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Sue Bird had a simple message for Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers after December's national team training camp in Durham: be louder. Bueckers, who will make her senior Team USA competitive debut at the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Puerto Rico next week, addressed the exchange Saturday...

Paige Bueckers has been around elite basketball long enough to know what it demands. The Dallas Wings guard stood inside the Miami Heat's practice facility Saturday, one day before the United States women's national team departs for San Juan, Puerto Rico, and made clear she knows exactly where she fits...

For Paige Bueckers, the path back to USA Basketball has come full circle — and at a moment that reflects both personal growth and professional momentum. After last appearing in the USA Basketball pipeline in 2019, Bueckers is now part of the senior national team environment, participating in the Women’s...