Sykes is the Mystics’ leading scorer (17.9 ppg) and she often is tasked with defending the opponent’s best perimeter player. She is averaging 8.7 free throw attempts per game which leads the WNBA. She also leads her own team in assists averaging 4.6 per game.

Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton and women basketball writer Cassandra Negley react to the 2025 WNBA All-Star reserves list highlighting the biggest snubs and noting how many strong players there were to choose from this season.

With any All-Star roster, there's plenty of worthy candidates who end up on the outside looking in. That's certainly the case for this year's WNBA All-Star field. Here are the four biggest All-Star snubs,