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• WATCH: Paige Bueckers’ Adorable Reunion With Former UConn Teammate Olivia Nelson-Ododa Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons
Paige Bueckers reunites with former UConn teammate Olivia Nelson-Ododa in a viral moment during the Dallas Wings' first win of the WNBA season....2025
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• Paige Bueckers’ Enjoys Fairytale Connecticut Homecoming As Wings Rookie Enters WNBA History Books
Paige Bueckers becomes the first player in WNBA history with 60+ points and 30+ assists in her first five games during her homecoming....2025
• WATCH: Wings’ Star Rookie Paige Bueckers Honored With Standing Ovation in Professional Return to Connecticut
Paige Bueckers returns to Mohegan Sun Arena amid a standing ovation to deliver a 21-point masterpiece, leading Dallas' first win of the season....2025
• Paige Bueckers Makes WNBA History as Career-High 21 Points Earn Wings’ First Win vs. Sun
Paige Bueckers made WNBA history with a career-high 21 points, leading the Dallas Wings to their first win of the season in dominant fashion....2025
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• Diana Taurasi says Paige Bueckers will one day be 'the best player' in WNBA

Paige Bueckers received high praise from another No. 1 overall pick out of UConn a few games into her rookie season with the Dallas Wings....2025
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• 4 standout WNBA rookies weren’t even drafted — but they’re still thriving

David Gonzales-Imagn Images The Phoenix Mercury have three undrafted rookies — Kathryn Westbeld, Monique Akoa Makani, and Lexi Held — while Janelle Salaün has changed the game for the Golden State Valkyries. Nearly half of the women’s basketball players who were selected in last month’s WNBA Draft are not currently playing in the WNBA. But, there are several players who went undrafted wh...2025
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• Is Paige Bueckers Playing Tonight? Latest Update on Wings Star’s Injury Ahead of Clash vs. Lynx
Paige Bueckers returns home as the Dallas Wings face the Minnesota Lynx. Get the latest injury update and game preview for tonight's clash!...2025
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• 3 hot takes from the first 3 days of the 2025 WNBA season

Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images The 29th season of the WNBA tipped off this weekend, and things are already getting spicy on the court. The WNBA’s 29th season started this weekend, leading to a packed slate of exciting games. While these initial wins and losses aren’t anything to overreact to, especially now that the W has expanded to a 44-game season, there are still a few ...2025
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• WNBA Award Predictions for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Championship, and more

How Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier, and Paige Bueckers could stack up this season — among others. The highly anticipated 2025 WNBA season begins today, with Paige Bueckers slated to make her professional debut, the Golden State Valkyries ready to host their first-ever regular season game, and more. The season, which begins on May 16 and runs through September 14, already features countless intr...2025
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• Paige Bueckers Reveals How She Nearly Put Her WNBA Career in Jeopardy Even Before It Started
WNBA rookie Paige Bueckers risked her basketball career by playing through injury for the UConn Huskies, chasing national championship....2025
• WNBA strike a possibility amidst ongoing contract negotiations

Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The WNBPA Director says the union is committed to doing whatever it takes to get the deal they want going into next season. After the 2024 WNBA season concluded, the WNBPA (the league’s players’ union) opted out of the final two years of its collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The current CBA will expire at the end of the 2025 seas...2025
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• UConn women’s basketball’s chances of repeating boosted by top transfer portal player

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Wisconsin forward Serah Williams announced Wednesday that she was transferring to UConn, providing a boost to the reigning national champions. With Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong returning to the court and Geno Auriemma coming back to the sidelines, UConn is widely expected to once again contend for the national championship in women’s college basketball next ...2025
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• 3 WNBA offseason additions who could win Most Improved Player this year

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The WNBA’s Most Improved Player award could be interesting this season, based on all the player movement from this past free agency period. WNBA awards, and league awards in general, are a tricky subject. It seems like every voter has a different perception of what each award means and its parameters. The league is also intentionally vague about the defin...2025
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• 9 stellar women’s basketball rookies ready for star-making sophomore seasons

