The 2025 WNBA season is nearing quickly, with the first games getting underway on Friday night. Two games will tip off at the same time to kick off the season: Dallas Wings vs. Minnesota Lynx and Atlanta Dream vs. Washington Mystics. While the Dream and Mystics have their own intriguing storylines, most eyes are likely to be fixated on the other game. The reason? Paige Bueckers.
The UConn star will make her WNBA debut in the first game of the league’s season, which goes to show how important she already is for the WNBA. Making matters even more interesting than her already interesting debut, is the fact that she will be facing her hometown team.
Paige Bueckers will have full circle moment when Dallas Wings face Minnesota Lynx
One day before the game, Bueckers was asked what it will be like to take on the Lynx in her debut. She was born in Minnesota and spent her entire life there until college.
Yeah, it’s super ironic. Life really comes full circle and God works in mysterious ways. But just to be here in Dallas embracing a new city, a new team, a new organization. And then the opening game being against the dynasty that I looked up to so much growing up: really full circle moment for sure.
Before the question about the Lynx, Bueckers was shown a picture of her younger self. While Bueckers admits she never envisioned herself being the first overall pick in a WNBA draft, she concedes that she’s always had “really big dreams and aspirations” and that she “worked extremely hard for it“.
Bueckers’ personality has already enamored fans, even ones who don’t follow UConn or the Wings. She has everything that’s needed to be a star in the league.
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