Dallas Wings, Paige Bueckers
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The question is whether backcourt star Arike Ogunbowale will be part of Dallas’ future as the franchise rebuilds back into a playoff team.
Ogunbowale scored a game-high 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting and recorded a career-high 14 assists, a franchise record. While rookie Paige Bueckers also shined against the Liberty — she shot 7-of-12 for 20 points and added four assists — the phenom said the story of Monday night’s game should be about Ogunbowale.
On top of all that, the rookie broke another WNBA record. With 17 games remaining on the season, she surpassed Alana Beard, Arike Ogunbowale, Caitlin Clark, and Cappie Pondexter for the most 20-point, 2-steal games by a rookie guard in WNBA history.
UConn women's basketball star Azzi Fudd was in Arlington, Texas Monday night to watch Paige Bueckers ' WNBA game against the New York Liberty.
Bueckers has admitted that she is desperate to partner with a real estate company so that she doesn't have to "pay for a house."
Bueckers is now averaging 18.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists during her rookie campaign. She is shooting 45.0% from the floor and 32.9% from the three-point line. She also recorded a double-double in late May against the Minnesota Lynx.
Paige Bueckers has put her stamp on the WNBA her rookie season on the court, and with her unique fashion style off of it. She had another fit hit on her way into the arena for the Dallas Wings on Monday night.
Bueckers' teammate, forward Maddy Seigrist, looked visibly stressed trying to keep the Dallas guard corralled while on the bench. At one point, the rookie asked for a review with a finger twirl, and Seigrist hysterically pushed her hand back down. Just look at this poor woman. She was going through it.