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WNBA Reacts to Historic Paige Bueckers News on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Paige Bueckers has put together an impressive rookie season, earning an All-Star starting spot while averaging 18.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game. But despite her early success, the Dallas Wings have struggled, sitting at 9-26 and on the verge of missing the playoffs for the second straight year.
Dallas Wings rookie sensation Paige Bueckers is the heavy favorite to take home the WNBA Rookie of the Year award. A lot of sportsbooks even pulled down the odds because they just expect Bueckers to run away with it.
Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings will face the final stretch of the WNBA regular season without a key player.
WNBA Broadcast Under Fire for Glaring Paige Bueckers Mistake on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/wnba/wings as Paige Bueckers makes WNBA history against reigning MVP A'ja Wilson. The Dallas Wings fell to the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday afternoon, 106-87. It was yet another defensive failure this season for the Wings, but the offense was still rolling.
That being said, the WNBA took to social media to share a major announcement about Bueckers on Monday. In their post, the league announced that Bueckers has been named the WNBA Rookie of the Month for the month of July.
UConn star Azzi Fudd gave the easy answer when asked by the Dallas Wings' Paige Bueckers to name her favorite player to watch in the WNBA.
Dallas Wings superstar Paige Bueckers is the runaway favorite to take home the WNBA 's Rookie of the Year award. She's always mentioned Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving as one of her idols, but she has another player who is one of her favorites.
Wings star Paige Bueckers offered insight into her relationships with former UConn teammate and partner Azzi Fudd for the first time.
Last year, Clark also helped the Fever make the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2016. Indiana finished with a 20-20 record, finishing the season with the No. 6 seed. They went on to lose to Stephanie White and the Connecticut Sun in two games, dismissing coach Christie Sides shortly after.