The 2026 WNBA Finals between the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries don't feature any of this season's first-team All-WNBA players.
Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson follows up her historic fifth league MVP awardwith her sixth first-team All-WNBA honor, NBC announced in its pregame show for Game 4 of the Finals on Saturday, Oct. 24. Wilson is joined by Minnesota Lynx guard and 2026 Rookie of the Year Olivia Miles, along with New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart. Miles, Stewart and Wilson's teams were all swept in their exits from the 2026 playoffs.
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell, backcourt duo for the Indiana Fever— which was ousted in the first round by the Aces — rounded out the first team.
The Atlanta Dream is two wins away
from the organization's first league after winning its first Finals game behind forward Angel Reese, who was named the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year. Reese and Dream teammate Rhyne Howard are both featured on the All-WNBA second team.
The voting results are a reminder of the defensive identity of these Finals, which feature six of 10 players named to the WNBA All-Defensive teams.
Here are the WNBA players named to the 2026 first and second All-WNBA teams:
2026 All-WNBA first team
- Las Vegas AcesC A'ja Wilson: The 6-foot-4 center was named MVP for a third consecutive year and All-Defense for the seventh season straight. Wilson led the league in in points per game (26.2) total blocks (79), blocks per game (1.9) and steals and blocks per game (3.3). She finished third in the league in defensive rebounds (7.5) and fifth in rebounds per game (9.4). This is her sixth All-WNBA first team selection.
- Minnesota Lynx G Olivia Miles: The 5-foot-10. guard led the Lynx in scoring (19.8 ppg), assists (6.0) and was third in steals (1.3). Her production helped her finish eighth in the league in points per game, seventh in assists and top 25 in steals. Miles was also ninth in total points and total assists. The former TCU product earned All-Star honors in 2026 and became the only rookie to be named a starter in the All-Star game.
- New York LibertyF Breanna Stewart: The 2026 WNBA Commissioner's Cup MVP led the Liberty in points (19.2), steals (1.4) and blocks (1.3) in her 10th season in the league, while ranking second in rebounds (8.5). Stewart scored double-digits in all but one game this season and her seven double-doubles were tied for the fifth-most in the league. This is Stewart's seventh All-WNBA first team nod.
- Indiana Fever G Kelsey Mitchell: After finishing third in the 2026 WNBA MVP voting, Mitchell has back-to-back All-WNBA first team honors after earning her first in 2025. She finished 2nd in the WNBA in scoring with 24.7 points per game, trailing Aja Wilson. Because Mitchell played in all 44 games, she led the entire league in total points scored (1,086). She finished 2nd in the league in three-point percentage at 45.0% and tied for 2nd in made three-pointers with 3.1 per game. Among the league's top 10 scorers, her 50.9% field goal percentage ranked 3rd overall.
- Indiana Fever G Caitlin Clark: Clark's 22.5 points per game ranked 3rd in the WNBA (behind A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Mitchell). Her 8.4 points per game were tied for first in the WNBA with Alyssa Thomas. She set a WNBA record with five straight games of 20-plus points and five-plus assists while becoming the fastest player in league history to reach 600 career assists, as well as surpassing Sue Bird on the guards list for double-doubles in history. This is her second First-team nod after she received the honor as a rookie in 2024.
2026 All-WNBA second team
- Dallas Wings G Paige Bueckers: Bueckers finished the 2026 WNBA regular season averaging 20.9 points, 5.9 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game over 42 games. She finished the regular season with a Player Efficiency Rating (PER) of 22.5 that led the league for the second straight year. She's on the second team for the second consecutive year.
- Las Vegas Aces G Jackie Young: Young's averages for scoring (18.9 ppg) and assists (6.8 per game) are career highs, and her rebounding average (4.4 per game) tied her career best. Her assists ranked fourth in the league.
- Atlanta DreamF Angel Reese: Reese, the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year, picked up her first All-WNBA nod to pair with her first All-Defensive honor. The 6-foot-4 forward led the league in rebounds (12.1), offensive rebounds per game (4.8) and defensive win shares (3.4), while setting WNBA single-season records for total rebounds (521), total offensive rebounds (206) and double-doubles (32). Reese averaged a career-high 1.8 steals per game, which ranked third in the league behind Dream teammates Howard and Canada (1.9).
- Atlanta Dream G Rhyne Howard: The 6-foot-2 guard was second in the league with 3-pointers made per game (3.1). She also led the league in steals per game (2.3), setting a Dream single-season record (99) for steals in the process. Howard recorded three or more steals in 19 games this season, including two six-steal outings. Howard ranked third in the league in defensive win shares (3.2). This her first All-WNBA honor.
- Washington Mystics C Shakira Austin: The 6-foot-5 center averaged 17 points per game as she anchored the league's top rebounding team, with the Mystics averaging 37.7 rebounds per game. She joined A'ja Wilson and Jonquel Jones as the only three players to average at least nine rebounds and one block this season. This is her first All-WNBA honor.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: A'ja Wilson makes more history as WNBA reveals 2026 all-league teams
