US EditionPaige Bueckers Looks Forward to Moving on After Getting Much-Hyped WNBA Debut Out of the Way
- Paige Bueckers made her 2025 WNBA regular season debut on Friday night against the Minnesota Lynx in Arlington, Texas.
- Bueckers entered the league after the Dallas Wings drafted her from UConn following a roster overhaul prompted by their 2024 playoff miss.
- In her debut, Bueckers scored 10 points over 30 minutes, opening the scoring and assisting teammate DiJonai Carrington on a key three-pointer as Dallas kept the game close early on.
- Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier scored 34 points and led a decisive 13-1 run in the third quarter, helping the Lynx win 99-84 before a sellout crowd of 7,000 at Texas-Arlington’s arena.
- Bueckers’ performance suggests the start of a promising WNBA career despite the Wings’ loss, as she showed strong rebounding and playmaking but struggled with shooting efficiency.
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Lynx pull away in opener against Wings, Paige Bueckers
Napheesa Collier scored 34 points on 12-for-21 shooting as the Minnesota Lynx took control in the third quarter for a 99-84 win over the Dallas Wings that spoiled Paige Bueckers' WNBA debut Friday night in Arlington, Texas. Courtney Williams scored 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting with a game-high nine assists for Minnesota, which started strong after reaching the WNBA finals a season ago. Jessica Shepard scored 15 points and Diamond Miller chipp…
Paige Bueckers scores 10 points in WNBA debut but Dallas loses opener to another UConn star
ARLINGTON, Texas — Napheesa Collier scored 34 points, spoiling the WNBA debut of fellow UConn alum Paige Bueckers and leading the Minnesota Lynx to a 99-84 victory over the Dallas Wings in the season opener for both teams Friday night. Bueckers scored the first points of the season for the Wings, and the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft finished with 10 in front of announced sellout at the 7,000-seat arena on the campus of Texas-Arlington…
Lynx win season opener against Paige Bueckers, Dallas
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 34 points, spoiling the WNBA debut of fellow UConn alum Paige Bueckers and leading the Minnesota Lynx to a 99-84 victory over the Dallas Wings in the season opener for both teams Friday night. Bueckers scored the first points of the season for the Wings, and the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft finished with 10 in front of announced sellout at the 7,000-seat arena on the campus of Texas-Arli…
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