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By Evan Massey
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Paige Bueckers has taken the WNBA by storm in her rookie season with the Dallas Wings. After being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, Bueckers has not disappointed.
Following her final season in college with the UConn Huskies that resulted in a national championship, Bueckers faced immense hype and expectations. She has lived up to all of the outside noise.
While the Wings still are not winning at a high level, Bueckers has changed their franchise outlook. Dallas has hope for the future. With the right moves around Bueckers, the team could very well become a contender in the near future.
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So far during her rookie season, Bueckers has played in 26 games. She has averaged 18.4 points per game to go along with 5.4 assists, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.8 steals, while also shooting 45.2 percent from the floor and knocking down 32.6 percent of her three-point attempts.
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To say that the 23-year-old guard has already become a star would be an understatement. Bueckers is already starting to reach superstar status in the WNBA.
With that being said, Bueckers made an appearance on the a recent episode of "Close Friends Only." One of the questions she was asked had to do with who her favorite WNBA player was.
Of course, Bueckers has quite a few former teammates playing in the WNBA. Outside of her former teammates, she named Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier as her favorite player in the league.
"If I had to pick non-former teammate, yeah, it would probably be Phee," Bueckers said.
Bueckers also shared a funny story about when Collier tried to post her up early in her career.
"I think it was the first game of the season. She tried to post me up like I was baby food or something, so clearly that lesson didn't teach you much," she joked.
Azzi Fudd also appeared on the episode with Bueckers. She was asked the same question and quickly named Bueckers as her favorite WNBA player.
"Probably Paige Bueckers," Fudd said.
If Bueckers wasn't an option, Fudd stated that Collier was also her choice.
"Second choice, I'm gonna go with Naphee. Everything about her game is just perfect," Fudd said.
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So far this season in Buckers' rookie year, the Wings have gone 9-24. It hasn't been the most fun year, but the rebuild is in a much better place than it was a year ago.
Next up for Dallas will be a home matchup against the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday night.
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