Fever's Caitlin Clark, Aces' A'ja Wilson named All-WNBA

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark on Wednesday became the league's first rookie since Candace Parker in 2008 to be named to the All-WNBA first team, while Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx and A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces were unanimous selections.

Breanna Stewart ( New York Liberty ) and Alyssa Thomas ( Connecticut Sun ) were also first-team selections.

Clark, the league's Rookie of the Year , earned 52 first-team votes and was on 66 of the 67 ballots that were submitted by a national media panel.

She's the fifth rookie ever to have that honor, joining Parker, Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings and Diana Taurasi .

She started all 40 regular-season games for the Fever, who went 20-20 and finished sixth in the league. She averaged 19.2 points, a WNBA-best 8.4 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 35.4 minutes per game.

Clark also made 122 3-pointers to lead the league and helped the Fever make the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

Wilson, the league's unanimous choice as MVP, earned a spot on the first team for the third consecutive season and fourth time overall. Collier, a three-time All-WNBA selection, was voted to the first team for the second straight year.

The All-WNBA second team is made up of Sabrina Ionescu (Liberty), Kahleah Copper ( Phoenix Mercury ), Nneka Ogwumike ( Seattle Storm ), Arike Ogunbowale ( Dallas Wngs ) and Jonquel Jones (Liberty).

The Associated Press contributed to this report.