It’s fair to say that last weekend’s All-Star festivities were a huge success. The league came together and put on a great showcase of the talents and personalities that make up the WNBA. However, there were some things that stood out in particular and a few things that weren’t as rosy. Here are the biggest winners and losers from All-Star weekend.

Winner: Erica Wheeler

How could you not be a fan of Wheeler after this weekend? The formerly undrafted guard made her first All-Star game and put on a show, scoring 25 points and hitting seven threes.

Wheeler has had a rocky road path to where she is now. She had a hard time sticking in the league but after struggling in Atlanta and New York she found a home in Indiana.

Tragically, Wheeler lost her mother to cancer while she was in college. Having to go through that almost caused Wheeler to quit basketball. Now she has persevered through, secured her spot in the league and dedicated her success to the memory of her mother.

It is impossible not to root for Wheeler.

Loser: The Three-Point Contest

After last year’s historic showdown, this year’s three-point contest was a bit underwhelming.

No disrespect to Shekinna Stricklen, who won the contest in impressive fashion over Kayla McBride, but there simply weren’t enough shooters in the contest to make it an entertaining showdown. Winning the contest with a score of 21 is surprising.

There were only six participants in the contest, and many of the best shooters in the league—Alysha Clark, Leilani Mitchell and Lexie Brown, for instance—did not participate. It’s hard to say exactly why that was the case as many players do have other plans during the break, but Brown did not receive an invite and it’s fair to speculate that the WNBA probably wanted to use players that were already in Las Vegas.

Whatever the reason, the league should take a look at what they’re doing with the contest next year.

Winner: The WNBA

The league came out of the weekend looking very good.

Having a Friday night event with the three-point contest and skills challenge separate from the night of the game was a definite success and both the Friday night event and the All-Star game itself were very well-attended.

Additionally, having such a likeable and charismatic group of players representing the league all weekend really helped to raise the profile of the WNBA. The All-Star events took off on Twitter and stories like that of Wheeler were shared widely in its aftermath. The new commissioner of the WNBA Cathy Engelbert, who met with players for the first time over the weekend, has a big task ahead of her to get the league on better financial footing and grow the game, but there is a lot that is working in the WNBA. A successful All-Star weekend is a perfect illustration of that fact.

Loser: Elena Delle-Donne’s Drafting

Poor EDD. Despite being an incredible player, her All-Star drafting skills are not quite up to par! For the second-consecutive year, her team lost the contest.

While they put up a good fight, Team EDD simply wasn’t able to match the firepower of Wheeler and Team Wilson. The starters in particular faltered with Delle-Donne and Kia Nurse scoring just six points.

Better luck next year, EDD, maybe consider taking a few Lynx players, just sayin’.

Winner: Sylvia Fowles

In her seventh All-Star appearance, Fowles almost double-doubled, scoring 12 points and adding nine rebounds. She did all that while also preparing for and taking a final exam for one of her mortuary science classes.

Fowles has been a student for much of her time in the league and while balancing the two is never easy, it was even harder with All-Star weekend. She intended to take the exam in Minnesota but had technical difficulties which forced her to move the test to Friday morning.

We’re pretty certain Syl killed it despite the rather unorthodox circumstances.

Loser: People Who Hate Happiness 

They say never meet your heroes, but the WNBA begs to differ. With so many stars in the same place, there is plenty of opportunity for inspiration. It’s corny, but it’s easy to forget how much of an impact a pro athlete can have on youth. From things like the FIT clinics that All-Stars run in host cities to meet-ups set up by Make-A-Wish, there are many heartwarming stories that have come out of the weekend.

We’re not crying, you’re crying.

Shaiana’s @MakeAWish dream was to meet @De11eDonne ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Wyv67yJleZ

— Washington Mystics (@WashMystics) July 27, 2019

What a special moment.

Winner: The Minnesota Lynx And Seattle Storm

While half the league (the Sky, Sun, Mercury, Mystics, Wings and Aces) go right back into regular-season play on Tuesday, the Storm and Lynx don’t have games on their schedules until Friday and Saturday, respectively.

For the Lynx, having a few days after the break to practice and rest is important. Minnesota had three players at All-Star and it can be difficult to jump right back into things. This way, head coach Cheryl Reeve has more than enough time to give her All-Stars a little rest while working on tightening things up with the team as well.

The Lynx and Storm played a ton of games early on in the season. Now those long grinds pay off. Apologies to the Indiana Fever, who have played just as many games but return to action on Wednesday.