It is no secret the former UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers is special. In early April she led the Huskies to a 37-3 (18-0 Big East) record and the AP No. 1 overall rank before cementing her legacy with the Huskies NCAA record 12th National Championship. Less than 2 weeks later, she was drafted No. 1 overall in the WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings.

Paige Bueckers returned to Connecticut on Tuesday night for her first WNBA game in the state where she left such a large college legacy. It was a great homecoming of sorts, as the Dallas Wings rolled while Bueckers put up big numbers and a WNBA record.

The No. 1 pick of the 2025 WNBA draft, Paige Bueckers, appeared in front of the Connecticut crowd for the first time as a member of the Dallas Wings. The Wings visited the Connecticut Sun for the first time this season,

It would be extremely fitting if Bueckers can win her first WNBA game back in Connecticut, where she became a huge basketball star with UConn. Bueckers has already had a homecoming in her home state of Minnesota when the Wings faced the Lynx last week. Now, she will have her reunion at her second home in Connecticut this week.

Paige Bueckers is still one of the top candidates to win WNBA Rookie of the Year. Former UConn teammate Azzi Fudd highlighted what she thinks are some of Bueckers' overlooked skills while in attendance for the Wings' game against the Atlanta Dream on Saturday.

Ten miles southwest of where Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers received a roaring ovation Wednesday night at the Target Center, she first learned how to shoot a basketball. She was just another anonymous ponytailed kid who spent her winters in the gymnasium.

The Washington Mystics’ rookies have stood out in the early days — while Paige Bueckers has shown flashes of brilliance in her first games in the WNBA.