The woman they call Paige “buckets” Bueckers made her first appearance in a Dallas Wings uniform on Friday night in South Bend, Indiana. Bueckers, the Wings’ No. 1 overall draft pick in this spring’s WNBA draft, showed flashes of why she’s one of the most highly anticipated prospects in WNBA history.

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.

As the franchise ushers in a new era under superstars Paige Bueckers, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, and four-time All-Star Arike Ogunbowale, the Dallas Wings broke some major news on Tuesday.