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Paige Bueckers built her reputation at UConn with poise, playmaking, and scoring brilliance. But as she enters her rookie season with the Dallas Wings, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft is focused on something more foundational: defense, growth, and daily development. While her offensive prowess drew...

Arike Ogunbowale has established her reputation as one of the WNBA’s premier scorers. But as the Dallas Wings reshape their identity around a young, versatile core, the veteran guard is ready to adapt her game—and that means getting others more involved. Now entering her seventh season, Ogunbowale returns as the...

As the Dallas Wings ramp up preparations for the 2025 WNBA regular season, Thursday’s practice strongly emphasized defensive principles, focusing on pick-and-roll and handoff coverages. A key theme during the practice was hedging—executing it cleanly and ensuring that the team’s terminology and communication were fully aligned. Coaches emphasized recognizing gray-area...

The 2025 Dallas Wings aren’t just reshuffling the roster — they’re reimagining what this franchise can be. Following a 9–31 campaign that closed the book on a previous era, Dallas overhauled its front office, brought in a new head coach, and turned over three-quarters of its roster. With just three...

The Dallas Wings have waived forwards Mikiah Herbert Harrigan and McKenzie Forbes, the team announced Saturday, as they continue trimming their roster ahead of the 2025 WNBA season opener. The Wings must finalize their regular season roster by the league’s May 15 deadline, with the season tipping off one day...

The 2025 WNBA preseason tipped off with a highly anticipated matchup as the Dallas Wings faced the Las Vegas Aces at Notre Dame’s Purcell Pavilion, falling 112–78 in a game that showcased the league’s top rookie class and several championship-caliber veterans. The evening marked Paige Bueckers’ professional debut, Arike Ogunbowale’s...