Recent Play of Former Dallas Wings Draft Pick Could Influence 2026 WNBA Draft

The Dallas Wings hold the first overall pick in the WNBA Draft for the second year in a row. Unlike the 2025 Draft, there is no obvious selection for the top pick. There is no Paige Bueckers-like talent walking through that door. However, their plans at the top of the draft could depend on whether or not one of their former draft picks returns to the WNBA. Awak Kuier was the second overall pick by the Wings in 2021, and she spent three years with the franchise, averaging just around 2.6 PPG and 2.5 RPG before going back overseas to the EuroLeague, where she said it was her dream to play. The Wings still hold the rights for Kuier if she were to come back to the WNBA, and she's become a much better player overseas. She's averaging 11.5 PPG, 6.9 RPG, and 2.0 BPG for Turkey's Galatasaray in the KBSL this year while showing the ability to stretch the floor, going 17/52 from deep. She leads the EuroLeague in blocked shots and is second in double-doubles. It hasn't been confirmed whether or not she'll return to the