{"id":759666,"date":"2022-09-16T14:37:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T18:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?p=759666"},"modified":"2022-09-16T14:37:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T18:37:36","slug":"aja-wilson-and-breanna-stewart-headline-2022-all-wnba-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wnba\/aja-wilson-and-breanna-stewart-headline-2022-all-wnba-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"A&#8217;ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart Headline 2022 All-WNBA Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2022 All-WNBA Teams are here! Per usual, this season in the W has been full of incredible basketball and incredible stories. From legends <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wnba\/look-back-at-sue-bird-legendary-career\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"755798\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sue Bird<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/the-magazine\/the-unwavering-greatness-of-sylvia-fowles\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"752472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sylvia Fowles<\/a> competing in their final WNBA seasons to the explosion of young stars across the League, the talent in the W is overflowing. This year\u2019s All-WNBA teams feature the best of the best, with the League\u2019s top 10 players, regardless of position, voted in by national sportswriters and broadcasters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The 2022 All-WNBA First Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A\u2019ja Wilson, <em>Las Vegas Aces<\/em><\/li><li>Breanna Stewart, <em>Seattle Storm<\/em><\/li><li>Kelsey Plum, <em>Las Vegas Aces<\/em><\/li><li>Skylar Diggins-Smith, <em>Phoenix Mercury<\/em><\/li><li>Candace Parker, <em>Chicago Sky<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Heading the first team are unanimous selections <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wnba\/aja-wilson-becomes-the-first-member-of-an-exclusive-20-and-10-club-after-game-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"759347\" target=\"_blank\">A\u2019ja Wilson<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wnba\/breanna-stewart-on-playing-with-jewell-loyd-we-are-a-duo-thats-hard-to-stop\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"758671\" target=\"_blank\">Breanna Stewart<\/a>. A\u2019ja Wilson adds her All-WNBA selection to her MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards. She averaged 19.5 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rounding out the first team are Wilson\u2019s teammate <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wnba\/kelsey-plum-gets-her-swag-back-its-about-time-i-joined-the-party\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"759337\" target=\"_blank\">Kelsey Plum<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wnba\/skylar-diggins-smith-will-miss-final-two-games-of-the-year-due-to-personal-reasons\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"756006\" target=\"_blank\">Skylar Diggins-Smith<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wnba\/candace-parker-on-her-decision-to-play-next-year-i-wont-cheat-the-game\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"758803\" target=\"_blank\">Candace Parker<\/a>. Plum received her first All-WNBA honor, while Parker received her seventh All-WNBA selection, tying <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/the-magazine\/tamika-catchings-sylvia-fowles-katie-smith-wslam-1\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"726290\" target=\"_blank\">Tamika Catchings<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wnba\/the-upward-spiral-lauren-jackson-without-equal\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"137025\" target=\"_blank\">Lauren Jackson<\/a> for the third most First-Team appearances of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your 2022 All-WNBA Second Team <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/athomas_25?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@athomas_25<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sabrina_i20?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sabrina_i20<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nnekaogwumike?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nnekaogwumike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jus242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jus242<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SylviaFowles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SylviaFowles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MoreThan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MoreThan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5zpklPmwft\">pic.twitter.com\/5zpklPmwft<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WNBA (@WNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNBA\/status\/1570577062595010561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The 2022 All-WNBA Second Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Alyssa Thomas, <em>Connecticut Sun<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sabrina Ionescu, <em>New York Liberty<\/em><\/li><li>Sylvia Fowles, <em>Minnesota Lynx<\/em><\/li><li>Nneka Ogwumike, <em>Los Angeles Sparks<\/em><\/li><li>Jonquel Jones, <em>Connecticut Sun<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With her Second Team selection, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wnba\/sabrina-ionescu-happy-after-career-year-leading-new-york-to-playoffs\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"757401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sabrina Ionescu<\/a> makes her first All-WNBA team in just her second full season in the W. To cap off her iconic career, Sylvia Fowles received her eighth All-WNBA honor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A\u2019ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum of the Las Vegas Aces and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wnba\/connecticut-forces-game-4-behind-alyssa-thomas-historic-triple-double-outing\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"759602\" target=\"_blank\">Alyssa Thomas<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wnba\/jonquel-jones-dominates-game-3-thanks-to-lisa-leslies-advice-to-win-the-paint\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"759615\" target=\"_blank\">Jonquel Jones<\/a> of the Connecticut Sun continue to battle for the WNBA championship. Tune in to watch Game 4 on Sunday, September 18, at 4 pm ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2022 All-WNBA Teams are here! Per usual, this season in the W has been full of incredible basketball and incredible stories. From legends Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles competing in their final WNBA seasons to the explosion of young stars across the League, the talent in the W is overflowing. 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