The Dallas Wings selected Paige Bueckers at No. 1 in the 2025 WNBA draft on Monday.
The former UConn Huskies star is the sixth player to go No. 1 overall in the WNBA draft and win a national championship in the same year -- five of those six players also attended UConn, according to ESPN Research. Last season, Bueckers was the only Division I player with 30 points per game scored or assisted on with 50% FG and 40% 3-pt FG.
She joins a Wings team that includes four-time All-Star Arike Ogunbowale, as well as recent signings DiJonai Carrington, Tyasha Harris and NaLyssa Smith.
Here's how the sports world reacted to Dallas selecting Bueckers.
Future teammates
SAYYY GO WINGSSS @paigebueckers1 🤭💙💚 pic.twitter.com/0nDwZw8LOq
— dιjonaι carrιngтon♛ (@DijonaiVictoria) April 14, 2025
yesssir!!! it's time 😈 @paigebueckers1
— Arike Ogunbowale (@Arike_O) April 14, 2025
LETS DO IT P5 .. welcome to the Family ! 🙂↔️🙂↔️🙂↔️🙂↔️🙂↔️🖤🖤🖤 @paigebueckers1
— #1 (@NaLyssaSmith) April 14, 2025
Local love
From one No. 1 pick to another...
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) April 14, 2025
AD welcomes @paigebueckers1 to Dallas 🙌#MFFL pic.twitter.com/acbNgNRXdy
Welcome home to Dallas, Paige! 🤩@DallasWings x #TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/yZ94my6EH6
— X - Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) April 14, 2025
Bringing another 🌟 to DFW.
— FC Dallas (@FCDallas) April 14, 2025
Welcome to Dallas, Paige‼️ pic.twitter.com/kBszEp3O0J
Another 5-Star hits the Metroplex.
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) April 14, 2025
Welcome, @paigebueckers1! pic.twitter.com/pVLUvxRIq1
Sports world
Time to kick up some dust. @paigebueckers1 goes number one.
— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) April 14, 2025
Next stop, Dallas. pic.twitter.com/4M0h7KCtFy
The No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft
— UConn Women's Basketball (@UConnWBB) April 14, 2025
PAIGE BUECKERS pic.twitter.com/dEtiGxPeBZ
Congratulations to the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft, Paige Bueckers, who was selected by the Dallas Wings!#NCAAWBB x #WNBADraft x @UConnWBB pic.twitter.com/wscbafvRke
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) April 14, 2025
