Fever’s Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston WNBA All-Star Peer Vote Ranking Turns Heads

Despite dominating fan votes, Indiana Fever stars Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston received a lukewarm ranking among player ballots for the WNBA All-Star Game.

Jun 19, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) talks to guard Lexie Hull (left) and forward Aliyah Boston (7) during the third quarter against the Golden State Valkyries at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images | Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game is set to take place on July 19 in Indianapolis and the votes have been tallied. It is no surprise that fans voted the Fever’s Caitlin Clark No. 1 in the backcourt (and overall) and Aliyah Boston at No. 2 in the frontcourt (behind MVP frontrunner Napheesa Collier). 

The All-Star selection process is composed of 50% fan vote, 25% player vote, and 25% media vote. And while it’s clear that both Clark and Boston received overwhelming support from fans, it’s their ranking among fellow players that’s turning heads—both landed at just No. 9.

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 pic.twitter.com/IAtKCEVGz4

— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) June 30, 2025

Boston’s leap this season is undeniable. She leads the league in field goal percentage, shooting nearly 60% from the floor, and is ranked 6th in blocks, rebounds, and points scored by a player in the frontcourt. Boston is one of the most efficient post players in the WNBA while averaging close to a double-double this season.

Clark has had a turbulent start to the season, in and out of games with injury. But when she does hit the court, there isn’t a single guard in the league that get the defensive pressure she does. Being double and triple-teamed is a nightly occurrence, and full-court-pressure is almost always a given. Opponents admit to centering their focus solely on her for games as she is widely known to be at the top of scouting reports.

Man I don’t care say you what you will but I like / respect Skylar
Diggins as a player and person, cause she is always going to shoot it straight 🤷‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/U15ydettHb

— Krysta (@Krysta____) June 25, 2025

Despite that and nagging injuries, she is still producing to the tune of 18.2 points and 8.9 assists per game. That while also grabbing 5 rebounds and tallying 1.6 steals a contest.

This has many fans wondering, if Clark isn’t one of the best guards in the league why is she the central figure of the opposing defense? Similarly, if Boston’s numbers are consistently strong, why isn’t that translating to a parallel value among her peers?

They rank her 9th yet they face guard her full court, double and triple team her, etc. I think everybody knows where Caitlin Clark really stands. https://t.co/cWVzrEXYmL

— 𝐁 𝐑 𝐀 𝐃 𝐘 𝐉. (@Brady_jpeg) June 30, 2025

For comparison, players ranked New York Liberty’s Natasha Cloud fourth among backcourt players—despite Clark outperforming her in every major statistical category. Similarly, Kiki Iriafen landed eighth in the frontcourt rankings, even though she trails Boston in nearly every key stat except rebounds, where she holds a narrow edge at 8.4 to Boston’s 8.2.

aliyah boston is averaging 16/8/4 on 60% while playing elite defense and the players voted her below a rookie averaging 13/8/1 on 46%. you cannot tell me the wnba players don’t have an irrational hate for the fever.

— chris (@chrisclxrk) June 30, 2025

The All-Star Game is often seen as a mix of popularity contest and performance-based recognition—and this year’s voting results highlight the tension between those two. Clark and Boston have the fan base, media attention, and marketing value. But the player vote seems to suggest that respect from within the league isn’t being handed out so easily.