The Sparks, three games outside of the WNBA’s final playoff spot nearing the midway point of the season, host first-place Minnesota on Thursday afternoon.

Former UConn star Napheesa Collier was bleeding blue when she drafted her 2025 WNBA All-Star team, selecting three of her fellow Huskies.

Napheesa Collier and Caitlin Clark surprise everybody after deciding to trade coaches during the WNBA All-Star draft.

NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark and Naphessa Collier each have their draft strategy for the WNBA All-Star Game. The two captains chose their teams for the game that will be played on July 19 at Clark’s home arena in Indianapolis. The squads will be revealed Tuesday night.

Clark made sure to add her fellow Fever standouts while managing to eschew a couple of players — and a coach — with whom she has a little bit of history.

Minnesota is armed with two of the lethalist free-throw shooters in the WNBA. Entering Tuesday’s action, 32 players had shot 50-plus times from the stripe this season. Collier is first among them in free-throw percentage, while McBride is second (94.1).

Napheesa Collier (-500) continues to inch closer to her first-ever MVP as the -500 odds is the most favored she’s been all year. Collier’s averaged 23.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.2 combined blocks and steals per game over the previous three contests.

Minnesota Lynx superstar forward Napheesa Collier made sure to shut down a ridiculous conspiracy theory that a potential 2026 WNBA lockout would somehow benefit her 3-on-3 Unrivaled league.