From AD to Arike: Paige Bueckers gets warm welcome to Dallas as WNBA draft’s No. 1 pick


The Dallas Wings selected Paige Bueckers at No. 1 in the 2025 WNBA draft on Monday.

The former UConn Huskies star is the sixth player to go No. 1 overall in the WNBA draft and win a national championship in the same year — five of those six players also attended UConn, according to ESPN Research. Last season, Bueckers was the only Division I player with 30 points per game scored or assisted on with 50% FG and 40% 3-pt FG.

She joins a Wings team that includes four-time All-Star Arike Ogunbowale, as well as recent signings DiJonai Carrington, Tyasha Harris and NaLyssa Smith.

Here’s how the sports world reacted to Dallas selecting Bueckers.

Future teammates


Local love


Sports world





#Arike #Paige #Bueckers #warm #Dallas #WNBA #drafts #pick

Related Posts

Edwards, Ramírez help Marlins come from behind to beat Yankees 13-12

MIAMI (AP) — Xavier Edwards hit a tying two-run single in the ninth, then raced home with the winning run on Agustín Ramírez’s chopper in front of the plate as…

Graham Thorpe: Oval pays tribute to late England batter; headbands sold to raise money for mental health charity Mind | Cricket News

The Oval paid tribute to late, great Surrey and England legend Graham Thorpe on day two of the fifth Test versus India, with limited-edition headbands sold to raise money for…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *