7 WNBA All-Star Game snubs for 2026, including 2 Mercury stars

The WNBA unveiled its 2026 All-Star reserves on Tuesday night, officially confirming the full slate of players who will contend during All-Star weekend later this month in Chicago.

>However, some pretty notable players didn't make the cut, including the league's leader in assists, one of its top scorers and numerous other impact players who could have made the list in a different circumstance.

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>We've gone through and named seven clear "snubs" to us from the WNBA All-Star Game roster. Who didn't make the cut that had a real argument for being there? Well, these seven players certainly qualified to us.

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2026 All-Star Game reserves:

Sonia Citron Rhyne Howard Allisha Gray Marina Mabrey Kelsey Plum Jackie Young Courtney Williams Angel Reese Jonquel Jones Nneka Ogwumike Kiki Iriafen Dominique Malonga

— Underdog WNBA (@UnderdogWNBA) July 7, 2026Phoenix Mercury G Kahleah Copper

Phoenix Mercury F Alyssa Thomas

Washington Mystics C Shakira Austin

Connecticut Sun F Aneesah Morrow

Portland Fire G Carla Leite

Chicago Sky C Kamilla Cardoso

Golden State Valkyries F Janelle Salaün

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