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Paige Bueckers Delivers 2-Word Message Before Wings Preseason Finale

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Nathan Dougherty | Last updated May 10, 2025 11:08 PM ET

Paige Bueckers is ready for the official start to her WNBA career, but has one final order of business.

The Dallas Wings rookie and No. 1 overall draft pick sent a strong message before her team's preseason finale against the Toyota Antelopes. Bueckers already made her preseason debut against the Las Vegas Aces, scoring 10 points in 23 minutes as her team lost 112-78.

Beckers closed out the preseason on Saturday, first delivering a message to fans. The WNBA shared a video on X of Bueckers arriving before the game, with the videographer asking Bueckers whether she's ready to take the court.

"Yes ma'am," Bueckers replied.

2025 No. 1 pick Paige Bueckers has arrived for her preseason home opener

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Bueckers, who ended her collegiate career with a national championship at UConn, said she knows it will be a very different experience in her first season in the WNBA.

"I think I've come to that realization that I've been extremely blessed and fortunate to be in great situations in high school and in college," Bueckers said, via CBS Sports. "It's different in the W. You don't see teams going undefeated, you don't see a lot of single-loss seasons, which is something that the teams I've been playing on have not been accustomed to, so it's definitely going to be an adjustment."

The Wings are coming off a season where they went 9-31, the second-worst record in the league.

Bueckers will kick off her offiical WNBA career on Friday when the Wings host the Lynx.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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