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COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 16: Paige Bueckers #5 of the UConn Huskies surveys the defense against Chloe Kitts #21 of the South Carolina Gamecocks during the third quarter an NCAA women’s basketball game at Colonial Life Arena on February 16, 2025 in Columbia, South Carolina. The UConn Huskies won 87-58. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Height: 6 foot | Class: Senior
Barring something extremely wild (like trading out of the No. 1 pick), the Dallas Wings will HOP, SKIP and JUMP to draft UConn guard Paige Bueckers.
Truthfully, Bueckers was WNBA-ready last season, but she now has another season under her belt, and it will help her as she is handed the reigns in Dallas. As the Wings’ floor general, she’ll be able to lean heavily on her facilitation skills and high basketball IQ to dictate the offense and set up her teammates.
Also, Bueckers can finally step back from being a primary scoring option like she was at UConn. That should likely help with feeling like she *has* to score. Still, if called upon, she can do it. Bueckers has a knack for quickly getting north-south to the basket, and her signature catch-and-shoot 3-pointers should be a welcome sight in Dallas.
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