For the third season in a row, the WNBA All-Star game will feature a rookie starting in the All-Star game.
Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers was named an All-Star starter, in what could be the first of many accolades for the 2025 No. 1 overall pick.
One of one ⭐️
— Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) June 30, 2025
In her rookie season, Paige Bueckers is an All-Star starter in Indy! pic.twitter.com/Z4MBfMwWkC
Bueckers finished with the highest weighted score in the guard category, and was the only guard to rank in the top-five of all three voting categories in the final tally, ranking 2nd in the fan vote, 4th in the player vote, and 5th in the media vote.
As a result, she'll join Caitlin Clark , Sabrina Ionescu, and Allisha Gray as the only guards in the starting lineup.
Here are the overall WNBA All Star scores.
— Rachel Galligan (@RachGall) June 30, 2025
Each player’s score was weighted based on 50 percent for fan votes, 25 percent for player votes and 25 percent for media panel votes. pic.twitter.com/6mHW9SXRHw
Needless to say, it's well deserved.
Bueckers has reached double figures in each of her first 13 games to open her career, and leads all rookies in points and assists. Amongst all WNBA players, she ranks 11th in scoring (18.4 PPG), 6th in assists (5.8 AST/G), and 4th in steals (1.8 STL/G).
Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Curt Miller was the first to break the news to an elated Bueckers on Monday afternoon, as the WNBA officially announced its 2025 All-Stars.
Paige Bueckers smiled big when she found out she has been named a starter in the 2025 WNBA All-Star game.
— Myah Taylor (@t_myah) June 30, 2025
(via Dallas Wings/ Instagram) pic.twitter.com/52QccbMOt2
Bueckers is the only member of the 2025 rookie class to be named a WNBA starter, marking the third season in a row that a first-year player will crack the starting lineup after Aliyah Boston and Clark received nods in 2023 and 2024.
The 23-year-old Wings guard is one of two rookies named to the All-Star team this season, with Washington Mystics forward Kiki Iriafen announced as a reserve.
GO AHEAD ROOK
— espnW (@espnW) June 30, 2025
Paige Bueckers is the only rookie of the 2025 class to be named a WNBA All-Star starter pic.twitter.com/5qeDMsGqfj
Bueckers will head to Indiana with the rest of the All-Stars to compete in the 2025 All-Star game on July 19.
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