The 2026 WNBA season will soon be suspended for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup over the next three weeks.
Team USA can make history by becoming the second nation (following the Soviet Union) to win the event five consecutive times.
With the likes of Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers on their roster, the USA are significant favourites to win the title.
Here is our pick for the strongest starting five that head coach Kara Lawson can field at the World Cup in Berlin.
The strongest Team USA starting five for the FIBA World CupTeam USA will play three group-stage games against China, Italy and Czechia before hopefully advancing to the knockout rounds.
Head coach Kara Lawson is working with a star-studded 12-player squad and will face several selection dilemmas.
Photo by Colin Hubbard/Getty ImagesEven though so-called WNBA experts often overlook her, Caitlin Clark is the best point guard in the league.
Clark and Paige Bueckers would form a generational backcourt duo, with elite playmaking, scoring, and shooting.
32-year-old Breanna Stewart remains one of the WNBA’s leading scorers and perimeter defenders at the wing position.
Napheesa Collier edges out Angel Reese at the power forward position due to her higher offensive efficiency and better defense.
Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson, who is on course to win her fifth MVP award, should be the starting center.
Wilson is dominant on both ends of the court and will make Team USA almost impossible to beat if she brings her A-game.
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