Paige Bueckers’ Wings Emerge as Favorite for Top WNBA Draft Pick originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Selected first overall out of UConn in the 2025 WNBA Draft, 23-year-old Paige Bueckers has lived up to the hype, averaging 18.6 points, 5.4 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game while shooting 45.7% from the field and 33.3% from distance.

The star rookie said she came into her first season with the Dallas Wings, fresh off of helping snap Connecticut’s national championship drought, with “no expectations.”

The Dallas Wings had quite the scare during Tuesday's loss to the New York Liberty when rookie star Paige Bueckers left the game with a back injury, but it appears she avoided a significant setback.