The starters for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2019 were revealed on Thursday with Washington’s Elena Delle Donne and Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson set to serve as team captains in the second year of player-selected teams for the mid-season showcase.

Let’s take a closer look at the six frontcourt players and four guards that were voted in as starters by the fans, current players and media when the 16th WNBA All-Star Game tips off on Saturday, July 27 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Note: All stats are from games played through July 11, the day that the All-Star starters were announced.

Elena Delle Donne, Washington Mystics, Frontcourt (Captain)

• • Among players that average at least 10 minutes per game, Elena Delle Donne leads in net rating.  The Mystics outscore their opponents by 18.7 points per 100 possessions when she’s on the court.
• • Delle Donne has posted superior shooting splits on the road (50.6 FG%, 37.5 3P% and 100 FT%) compared to at home (40.3 FG%, 32.0 3P%, 92.3 FT%). She is averaging more points at home (16.4) and shoots more 3-pointers and free throws at there than on the road.

A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces, Frontcourt (Captain)

• • Wilson leads all players in clutch points with 31 when the score is within five points with under five minutes to play. She is shooting 12-16 from the field and 7-9 from the free throw line when the game is on the line.
• • Wilson has the highest scoring game of the 2019 WNBA season with her 39 point performance in Las Vegas’ win over Indiana on June 29. She shot 14-20 shooting from the field, 11-14 from the line and also had 11 rebounds and five assists. Candace Parker is the only other player to ever hit those marks (39 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists) in a WNBA game.

Liz Cambage, Las Vegas Aces, Frontcourt

• • Cambage’s 23.9 minutes per game average is the lowest of any player selected as an All-Star starter this season. Captain Delle Donne has played the next fewest minutes, at 27.4 per game.

• • Cambage leads the WNBA in percentage of points scored while on court, as she’s scored 30.6% of Las Vegas’ points in her 335 minutes so far this season. She does this while ranking 8th in percentage of field goal attempts (27.6%), but her scoring is boosted by ranking first in percentage of free throw attempts (40.9%).
• • Among players that average at least 20 minutes per game, Cambage has the best defensive rating.  Opposing teams score just 85 points per 100 possessions with her on the court this season.

Chelsea Gray, Los Angeles Sparks, Guard

• • Gray recorded her first career triple-double on July 7, finishing with 13 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds in Los Angeles’ win over Washington. Gray became just the eighth player in WNBA history to record a triple-double and was the first since Courtney Vandersloot (July 20, 2018).
• • Gray leads the WNBA in free throw percentage (96.3%) as she has missed just one of her 27 free throw attempts through 14 games.

Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury, Frontcourt

• • Griner leads the WNBA in scoring (20 points per game) and minutes played (35 per game). She currently ranks third in blocks (2.2 per game), but has led the WNBA in each of her first six seasons.

• • On July 7, Griner became the third player in WNBA history to reach 600 career blocks, doing so in her 193rd game. She now sits behind only Lisa Leslie (820) and Margo Dydek (877) for the all-time lead. Griner leads all players in blocks per game at 3.1 for her career; Dydek (2.7) and Leslie (2.3) are the only other players over 2.0 blocks per game.
• • Griner leads the WNBA in points in the paint (13.6 per game). Griner averages more points in the paint than all but 16 other players average for the entire game, from everywhere on the court.

Natasha Howard, Seattle Storm, Frontcourt

• • Howard leads the WNBA All-Star starters in on/off court net rating differential. The Storm have outscored their opponents by 7.5 points per 100 possessions in her 505 minutes on court, but have been outscored by 22.5 points per 100 possessions in her 135 minutes off the court.

• • Howard leads the WNBA in points off turnovers (4.8 per game), ranks third in both second chance points (3.6) and points in the paint.
• • Howard’s 28.6 percent usage rate ranks second in the WNBA this season; her usage is up nearly seven percentage points from her Most Improved Player award-winning campaign in 2018.

Jonquel Jones, Connecticut Sun, Frontcourt

• • Jones leads the WNBA in rebounds (10.4 per game) and blocks (2.5 per game), tied for lead in double-doubles (7).
• • On May 31, Jones tied her career high with 22 rebounds in a loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. There have only been four games in WNBA history in which a player has grabbed more boards – Michelle Snow and Tina Charles (twice) with 23 rebounds in game; and Chamique Holdsclaw with the single-game record of 24, set back in 2003.

Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm, Guard

• • Loyd is tied with Delle Donne for eighth in the WNBA in scoring (15.8 points per game) and ranks sixth in steals (1.8 per game).
• • Loyd has scored seven points on a perfect 2-2 FG, 3-3 FT in games where the score is within one point during the final 30 seconds. No other player has more than three points or one field goal made in those situations.

Kayla McBride, Las Vegas Aces, Guard

• • Last year’s 3-point contest finalists – Kayla McBride and winner Allie Quigley – are both shooting 48.2% from beyond the arc this season. McBride has the slight edge in 3-point accuracy as she has made 27-56 (48.214%) from distance compared to Quigley’s 40-83 (48.193%)
• • McBride is shooting 4-7 (57.1%) from the corners and 23-48 (47.9%, 2nd in WNBA) from above the break this season. In addition to being a sharpshooter from long range, McBride is incredibly efficient at the rim. She is shooting 21-26 (80.8%) inside the restricted area, the second highest percentage of any player with at least 25 attempts.

Kia Nurse, New York Liberty, Guard

• • Nurse ranks fourth in 3-pointers made (34), second in 3-pointers attempted (95) and is shooting 35.8% from beyond the arc. Nurse is shooting 6-10 (60%) from the corners and 28-85 (32.9%) from above the break.
• • Among second year players, Nurse ranks second in scoring (16.0 points per game) to All-Star captain A’ja Wilson, second in 3-pointers made (2.3 per game), third in 3-point percentage (35.8%), fourth in steals (1.1 per game) and fifth in assists (2.1 per game).