2026 WNBA All-Star winners: Jonquel Jones makes history in Chicago

The 2026 WNBA All-Star winners list starts with Jonquel Jones, who turned the league’s Chicago showcase into another line on an already packed résumé. CBS Sports reported that Team Spoon beat Team Coop, 129-122, at United Center, with Jones named All-Star MVP after posting 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists.

The performance made Jones the first player in WNBA history to win regular-season MVP, Finals MVP, Commissioner’s Cup MVP and All-Star MVP, according to CBS Sports. She has also won Most Improved Player and Sixth Player of the Year, along with a championship and multiple All-WNBA and All-Defensive selections.

Jones dedicated the game to her late aunt, who recently died, CBS Sports reported. Asked about her sustained success, Jones said: “My love for the game. This is everything I dreamed about, that I wanted as a little kid.”

Who won the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game?

Team Spoon defeated Team Coop, 129-122, in the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game. Jones led the win, while rookie Olivia Miles added 11 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and Caitlin Clark had 17 points and five assists in front of a reported record crowd of 19,783 at United Center.

The weekend also gave the league a new event winner. CBS Sports reported that Team Washington won the first Shooting Stars competition, with Elena Delle Donne, Shakira Austin and high school player GG Banks taking the trophy.

Delle Donne, a two-time MVP and 2019 champion, returned to a WNBA All-Star setting in Chicago, where she played her first four seasons. She said she had tried early in her career to stay visible in the U.S. rather than spend WNBA offseasons overseas, telling CBS Sports she was “so proud of where this league is and where it will continue to go.”

How did Azzi Fudd make All-Star Weekend history?

Azzi Fudd, the No. 1 pick, became the first rookie to win the WNBA 3-Point Contest, according to CBS Sports. She scored 24 points in the opening round and 30 in the final to beat Bridget Carleton.

Fudd’s final-round 30 tied for the second-highest score in the event’s history, behind Sabrina Ionescu’s 37 in 2023, CBS Sports reported. Fudd was also the first Dallas Wings player and first UConn alum to win the contest.

Afterward, Fudd called for another shot at Stephen Curry, who beat her in a 3-point contest when she was in high school and attending his SC30 Select Camp. “Steph, if you are listening, I’ve been asking for a rematch since high school,” Fudd said, according to CBS Sports.

What happened with Dominique Malonga and the Chicago Sky?

Dominique Malonga made her own All-Star mark. CBS Sports reported that the 20-year-old, already the third-youngest All-Star in WNBA history, became the youngest player to dunk in an All-Star Game after taking a fastbreak pass from Angel Reese in the second quarter.

Malonga is the first player to dunk in the All-Star Game since Sylvia Fowles in 2022 and the seventh to do it in league history, according to CBS Sports. She entered the weekend averaging 16.3 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in her second season.

The host Chicago Sky had a rougher weekend on the floor. CBS Sports reported that the franchise became the first All-Star host team without a player representative in any All-Star Weekend event.

The Sky are 13th at 9-18 and sit five and a half games behind the Washington Mystics for the final playoff spot, according to CBS Sports. The team also owes Washington a 2027 first-round pick swap, and CBS Sports noted that Miles, selected by Minnesota with Chicago’s 2026 first-round pick, nearly had a triple-double in the All-Star Game.

Commissioner Cathy Engelbert also faced heat. An ESPN report cited multiple high-ranking team sources who expect this to be her final season in charge, while CBS Sports reported she was booed at United Center when presenting the trophy. Asked about 2027, Engelbert said she would “continue to do my job” and “execute the strategy.”

This story draws on original reporting from CBS Sports.