Aug 15, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) warms up before the game against the Los Angeles Sparks at College Park Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

Wings Broadcast Stat Pads Paige Bueckers Rookie Record

Originally posted on Women's Fastbreak on SI
By Grant Young | Last updated Aug 15, 2025 8:58 PM ET

Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers has put together an extremely impressive rookie season in the WNBA. While expectations were high for her after she won an NCAA national championship with the UConn Huskies earlier this year and then was selected No. 1 overall in the 2025 WNBA Draft by the Wings just a few weeks later, Bueckers has proven that all the hype around her was warranted.

Bueckers' three-level scoring ability was always very likely to translate from college to the pro game, given that she has great size for a guard and always seems to find a way to separate herself from defenders to get a shot up.

However, what might be the most surprising aspect of Bueckers' rookie success is how great her passing and playmaking for teammates have been. And even though the Wings have 10 more games after their August 15 showdown against the Los Angeles Sparks, Bueckers has already made franchise history through her passing on Friday.

Wings Broadcast Runs With Paige Bueckers Rookie Record Mistake

Bueckers reached 143 total assists in her rookie season at one point during Friday's game. This marks the Wings' rookie record for a single season. However, when the Wings' TV broadcast put a graphic on screen to commemorate this achievement, the graphic said Bueckers has amassed 481 assists this season so far.

Not only did the game's broadcast team not notice the mistake, but they ran with it when praising Bueckers' accomplishment.

"Paige Bueckers was chasing Odyssey Sims for most assists by a rookie in a season. Well, she's got it. 481," play-by-play man Ron Thulin said, per an X post from @nosyone4. "She's just rewriting the entire rookie record book."

"Completely. New standards. I mean, she's doing it before the end of the season," commentator Fran Harris added. "Some of the records that she has, she had them at All-Star [weekend]. She had them midway through the season."

i’m in tears they said paige had 481 assists like it made any sense. “she’s rewriting the history books” lmfaoooo pic.twitter.com/deAMFj1kyC
— correlation (@nosyone4) August 15, 2025

Granted, this broadcasting duo was not expecting a mistake to be displayed on screen, and they're surely used to whatever graphics are displayed during games being accurate. But it's still funny to see how wildly off this graphic was (about 3.5 times more than Bueckers' actual assist total).

Ultimately, Bueckers still deserves her flowers for breaking this Wings rookie record, which she is going to blow out of the water by the end of this 2025 season, so long as she can stay healthy.

This article first appeared on Women's Fastbreak on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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