Elena Delle Donne, Lauren Jackson, Flau'jae Johnson Headline 2026 WNBA Shooting Stars Participants

The participants in the 2026 WNBA Shooting Stars competition include a combination of current and former players.

The WNBA announced Wednesday that the event will utilize four teams featuring Elena Delle Donne and Shakira Austin, Lauren Jackson and Flau'jae Johnson, Rebekkah Brunson and Courtney Williams as well as Deanna Nolan and Jessica Shepard.

Each team will also contain a standout high school player from Nike EYBL with Jezelle Banks, Ryan Carter, Tatianna Griffin and Morghan Reckley selected to compete.

All four squads feature current and former players from the same WNBA organization.

Delle Donne and Austin represent the Washington Mystics, while Jackson and Johnson will represent the Seattle Storm. The Minnesota Lynx are represented by Williams and Brunson.

Meanwhile, the combination of Shepard and Nolan celebrates the shared history of the Dallas Wings and Detroit Shock.

The 2026 Shooting Stars contest contains two rounds. Teams will have 70 seconds to score as many points as possible from seven different shooting locations on the court.

The two teams that finish with the highest scores in the first round will advance to the championship round.

The Shooting Stars competition is part of the WNBA's upcoming All-Star festivities and will be held at Wintrust Arena on Friday at 8 p.m. ET.