US EditionPaige Bueckers Looks Forward to Moving on After Getting Much-Hyped WNBA Debut Out of the Way
- Paige Bueckers made her 2025 WNBA debut on Friday night against the Minnesota Lynx at a sold-out arena on the Texas-Arlington campus.
- The debut followed Bueckers being drafted in April by the Dallas Wings, who acquired her after leapfrogging the Los Angeles Sparks in the draft order.
- Bueckers, a 6-foot UConn alum, played 30 minutes, scored 10 points including the game’s first two, grabbed seven rebounds, and had two assists despite shooting 3-of-10.
- Minnesota opened the season with a 99-84 win over Dallas, led by Napheesa Collier’s 34 points and a strong all-around effort from Courtney Williams, who contributed 25 points along with nine assists.
- Bueckers’ debut signifies the start of her professional career after a record-setting college run, while the Wings aim to improve on last year’s 9-31 record and missed playoffs.
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It was a UConn-centric night, but Paige Bueckers now ready to moving past much-hyped WNBA debut
Paige Bueckers’ hometown in Minnesota took on her name for a day as a tribute to her WNBA debut. The team from her home state wasn’t quite as accommodating. Bueckers scored the first points of the season for the Dallas Wings and finished with 10, while fellow UConn alum Napheesa Collier finished with 34 points for Minnesota in the Lynx’s 99-84 victory Friday night at Arlington, Texas. All important details, yes. But maybe the biggest is that the…
Napheesa Collier Teaches Paige Bueckers Valuable Lesson In 'Welcome To The WNBA' Moment
Paige Bueckers is almost certainly going to be a star in the WNBA one day. Unfortunately for Bueckers, four-time All-Star Napheesa Collier is already a star in the WNBA, and she taught Bueckers a valuable lesson in her professional debut. Not only did Collier, who preceded Bueckers at UConn and was the runner-up for the WNBA MVP a year ago, drop 34 points in a 99-84 victory for the Minnesota Lynx over the Dallas Wings, but she also showed Buecke…
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Paige Bueckers looks forward to moving on after getting much-hyped WNBA debut out of the way
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paige Bueckers’ hometown in Minnesota took on her name for a day as a tribute to her WNBA debut. The team from her home state wasn’t quite as accommodating. Bueckers scored the first points of the season for the Dallas Wings and finished with 10, while fellow UConn alum Napheesa Collier finished with 34 points for Minnesota in the Lynx’s 99-84 victory Friday night. All important details, yes. But maybe the biggest is that…
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