From Napheesa Collier’s MVP case to Paige Bueckers’ pro debut, here’s how former UConn stars performed during the WNBA’s opening weekend.

Star texts the Dallas Wings rookie before her first WNBA game, which happens to be between the two former Huskies legends.

Paige Bueckers is almost certainly going to be a star in the WNBA one day. Unfortunately for Bueckers, four-time All-Star Napheesa Collier is already a

The four-time WNBA All-Star and reigning Defensive Player of the Year explained that for her, individual awards are secondary to making sure her team is doing all it can to win. Her philosophy is clear: if she focuses on winning, individual recognition should follow.

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.