Back in 2012, when Bueckers was still a sixth grader, Gary Knox, also known as "G Prep," shared a picture of the guard on X, telling people to remember the name and comparing her to one of the WNBA all-time greats.

This game will be Buckers’ first time on the court in Minnesota as a WNBA player, and she definitely has a support base here. The former Hopkins high school basketball player was the first overall pick in this year’s WNBA draft and was selected by the Dallas Wings.

Paige Bueckers has already met them, and now wants to beat them. Tuesday afternoon, Bueckers, the former Hopkins and UConn star who was selected with the first pick in the 2025 draft by the Dallas Wings,

Paige Bueckers took the court for the second time in her WNBA career on Monday as the Dallas Wings hosted the Seattle Storm.

Paige Bueckers was real on playing 36 minutes against the Storm, and even dropped a shocking claim about playing more.