Mar 9, 2025; Uncasville, CT, USA; Villanova Wildcats guard Jasmine Bascoe (11) and UConn Huskies forward Sarah Strong (21) work for the ball in the second half at Mohegan Sun Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images | David Butler II-Imagn Images Sarah Strong, Mikayla Blakes, Toby Fournier and Kiyomi McMiller are among the rising stars in women’s college basketball. Who is the...2025
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• Nico Harrison is still defending the Luka Doncic trade after Mavs’ nightmare season

Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images The Mavs explained Luka Doncic trade again, and they still sound delusional Nico Harrison has made it clear: he doesn’t regret the Luka Doncic trade even after a nightmare end to the Dallas Mavericks’ season. The Mavs’ top decision-maker met the media on Tuesday for just the second time since the Doncic trade. Harrison barred cameras and recording dev...2025
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• 3 best players who went undrafted in the 2025 WNBA Draft

Photo by Greg Fiume/NCAA Photos via Getty Images TCU’s Sedona Prince wasn’t among the 38 selections in the 2025 WNBA Draft. Here’s who else didn’t hear their name called. Some of the best players from the 2024-25 women’s college basketball season heard their names called on Monday night in New York at the 2025 WNBA Draft. And some also didn’t. While UConn star Paige Bueckers went No. 1 ove...2025
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• Caitlin Clark stalking incident is latest reminder of why WNBA needs to further prioritize player safety

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Clark, the Indiana Fever standout guard, is the latest basketball star to be subject to harassment and stalking. On Sunday, a 55-year-old man was arrested on a felony stalking charge after allegedly sending repeated sexually violent messages to Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark. The man, a Texas resident named Michael Lewis, reportedly traveled to Indian...2025
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"Unless something groundbreaking happens between now and Monday, the obvious choice for Dallas will be to draft Paige Bueckers first overall out of UConn."

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"The two teams played what could charity be described as a rock fight — a physical, low scoring game that saw superstars Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers fail to find their best rhythm."

2023
"UConn has been slammed by injuries in that span — none more impactful than Paige Bueckers’ torn ACL that kept her out for the entire 2022-23 campaign."

2022
"The NFL is (kind of) back tonight! Plus, Paige Bueckers' injury hurts all of women's college basketball"

2021
"Paige Bueckers continued her dominant freshman season in the 2021 NCAA tournament, becoming just the fifth freshman ever to score 100 points in a single Women's NCAA tournament, joining the all-time greats such as Tamika Catchings and Breanna Stewart."

2020
"GRAB YOUR COPY OF SLAM 226 FEATURING PAIGE BUECKERS This past December, when SLAM reached out to Paige Bueckers to tell her that she was going to be on the next cover, she responded with just two words: “Why me?"

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"Ask people who know about Paige Bueckers’ game, and they will provide long, specific lists of all the things she needs to do better."

• 4 standout WNBA rookies weren’t even drafted — but they’re still thriving
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• Which WNBA rookie could edge out Paige Bueckers for Rookie of the Year?

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The 2025 WNBA Rookie Class is impressing early on as we enter the send week of the season. The media sometimes has a weird way of pigeon-holing a conversation, and that seems especially prevalent in women’s basketball. They see a marketable star and cling to them and the sad reality is that the other people in the conversation fade into the shadows. This ...2025
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• Diana Taurasi Offers Sage Advice to No. 1 Overall Pick Paige Bueckers After Wings’ Rocky WNBA Start
Paige Bueckers has shown early signs of superstardom; however, the Dallas Wings are winless. Diana Taurasi offered advice and an exciting prediction....2025
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• In her return to Minnesota, victory eludes Paige Bueckers as she reaches a WNBA milestone

Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers sits on the bench at the Target Center on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, before warming up to play the Minnesota Lynx. | Mitchell Northam / SB Nation The No. 1 overall WNBA Draft pick notched her first career double-double, but more defeats could be coming for the former UConn star. MINNEAPOLIS — Less than a minute remained on the clock as Paige Bueckers held t...2025
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• WNBA Award Predictions for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Championship, and more
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• Why you should or shouldn’t root for every WNBA team

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The 2025 WNBA season is here, so let’s help you decide who to root for. Are you new to the WNBA? Whether you’re here because you love basketball and want to learn about the league, or you just like supporting women, welcome! We’ve created this handy guide to help you decide who to throw your support behind as the 2025 WNBA season tips off today, May 16. Y...2025
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• Can Cooper Flagg, Paige Bueckers reignite the Dallas basketball culture?

