UConn's Paige Bueckers, right, poses for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected first overall by the Dallas Wings during the first round of the WNBA basketball draft, Monday, April 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) AP

Paige Bueckers' college career ended on April 6 when she led UConn past South Carolina in the national championship game to win her first NCAA title. Less than a month later, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft will take the floor for the first time as a professional.

Paige Bueckers raised the expectations and excitement level for the Dallas Wings and their fans many months before she was even drafted by the WNBA team. It started with the viral video of new Wings general manager Curt Miller’s reaction when the franchise won the draft lottery for the No.