Fantasy women’s hoops All-Stars: Wilson, Clark and the first-half difference-makersA’ja Wilson is the leading scorer in fantasy women’s basketball this season. Joe Boatman/NBAE via Getty ImagesESPN FantasyJul 9, 2026, 03:09 PM ETClose
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July 9: Midseason fantasy All-Stars, Wilson leads the way
Eric Moody: The WNBA All-Star pool is set, but the teams still need to be drafted. From a fantasy perspective, it’s a good time to look back at the first half and name our own women’s basketball all-stars. The scoring leaders belong in the conversation, but fantasy value is never just about the biggest names. It’s also about consistency, roles in the rotation, draft-day value, waiver-wire gems and the players who kept rosters afloat when managers needed them most, especially with all the injuries so far this season. These are my fantasy women’s basketball All-Stars, from the elite stars to the breakout players and reserves who earned recognition.
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A’ja Wilson: Wilson leads the league in fantasy points per game at 46.1, picking up right where she left off after a historic season. Last year, Wilson became the first WNBA or NBA player to win the scoring title, MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and Finals MVP in the same season. Fittingly, she was the first player chosen in fantasy women’s hoops drafts this year.
Caitlin Clark: She ranks second in FPPG at 37.6 and has returned to form after injuries limited her to just 13 games in 2025. Even in a shortened season, Clark still posted a 28.7% usage rate and averaged 36.8 fantasy points per game, fourth behind Wilson, Napheesa Collier and Alyssa Thomas. Clark has pushed her usage rate even higher this season at 30.6%.
Breanna Stewart: The Liberty star is right there with Clark at 37.5 fantasy points per game. Stewart’s production speaks for itself, and the Commissioner’s Cup MVP has delivered exactly what managers hoped for when they drafted her in the middle of the first round.
Kelsey Plum: Plum is out with a lower left leg injury and has dealt with injuries off and on this season, but her production hasn’t dropped when she has been on the court. Plum is averaging 37.4 fantasy points per game, keeping her firmly in the fantasy All-Star conversation.
Rhyne Howard: Howard has been one of the best draft-day values of the season, easily outperforming her third-round ADP. Through 20 games, Howard is averaging 18.9 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 3.2 APG and a league-leading 2.5 SPG in 35.2 MPG. Outside of rebounds and assists, all of those numbers are career highs for the Dream star.
Fantasy All-Star Reserves
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Aliyah Boston
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Olivia Miles
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Marina Mabrey
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Paige Bueckers
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Angel Reese
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Boston got off to a slower start than managers would have wanted, especially at her average draft position, but she has turned it up over the past 10 games with 37.6 FPPG. Miles has delivered well-rounded production all season, and managers who selected the rookie in Round 4 have to be pleased with her fantasy output. Mabrey has capitalized on her opportunity with the Toronto Tempo as one of their focal points and is averaging a career-best 20.6 points per game. Bueckers is thriving on a Dallas Wings team where Arike Ogunbowale and Azzi Fudd both command high usage rates. Most of Reese’s fantasy value comes from rebounding, but she leads the league with 11.8 RPPG while also contributing in other categories. I’d be remiss if I didn’t include one honorable mention.
Honorable Mention
Jessica Shepard: Shepard ranks 13th in fantasy points per game and has been one of the best offseason signings in the league. She’s a first-time All-Star who has greatly outperformed her eighth-round ADP for fantasy managers this season.
July 6: Four players to target in free agency
NaLyssa Smith of the Las Vegas Aces scored a season-high 29 points on Friday. Candice Ward-Imagn ImagesAndré Snellings: Last week had an unusual schedule, with the Commissioner’s Cup as the only game before Thursday. Since the Cup championship didn’t count as regular season action, the fantasy schedule effectively didn’t begin until the second half of the week.Play Fantasy Women’s Basketball
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This week is a more standard schedule, with three games scheduled every day except Tuesday (two games) and Sunday (four games). With 21 scheduled games, this will be a full week of action. You’ll want to make sure that you hit your free agency wire to make sure you maximize your games played and match up well with your opponent this week.
As we do in this space, let’s take a closer look around the league and identify four players who have played well of late that fantasy managers might consider targeting if they are available in your leagues.
Leila Lacan, G, Connecticut Sun (rostered in 30.7% of ESPN Leagues): Lacan has settled in as the lead guard and primary offense creator for the Sun. She has scored in double figures in seven straight games with five or more assists in four of those contests, averaging 14.9 PPG, 4.7 APG, 2.6 SPG and 1.3 3PG in in that span.
Leonie Fiebich, F, New York Liberty (18.4%): Fiebich has been starting and playing well all season, but she’s seen an uptick in production of late and is getting more opportunity with Satou Sabally sidelined by a concussion. Fiebich has scored double figures in five of her last six games, averaging 13.7 PPG, 1.7 SPG and 2.7 3PG in that stretch.
NaLyssa Smith, F, Las Vegas Aces (48.3%): Smith has had a larger role to play in the last three games with A’ja Wilson out, highlighted by her 29-point, 8-rebound effort against the Chicago Sky. But she has been solid all season, showing flashes as both a scorer and a rebounder. Overall, in her last 11 games he has averaged 12.9 PPG and 6.4 RPG in 25.7 MPG.
Lexi Held, G, Phoenix Mercury (1.5%): Held has getting more run of late with Monique Akoa Makani (hamstring) sidelined. She has started five straight games, scoring in double figures in three of them, and in her last two has averaged 16.5 PPG and 4.0 3PG.
