Paige Bueckers' biggest motivation for Dallas Wings revealed

It wasn't an ideal first season for Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings. Although she took home the Rookie of the Year award after putting up historic numbers, the team was a league-worst 10-34, and they'll have the top odds to land the first overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. On the bright side, the Wings have already accomplished the hardest part of a rebuild, and that's by finding a superstar like Bueckers. In her first season, she averaged an impressive 19.2 PPG, 5.4 APG, and 3.9 RPG. The hard part from here will be surrounding Bueckers with talent that fits her the best. And she is committed to the process. Wings general manager Curt Miller revealed to the Dallas Morning News that "[Leading] a franchise that has to build themselves back up is really a part of what [Bueckers] is motivated to do. It's part of her legacy now." It may seem easy to build around a superstar, but this season showed how hard it can be. They made an aggressive trade before the season to bring in DiJonai Carrington and NaLyssa