Paige Buueckers chose Dallas wings with the first overall selection in 2025. Wnba Draft on Monday.
Buueckers was consensus number 1 during its senior season in Uconwhile helping to lead Huskies to the 12th national championship. It was the first at school after a five -year trip to see more knee injuries, which kept her from the second season of the second season and for her entire junior year.
But Buueckers returned.
Last season, she had an average of 19.9 points and 4.6 assists. In the Sweet 16 NCAA tournament, she scored a high 40 career point, because her hustles were easily dominated on women’s terrain.
Will join the happy organization of the wing that skipped Los Angeles sparkwho had the highest chance of achieving the total number 1 before the lottery.
Buueckers will join a return hair containing a four-time All-Star Arike OgunbawaleCreating two that will be difficult to defend as the wings are trying to return to the postseason. Buueckers has the opportunity to currently affect Dallas, similar to that of 2024. The first total selection Caitlin Clarkwho led Indiana fever to the playoffs in its first season.
Dallas comes from season 9-31, which is the worst since 2011, when the franchise played in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The wings last had a number 1 2021 and chose Charli Collier, who played with them only two seasons.
The WNBA 2025 season should start on May 16 and the wings hosting Minnesota Lynx open the season.
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