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PAIGE BUECKERS, THE DALLAS WINGS AND THE REST OF THE WNBA DRAFTEES
Paige Bueckers has a new home, and the Wings have a new face of the franchise. Dallas took the UConn star first overall in Monday’s WNBA Draft (full results here) and earned the easiest grade Jack Maloney had to give: “A+.”
Maloney:“Bueckers has long been the projected No. 1 pick, and now it has finally become a reality. The 6-foot guard is a savant on the offensive end, where she scores efficiently at all three levels (she was a few made free throws away from a 50/40/90 season) and knows how to put her teammates in positions to succeed. Bueckers is a franchise-changing talent, both on and off the court, and the Wings’ present and future just got a whole lot more exciting.”
Jack graded every first-round pick, and while Bueckers to Dallas was the only “A+,” seven of the 12 first-round selections were in the “A” range.
Looking at the three-round draft as a whole, there was a major international presence, one of Jack’s biggest winners.
Maloney:“Dominique Malonga went No. 2 overall to the Storm, which made her the highest-drafted French player in a traditional draft. … A few picks later, Malonga’s club team teammate, Justė Jocytė (Lithuania), went No. 5 to the Valkyries to become the expansion franchise’s first-ever draft pick. Then, the Sky selected Ajša Sivka (Slovenia) at No. 10. That trio tied the record for the most international picks in the top-10 of a draft. And that number doesn’t even count Georgia Amoore (Australia), who went No….
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Author : Zachary Pereles
Publish date : 2025-04-15 13:02:00
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