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Paige Bueckers’ arrival to the Dallas Wings as No. 1 WNBA Draft pick marks a new era
Bueckers attended last year’s WNBA Draft as a fan, watching as her former UConn teammates Aaliyah Edwards and Nika Mühl were selected. When those festivities opened, she was seated toward the back of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Bueckers said she was there in a “supporting cast role.”
Unrivaled Paige Bueckers Signs With Dallas Wings as No. 1 Pick in WNBA Draft—but She'll Struggle To Afford a Home With Her Rookie Salary
UConn Huskies basketball player Paige Bueckers is headed to the WNBA after being chosen by the Dallas Wings as the No. 1 pick in Monday night's draft, just over a week after leading her college team to victory in the 2025 March Madness tournament.
Eight days later -- and with multiple trips from Storrs, Connecticut, to New York in between -- Bueckers heard her name called as the first pick by the Dallas Wings in the 2025 WNBA draft.
The versatile UConn star is the latest Huskies standout to go No. 1, joining former greats Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Maya ...
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