April 14 is a long ways away. Until now and the 2025 WNBA Draft, expect more buzz about presumptive No. 1 pick Paige Bueckers’ professional future. The first round of rumors leads this week’s news:
Could Paige ditch Dallas in the draft?
Well, maybe the Dallas Wings will not be turning the Paige. Maybe Paige controls the twists and turns of the 2025 WNBA Draft.
According to Howard Megdal of The IX Newsletter, people in and around the WNBA expect UConn’s Paige Bueckers, the presumptive No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, to find a way not to play for the Wings, the franchise that won the No. 1 pick in last Sunday’s WNBA Draft Lottery.
Megdal cites the Wings’ track record of dysfunction as the reason Bueckers and her representation are unenthused about her ending up in Dallas, identifying the Los Angeles Sparks, Golden State Valkyries and Washington Mystics as more appealing alternatives. If the Bueckers sweepstakes were re-opened to multiple bidders, the Wings could attract quite the haul in exchange for the No. 1 pick and the promise of Bueckers’ services.
Megdal additionally notes that Bueckers could return to UConn and exhaust her final season of COVID eligibility. She also could simply sit out the 2025 WNBA season, begin her pro career with Unrivaled in…
