Throughout the college basketball offseason, spotting the presumptive No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft wasn’t hard. As UConn star Paige Bueckers awaited the chance to step on the hardwood this fall, she bounced between coasts, from one high-profile event to another celebrity showcase, popping up at the ESPYs, New York Fashion Week, the U.S Open and several WNBA games. She even captioned one of her Instagram posts capturing her jet-setting offseason: “I still hoop, I swear.”
The Dallas Wings will be glad that Bueckers does still play — and plays well — as the Wings won the 2025 WNBA Draft lottery Sunday, allowing them to select Bueckers with the top pick in April. Hope has sprung in Dallas, but it might not take until May for Bueckers’ impact to be felt.
The likelihood of Bueckers’ arrival will influence Dallas’ coaching search, its marketability and the direction of its franchise.
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Dallas Wings score No. 1 pick in 2025 WNBA Draft Lottery
Unique to this year’s lottery was the uncertainty around three of the four franchises involved in the drawing. The Wings, along with the Los Angeles Sparks and Washington Mystics, fired their coach this offseason. None has hired a replacement. Bueckers’ draw — a career 19.9 point per game scorer, a National Player…
