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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...

The Dallas Wings hold the No. 1 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, a selection widely projected to be used on UConn guard Azzi Fudd. Her status as the most common forecast at the top of the board has long been tied to her scoring ability and her prior connection...

The Dallas Wings received a stark preview of their looming roster dilemma this week. A new mock WNBA Expansion Draft from The Athletic projected Dallas losing center Li Yueru with the first pick to the Toronto Tempo and longtime star Arike Ogunbowale to the Portland Fire in Round 7 —...

The WNBA and the players union extended negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement to Jan. 9, reaching the deal just before Sunday’s midnight deadline and avoiding an immediate pause in league operations. The league detailed the terms of the agreement in an official statement: “The WNBA and WNBPA have...

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma has seen Paige Bueckers rise through every level of basketball — from a top recruit to a national champion contender, to the No. 1 overall pick, to one of the most productive rookies the WNBA has seen in years. Now, as the Dallas Wings guard...

The Dallas Wings’ offseason is shaping up to be one of the most complex in franchise history, with the 2026 WNBA Expansion Draft for Portland and Toronto looming over every roster conversation. While Dallas holds the No. 1 pick and returns one of the youngest, most promising cores in the...

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers added another milestone to her historic rookie season Friday when she was named to the league’s Second Team, becoming the only first-year player selected to either squad. The honor extends a debut campaign in which she also earned Rookie of the Year, AP Rookie of...

The Dallas Wings will once again enter a WNBA draft cycle holding the top selection, and one of the prospects widely expected to be in the mix offered a measured but appreciative reaction. UCLA star center Lauren Betts, who is projected as a potential top pick in 2026, learned of...

The Dallas Wings’ decision with the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft remains fluid, but a growing number of prominent voices continue to elevate UConn guard Azzi Fudd as a leading option. On Wednesday’s episode of NBA Today, Chiney Ogwumike became the latest to endorse her candidacy —...

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers will take another major step in her accelerated professional development next month. USA Basketball announced Monday that Bueckers is one of 18 players selected for the Women’s National Team training camp, scheduled for Dec. 12–14 at Duke University. The invitation places the 2025 No. 1...