Paige Bueckers Earns New Nickname From Dallas Wings Amid Rookie Season

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Robert Marvi | Last updated Jun 24, 2025 10:42 PM ET

So far, Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings has had a fairly impressive rookie campaign.

Coming into Tuesday's game versus the Atlanta Dream, she was averaging 18.2 points and 5.9 assists a game while shooting 46.3% from the field. The former UConn star hasn't really been hitting from 3-point range yet, but one has to figure that part of her game will come around eventually.

In four seasons at UConn (she missed all of the 2022-23 campaign with an ACL injury), she made 42.3% of her attempts from downtown. However, perhaps her greatest ability offensively is her marksmanship from mid-range, especially off the dribble.

In a post on X that urged fans to vote for Bueckers to be in the All-Star game, the Wings gave her a new nickname: "Middy Princess."

The Middy Princess is here

⭐️ Vote now to send Paige Bueckers to the 2025 WNBA All-Star game: https://t.co/rdBI56nNs1 pic.twitter.com/oxwhX6kCUA
— Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) June 24, 2025

According to the WNBA, Bueckers ranked sixth in voting in the first fan return of All-Star game voting. She ranked ahead of notable players such as the New York Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu and Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky.

Bueckers' mastery of the mid-range game was a significant factor in the Huskies winning the women's NCAA championship a few months ago. She made herself eligible for the draft and was taken with the No. 1 overall pick by the Wings.

The Wings have been struggling as a franchise for many years and came into Tuesday with a 3-12 record, which is the second-worst record in the league. But Bueckers has been described as a generational talent, and she has therefore given the franchise the belief that it can become very competitive not too long from now.

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

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