It’s official Paige Bueckers is now a Dallas Wings player, this was made official during the Introductory Wings Press Conference that includes the rest of the Wings draftees Aziaha James, Madison Scott, JJ Quinerly, and Aaronette Vonleh.
Reporter: "You're probably the hottest thing in Dallas right now"
Paige Bueckers: "I would say the weather's probably hotter than me." 🤣
Paige Bueckers is the 1st overall pick by Dallas in the recent WNBA Draft, while Aziaha James was the 12th pick, JJ Quinerly at 27th and Aaronette Vonleh at 31st.
Paige Bueckers in her Dallas Wings jersey!
First look of 2025 No.1 overall draft pick Paige Bueckers in her new threads 🔥 pic.twitter.com/FjYJ2DGCOL
Dallas Wings took UConn’s Paige Bueckers at No. 1 while 6’6″ French Center Dominique Malonga goes to the Seattle Storm.
Here are top 5 of this year’s WNBA Draft class;
Dallas Wings picking Paige Bueckers from UConn
Seattle Storm drafting Dominique Malonga from France
Washington Mystics picking Sonia Citron from Notre Dame and USC Trojans Forward Kiki Iriafen.
Another noteworthy pick is the 11th pick in the 1st round: Hailey Van Lith going to the Chicago Sky, reuniting the 5’9″ guard with Angel Reese, with whom she played at LSU.
WNBA has announced that their annual draft will be this 14th of April at The Shed in New York City. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce the draft picks live on ESPN with exclusive coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The first 5 draft picks will be;
1 – Dallas Wings
2 – Seattle Storm
3 and 4 – Washington Mystics
5 – Golden State Valkyries
Monday, April 14… a new class enters the league 🌟
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UConn Guard Paige Bueckers and Olivia Miles of Notre Dame are projected to be the top two picks of the draft, that is if they decide to go pro this year and give up their final year of college eligibility.
Here are some of the notable dates/games for the coming season.
May 17th
Indiana vs Chicago – A well rested Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Two of the top rookies.
Las Vegas vs New York – A rematch of the 2024 WNBA Finals.
June 27th
Indiana vs Dallas – Indiana’s ROTY Caitlin Clark will face-off Paige Bueckers, for the first time in the W, UConn Star Paige Bueckers is projected to be the No. 1 draft pick and expected to be in a Dallas unis.
2025 WNBA SCHEDULE: SEASON TIP OFF PRESENTED BY CARMAX
Day
Date
Visitor
Home
Local Time
Eastern Time
Fri.
May 16
Atlanta
Washington
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
Fri.
May 16
Minnesota
Dallas
6:30 PM
7:30 PM
Fri.
May 16
Los Angeles
Golden State
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Sat.
May 17
Chicago
Indiana
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Sat.
May 17
Las Vegas
New York
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Sat.
May 17
Seattle
Phoenix
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Sun.
May 18
Washington
Connecticut
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Sun.
May 18
Minnesota
Los Angeles
3:00 PM
6:00 PM
Mon.
May 19
Seattle
Dallas
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
Tue.
May 20
Las Vegas
Connecticut
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Tue.
May 20
Atlanta
Indiana
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Wed.
May 21
Dallas
Minnesota
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
Wed.
May 21
Washington
Golden State
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Thu.
May 22
Indiana
Atlanta
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
Thu.
May 22
New York
Chicago
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
Fri.
May 23
Connecticut
Minnesota
6:30 PM
7:30 PM
Fri.
May 23
Washington
Las Vegas
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Fri.
May 23
Golden State
Los Angeles
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Fri.
May 23
Phoenix
Seattle
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Additionally, WNBA teams can begin negotiating with free agents on Sunday, Jan. 21. Free agents can begin signing contracts with teams on Thursday, Feb. 1.
The Dallas Wings today won the 2025 WNBA Draft Lottery and will have the first overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft slated on April 14, 2025. Dallas bested Chicago,
Washington and Los Angeles for the first overall pick in the coming WNBA Draft. All 4 teams are the bottom teams of the last WNBA season.
The Dallas Wings is expected to pick college star Paige Bueckers, who is currently playing her last season at UConn.
