WNBA All-Star Game 2021 Rosters: Full Lineups for Team WNBA vs. Team USA

Jonquel Jones, Liz Cambage and Candace Parker headline the WNBA squad that will take on Team USA in the 2021 WNBA All-Star Game.

During previous years in which the Summer Olympics overlapped with the WNBA season, the league traditionally opted against staging an All-Star showcase. For 2021, the event is adopting a hybrid approach.

On one side will be the U.S. Olympic squad. On the other will be 12 of the WNBA's best players who won't represent the United States at the Tokyo Olympics.

Here's how the teams break down:

The frontcourt tandem of Jonquel Jones and Liz Cambage figures to be pretty formidable.

Jones might be on her way to an MVP as the Connecticut Sun sit third in the league at 11-5 despite missing Alyssa Thomas. The 6'6" forward is the WNBA's leading rebounder (10.9) and is third in scoring (21.7 points).

Like Jones, Liz Cambage hasn't missed a beat after sitting out the 2020 season. The Las Vegas Aces center is averaging 14.8 points and 9.1 rebounds.

Satou Sabally and Kahleah Copper were the biggest surprises among the 12 WNBA All-Stars.

Sabally has built on an encouraging rookie season and averaged 13.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 10 games with the Dallas Wings. She's also shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc, up from 19.7 percent as a rookie.

Copper, who saw her production jump significantly in 2020, is putting up 13.9 points and 4.9 rebounds through 17 games with the Chicago Sky.

Otherwise, Team WNBA shook out largely as expected.

Courtney Williams is an All-Star for the first time. The Atlanta Dream guard is on pace to set a career high in scoring (17.1 points) while hauling in 6.6 rebounds per game.

Betnijah Laney, the Most Improved Player and a first-team All-Defensive star in 2020, has continued her ascendance after signing with the New York Liberty. The 6'0" wing is sixth in the league in scoring (19.7 points) and seventh in assists (5.3).

Along with Sabally, Copper, Williams and Laney, the Wings' Arike Ogunbowale, Sun's Brionna Jones and Aces' Dearica Hamby were All-Stars for the first time this year.

Marina Mabrey, Nneka Ogwumike and Sami Whitcomb can lay claim to being among the top snubs.

Getting overlooked might sting a bit more than usual for Ogwumike after she was left off the Team USA roster for the Olympics. The Los Angeles Sparks star at least has six All-Star nods on her resume already.

This might have been Whitcomb's best shot given both her age (32) and previous status as a reserve for the Seattle Storm. Along the same lines, Mabrey is having a bit of a breakout campaign (14.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists) but it's unclear if it's a blip or the start of an upward trend.