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Who Should Dallas Wings Protect in WNBA Expansion Draft?
Sep 4, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) huddles with guard Grace Berger (9) and forward Myisha Hines-Allen (2) and other players during the second half against the Golden State Valkyries at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-Imagn Images John Hefti-Imagn Images
Sunday is the day that the WNBA needs the list of which players each team will be protecting for the upcoming expansion draft on Friday, April 3rd. The list of unprotected players will then be passed to the new expansion teams, the Toronto Tempo and the Portland Fire, giving them enough time to order their draft boards. The Dallas Wings are expected to have a player come off the board early. They may have been a bad team last year, but they have a lot of young, intriguing talent, as well as a star who could be available in the expansion draft. Each team can protect up to 5 players, whether they're under contract, set to be a free agent, or have their rights held by the team but are currently playing elsewhere (internationally). That last note could be important for the Wings. Here is our best educated guess for the five players that the Wings will protect. Duh. This one shouldn't need much explanation. Paige Bueckers was an All-WNBA Second Team selection in his rookie year, producing one of the best rookie s

This article first appeared on Dallas Wings on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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