Paige Bueckers in Dallas: she’s the WNBA’s new superstar

After the phenomenal Caitlin Clark, the WNBA welcomes a new star, namely Paige Bueckers. The 23-year-old guard from UConn was selected, with the No. 1 call, at the WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings.

After winning the women’s NCAA title, Paige Bueckers is ready to make a difference in the WNBA as well. A Minnesota native, she shined in her last college season with an average of 24.8 points per game (she scored an impressive 40 against Oklahoma).

Remained out for the entire 2022/23 season due to a terrible injury (anterior cruciate ligament), Paige Bueckers is back in a big way, dominating all season long in a UConn jersey. Already hugely popular in the United States (she has lots of personal sponsors), she joins the Dallas Wings, reeling from a disastrous season (9-31 their record in the last year’

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Very pleased Curt Miller, GM of the Dallas Wings. So is the same Paige Bueckers, who is certain she can lend a big hand to her new team: “Dallas is a sports city, so I’m really excited about the support, the opportunity to play there, to be in a new city, to be with a new team and to face these challenges together. We have great elements, great ownership, great general managers, great coaches. I am really excited about the’whole organization”, his words reported by ESPN.