Ahead of the draft, Bueckers signed a three-year deal to join 3-on-3 women’s basketball league Unrivaled. Her first-year salary for the 10-week season, which takes place during the WNBA offseason, will exceed what she would make in all four years of her $348,198 WNBA rookie contract, according to an ESPN report.

Eight days after guiding UConn to its first national championship in nine years, the Dallas Wings selected Paige Bueckers with the No. 1 pick in Monday’s 2025 WNBA Draft. Bueckers enters the professional ranks at an important moment for both Dallas and the WNBA.