Despite being known as an elite offensive player, Paige Bueckers, the No. 1 pick in last month’s WNBA Draft, is proud of the work she put in on defense while playing at UConn. As the Dallas Wings rookie gets ready to play in her first professional game, she hopes those skills transfer to the professional court.
During Thursday’s media availability, the point guard was asked about having to sometimes play the 4 in college and if that experience could come in handy in the WNBA.
“It actually is relevant to today,” she said. “When we are playing defense and we are trying to get size to the rim, I don’t need to switch out. I can stay in there and guard 4s.”
However, Bueckers is also cautious about that because as she pointed out, the physicality she was used to as a college player will be different in the WNBA.
“It just adds another layer of competitiveness to make a point, you want to prove that you can do it,” she said. “And just wanting to get defensive stops, and be able to guard 1 through 5 — probably not 5, but we’ll get there.”
Wings’ Paige Bueckers adjusting expectations as she makes leap from UConn to WNBA: ‘It’s different in the W’
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