WNBA All-star league new model
New York –
The WNBA is changing its All-Star skills challenge with the new format pitting four sets of teammates against each other in head-to-head competition.
The league announced the two-round competition on Tuesday, which will include a timed obstacle course relay competition that showcases players’ agility, dribbling, passing and shooting.
The four teams are Atlanta’s Allisha Gray and Cheyenne Parker, both making their All-Star debuts; Arike Ogunbowale and Satou Sabally of Dallas; Sabrina Ionescu and Courtney Vandersloot from New York; and Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum from Las Vegas.
The course includes a 25-yard pass to a goal on the baseline, dribbling through four cones, a short shot into lane, a three-pointer from the corner, and finally dribbling to the other side of the court to catch a basket. to make. The second player on the team will compete in the same duties, except for the last basket, which should now be a 3-pointer from the top of the arc.
The two teams with the fastest times advance to the final, with the fastest time in that round winning the title.
Ionescu won the skills competition last season while teaming with future NC State player Zoe Brooks.
The skill challenge will be contested in Las Vegas on Friday and the All-Star Game will be played on Saturday.
