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Bueckers, Shepard Chosen as WNBA All-Star Starters in Milestone for Wings

Aubrey, Texas — The 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game is set for July 25 in Chicago. Bueckers and Shepard become the first pair of Wings teammates to start an All-Star Game together since the franchise rel

Briar Abbott

July 4, 20261 min read

basketball all-star - illustration, Jake Team LLC
basketball all-star - illustration, Jake Team LLC

Aubrey, Texas — The 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game is set for July 25 in Chicago. Bueckers and Shepard become the first pair of Wings teammates to start an All-Star Game together since the franchise relocated to North Texas.

Rookie guard Azzi Fudd also finished fourth among guards in fan balloting, reflecting the breadth of national enthusiasm around a Wings franchise that missed the playoffs a year ago before drafting Bueckers No. 1 overall.

Bueckers collected 1,045,051 fan votes — the most of any WNBA player this season — to earn her second consecutive All-Star start. Shepard, in her sixth year, received her first All-Star selection after a first-half stretch that established her as one of the league's most improved forwards.

Aubrey residents who follow DFW pro sports have watched the metroplex's profile rise dramatically through a stretch of marquee events and roster moves.

Sources: OurSports Central, ESPN, CBS News Texas.

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