How does one city get so lucky in hoops? The Dallas Wings won the WNBA Draft lottery last November and drafted Connecticut star Paige Bueckers last month. Then on Monday, the Dallas Mavericks won the NBA Draft Lottery. The basketball gods have nodded in Dallas’ favor not once, but twice in a matter of months. That’s two basketball teams in the same city now united by the hope that comes with the N...2025
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• Wings' Paige Bueckers has bumpy WNBA preseason debut in loss to Aces

Wings guard Paige Bueckers, the first overall selection in this year's draft, got her first taste of the pros in her WNBA preseason debut....2025
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• Paige Bueckers’ Enjoys Fairytale Connecticut Homecoming As Wings Rookie Enters WNBA History Books
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• Paige Bueckers Makes WNBA History as Career-High 21 Points Earn Wings’ First Win vs. Sun
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• 4 standout WNBA rookies weren’t even drafted — but they’re still thriving
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• Way-too-early WNBA rookie ladder: where do Paige Bueckers, Sonia Citron stack up after Week 1?

Photo by Tim Heitman/NBAE via Getty Images The Washington Mystics’ rookies have stood out in the early days — while Paige Bueckers has shown flashes of brilliance in her first games in the WNBA. We’re only one week into the WNBA season, but already, several players look like Rookie of the Year prospects. It’s no surprise that Paige Bueckers, the consensus No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft...2025
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• In her return to Minnesota, victory eludes Paige Bueckers as she reaches a WNBA milestone
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• ‘Teammates Let Her Down Tonight’ – Wings Fans Rage After Paige Bueckers’ 19-Point Night Fails to Clinch Win vs. Storm
Paige Bueckers was the bright spot with 19 points, but the Dallas Wings faced a 79-71 loss to the Seattle Storm, sparking reaction from fans online....2025
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• Wings Coach Chris Koclanes Accepts Faults in Team’s Offense in Spite of Paige Bueckers’ 19-Point Outing
Paige Bueckers impressed with 19 points and 8 assists, but the Dallas Wings' offensive struggles led to a second straight loss against the Storm....2025
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• Paige Bueckers Highlights Wings’ Obvious Offensive Shortcomings As Team Loses Second Straight Game
Paige Bueckers addresses Wings' offensive struggles as Dallas suffers back-to-back losses and drops to the bottom of the WNBA standings....2025
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• Paige Bueckers' WNBA debut spoiled by fellow UConn alum Napheesa Collier

Napheesa Collier scored 34 points, overshadowing the WNBA debut of fellow Huskies alum Paige Bueckers and leading the Minnesota Lynx to a 99-84 victory over the Dallas Wings....2025
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• WATCH: Paige Bueckers’ Adorable Reunion With Former UConn Teammate Olivia Nelson-Ododa Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons
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• Way-too-early WNBA rookie ladder: where do Paige Bueckers, Sonia Citron stack up after Week 1?
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• In her return to Minnesota, victory eludes Paige Bueckers as she reaches a WNBA milestone
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• ‘I Started Crying’ – Paige Bueckers’ Father Gets Emotional As Wings Rookie Fulfills Longtime WNBA Dream
Paige Bueckers makes emotional WNBA debut with Dallas Wings as her father tears up courtside, witnessing her lifelong dream come true....2025
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• With Paige Bueckers, DiJonai Carrington and Arike Ogunbowale, the Dallas Wings are Ready to FLY this season

Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers is at the top of the key guarding Las Vegas Aces’ Jackie Young when all of a sudden, it hits her. Every rookie has their “Welcome to the W” moment, a reality check on just how competitive the League is. But for Bueckers, in her debut game, hers was literally […] The post With Paige Bueckers, DiJonai Carrington and Arike Ogunbowale, the Dallas Wings are Read...2025
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• Ginormous Cooper Flagg vs. Paige Bueckers Salary Disparity Sees Jrue Holiday’s Wife Issue Clear 3-Word Message
Jrue Holiday's wife, Lauren Holiday, recently reacted to the huge pay disparity between Cooper Flagg and Wings rookie Paige Bueckers....2025
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• Most WNBA Draft picks won’t make their opening day rosters. Here’s why.

Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Last year, of the 36 WNBA players who were drafted, only 13 made their Opening Day rosters. NEW YORK CITY — Dozens of beloved college basketball players heard their names called on the night of the WNBA Draft. Some, like Harvard’s Harmoni Turner, celebrated from back home, surrounded by family for the momentous occasion. Others, like ...2025
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• The WNBA Draft is officially bigger than 2 major men’s sports leagues

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Yes, more people tuned into the WNBA Draft when Caitlin Clark was in it. But what stands out most was that Monday’s viewership numbers topped both the NHL’s and MLB’s Draft numbers. NEW YORK CITY — Cameras surrounded Paige Bueckers as she made her way into the WNBA Draft on Monday. Bueckers, the inevitable No. 1 pick in the draft, was already one of women’s bask...2025
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• Iowa-UConn decided on controversial moving screen against Huskies in women’s Final Four

A highly controversial moving screen call decided an incredible Iowa-UConn game in the women’s Final Four. The Iowa Hawkeyes and UConn Huskies played one of the most anticipated women’s college basketball games in the history of the sport in the Final Four on Friday night in Cleveland. The two teams played what could charity be described as a rock fight — a physical, low scoring game that saw supe...2024
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• ‘Steph vs. Sabrina’ deserved better than Kenny Smith

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Kenny Smith’s comments were lazy, loaded with misogyny, and ruined an iconic event. Everything about the three-point contest between Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu at NBA All-Star Weekend was incredible. Everything except Kenny Smith. Ionescu pushed Curry to the final rack. She tied the score that Damian Lillard won the NBA three-point contest wi...2024
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• Wings GM explains why players should want Dallas to pick them in 2025 WNBA Draft

Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images The Dallas Wings have the No. 1 overall draft pick in Monday’s WNBA Draft, and GM Curt Miller says the organization is looking for “winners.” The Dallas Wings have the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming WNBA Draft, and their newly minted General Manager Curt Miller is ready to win. The former head coach now turned full-time front office...2025
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• New ESPN WNBA mock draft: 2 players make big jumps, 3 enter first round

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Dominique Malonga, Aneesah Morrow rise in ESPN’s latest WNBA mock draft, while Hailey Van Lith and Sedona Prince fall out of the first round. Just a few days before the WNBA Draft, ESPN has received a new WNBA mock draft — its first post-March Madness iteration. The biggest change between the two mock drafts is the absence of Notre Dame guard Olivia M...2025
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• LeBron James credits 'icons' for the rise of women's college basketball

James points to the likes of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and Paige Bueckers for the sport's success...2024
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• Grieving Mavericks fans, it’s time to meet the Dallas Wings!

