8), Seattle (10-7) and Minnesota (14-2) – with a combined .653 (32-17) win percentage, the Sun went 0-3 for the week for their ninth consecutive loss – the longest streak in franchise history.

The Sun have a week between games as they host the Aces again on Sunday, but remain without leading scorer Marina Mabrey. The Sun announced on June 24 that she will be out 2-4 weeks with a knee injury.