Lynx's Kayla McBride named WNBA All-Star as injury replacement

It's the second consecutive All-Star nod for McBride and the fifth of her 12-year career. Through 19 games this season, she's averaged 14.1 points, 3.1 assists, and 1.2 steals per game on 41/38/94 shooting splits. She's scored in double figures in 14 of 19 games this season, highlighted by a 29-point outburst against the Sparks on June 21. McBride's 2.6 made three-pointers per game are second in the league behind only Howard, the player she's replacing on Team Collier.

McBride, 33, was the third overall pick out of Notre Dame in 2014. She spent her first seven WNBA seasons with the San Antonio Stars/Las Vegas Aces franchise, then signed with the Lynx in 2021. She's proven to be a perfect complement to Collier as one of Minnesota's primary scoring options.

McBride's 669 three-pointers are seventh-most in league history and the most among all active players. 346 of those have come in a Lynx uniform, placing her behind only Maya Moore and Katie Smith in franchise history.

Here's the full Team Phee roster, with starters in bold:

• Napheesa Collier, F, Lynx
• Breanna Stewart, F, Liberty
  
• Nneka Ogwumike, F, Storm
• Allisha Gray, G, Dream
• Paige Bueckers, G, Wings
• Courtney Williams, G, Lynx
• Skylar Diggins, G, Storm
• Angel Reese, F, Sky
• Alyssa Thomas, F, Mercury
• Kelsey Plum, G, Sparks
• Kayla McBride, G, Lynx

The 19-4 Lynx have one game left before the All-Star break. They're taking on the 15-6 Phoenix Mercury, who beat them last week in Arizona, in a marquee matchup on Wednesday. It's a 12 p.m. CT start time, designed to get plenty of children's groups in the house at Target Center.