WNBA Players Ranking Caitlin Clark 9th-Best All-Star Guard Has Fever Fans Furious

Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark was No. 9 for guards in WNBA All-Star game voting by her peers, which is raising eyebrows.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts to the officiating Saturday, May 24, 2025, during a game between the Indiana Fever and the New York Liberty at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The New York Liberty defeated the Indiana Fever, 90-88.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts to the officiating Saturday, May 24, 2025, during a game between the Indiana Fever and the New York Liberty at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The New York Liberty defeated the Indiana Fever, 90-88. | Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

On June 30, the complete rosters for the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game were released. First, the two All-Star Team captains (Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark and Minnesota Lynx standout Napheesa Collier) were revealed on June 29. Then the other eight All-Star starters were disclosed, and the rest of the All-Stars were announced after that.

While the team captains were chosen solely by a fan vote (Clark and Collier were the top two vote-getters), the entire All-Star voting process was a combination of fan votes (50%), player votes (25%), and media votes (25%).

And in a June 30 press release announcing the complete team results, it came out that WNBA players only ranked Caitlin Clark as the 9th-highest guard for WNBA All-Star voting.

Of course, this could be largely due to Clark already having missed seven games this season due to a quad and then a groin injury. But the fact that players like Wings rookie Paige Bueckers (the No. 4-ranked guard), Mystics standout Brittney Sykes (the No. 7-ranked guard), and Liberty guard Natasha Cloud (No. 4-ranked) were ranked higher than Clark, according to other WNBA players, has Clark's fan base feeling frustrated.

"WNBA players voted Caitlin Clark as the 9th best guard in the league
They voted Aliyah Boston as the 9th best Forward/Center in the league

"It really is Indy vs the world," one X post wrote.

One fan commented on this by writing, "Lmao league full of clowns, it’s really funny at this point. If she’s the 9th best guard then why do they all guard her like she’s Steph Curry".

"9th best guard in the league? Haha.

"Tell me you're not a serious league without telling me you're not a serious league," added a third.

Perhaps Clark will use this No. 9 ranking as a chip on her shoulder once she returns from injury, which could come as early as Tuesday.

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Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.

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