Photo by Michael Hickey/NBAE via Getty Images If you’re livid over the stunning trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers, it’s a good time to learn about Dallas’s other professional basketball team. To say the basketball world was stunned at the news that Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic was traded for Anthony Davis is perhaps the understatement of the century. Most fans’ initial r...2025
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• Iowa women’s basketball TV ratings are smashing records, and the numbers are staggering

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Iowa women’s basketball TV ratings are outdrawing every NBA Finals, World Series game over the last year. The 2024 women’s NCAA tournament has captivated audiences across America, and Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes are leading the charge. Iowa is shattering TV ratings records on their way to the national championship game, and the numbers are stagg...2024
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• In Iowa-UConn Final Four game we are left wondering what could have happened

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports In what was considered the “Paige vs. Caitlin” game going in ended with questions about officiating CLEVELAND — Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder was walking through the tunnels of Rocket Mortgage Field House with a smile on her face. With Caitlin Clark and Hannah Stuelke walking ahead of her, the team was on their way to the media press conference as the winners of Fr...2024
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• 4 standout WNBA rookies weren’t even drafted — but they’re still thriving
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• Paige Bueckers Reveals Her Most-Anticipated WNBA Matchup (and It’s Not Caitlin Clark)
Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers reveals her most highly-anticipated matchup in the WNBA, and it isn't Indiana Fever phenom Caitlin Clark....2025
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• In her return to Minnesota, victory eludes Paige Bueckers as she reaches a WNBA milestone
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• Caitlin Clark Makes Feelings Clear on Paige Bueckers Comparisons As Fever Star Sends Career Advice to Wings Rookie
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• WATCH: Paige Bueckers, Aubrey Griffin Reunite With Wholesome Embrace Ahead of Wings-Lynx Clash
Paige Bueckers reunited with UConn teammate Aubrey Griffin in Minnesota, but her homecoming ended in a tough 85-81 loss to the Lynx....2025
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• WNBA What to Watch Week 1: Paige Bueckers returns home, defending champs New York Liberty meet Indiana Fever

Five matchups to watch in the first full week of the 2025 WNBA season....2025
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• Which WNBA Games Are On Today? Full Schedule and How To Watch, Including Paige Bueckers’ Debut
The 2025 WNBA season kicks off tonight with a thrilling triple header slate of games. A look into each matchup and where to watch them....2025
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• Most WNBA Draft picks won’t make their opening day rosters. Here’s why.
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• Nico Harrison is still defending the Luka Doncic trade after Mavs’ nightmare season
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• 3 best players who went undrafted in the 2025 WNBA Draft
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• Sara Ashlee Barker and 2 other WNBA prospects drafted higher than expected

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Georgia Amoore, Sara Ashlee Barker, and Juste Jocyte were three players who were selected before most mock WNBA drafts predicted. NEW YORK CITY — Ahead of the 2025 WNBA Draft, most expected Paige Bueckers, Dominique Malonga, and Sonia Citron to round out the top three picks. But, after that, mock drafts conflicted. ESPN’s latest mock draft projected that USC fo...2025
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• Wings GM explains why players should want Dallas to pick them in 2025 WNBA Draft
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• Looking back on the WNBA’s last 5 No. 1 draft picks ahead of the 2026 Draft

Brad Penner-Imagn Images The top pick in the WNBA Draft usually produces surefire superstars... but not always. The 2025 WNBA Draft is mere weeks away, and there isn’t much debate on who will be drafted No. 1 overall. Paige Bueckers has been slotted as a top draft prospect since before she even stepped onto UConn’s campus as a freshman. After five seasons in Storrs, it’s almost time for u...2025
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• There’s no dispute about Paige Bueckers’ legacy: She put UConn back on top

UConn senior guard Paige Bueckers cuts down the net after leading the Huskies to a national championship victory over South Carolina on Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Tampa, Florida. | Mitchell Northam / SB Nation Finally, after four seasons in five years, Paige Bueckers leaves UConn as a national champion, and one of the greatest ever to wear a Huskies uniform. TAMPA, Fla. — Azzi Fudd pointed ...2025
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• 5 players who skipped the 2025 WNBA Draft, but could be top prospects in 2026

David Butler II-Imagn Images Now that we know a few of the NCAA stars that will NOT be declaring for the upcoming 2025 WNBA Draft, let’s take a look at a few of the biggest prospects for the 2026 class. The 2025 WNBA Draft is just weeks away, and with March Madness winding down, eligible players are deciding whether or not to declare for the pros. With the extra year of COVID eligibility s...2025
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