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Scott Agness: Fever-Wings drew an average of 2.1 million viewers Sunday on ABC. It was the network's fourth-largest audience ever for a WNBA game, per Nielsen. It was the first pro meeting with the last three No. 1 picks: Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers.

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Lieberman, 67, says Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers, Sabrina Ionescu, and other players are all incredibly talented ... but it's time everyone starts celebrating each other instead of acting like enemies. "Just go out and ball," Lieberman said, "Play the game!"

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Marc Stein: As we talked about on @DLLS_Mavs, Cooper Flagg is at tonight's Wings/Fever game to cap his first day in Dallas as an official Maverick. Paige Bueckers was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA about a month before the Mavericks won the NBA lottery. 📷: @MavsFilmRoom

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The crew will be joined throughout the night by Mavs legends Rolando Blackman, Nick Van Exel, Josh Howard and Dallas’ No. 1 pick on the 1981 draft Mark Aguirre. Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers, the No. 1 pick of the 2025 WNBA draft, and more surprise guests will be included throughout the evening.

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Maggie Hendricks: Dallas Wings just announced that Paige Bueckers will miss the next two games because she was placed in the WNBA concussion protocol. That is a bummer. She was getting treatment for a while after the game last night.

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The Mavericks have yet to publicly broadcast this position with loud volume, but all the behind-the-scenes whispers continue to suggest that they will refuse to entertain the idea of fielding trade offers for the No. 1 overall pick in the June 25 draft. .... The Mavericks have yet to publicly broadcast this position with loud volume, but all the behind-the-scenes whispers continue to suggest that they will refuse to entertain the idea of fielding trade offers for the No. 1 overall pick in the June 25 draft. It's an opportunity, materialized almost exactly a month after the WNBA's Dallas Wings drafted UConn star Paige Bueckers. that can't be squandered. When I asked a source close to the process last week if the Mavericks trading away the ability to draft Duke phenom Cooper Flagg away would be considered, I was emphatically told: "No chance." "No ... not even for Giannis," said another source briefed on the team's thinking.

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Myah Taylor: Dallas Wings No. 1 pick Paige Bueckers on the Mavs winning the NBA draft lottery and potentially securing Cooper Flagg: “…I didn’t think [it] was real at first … but I believe God makes no mistakes.”

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WNBA: With the 1st pick of the WNBA Draft, the @DallasWings select Paige Bueckers! 2025 #WNBADraft presented by @Statefarm LIVE on ESPN

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Ben Pickman: Paige Bueckers has signed a three-year deal with Unrivaled which includes a first-year salary that exceeds her entire 4-year rookie scale contract in the WNBA, a source with knowledge of the agreement confirms to @theathletic.bsky.social .

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However, former NBA veteran Etan Thomas, the No. 12 pick in the 2000 draft, contrasts how white Americans view the two based on their stark differences in speaking out against racial injustice. "Perhaps it’s because, unlike Clark, Bueckers has always been outspoken about issues off the court," Thomas wrote in a Guardian article. "At the 2021 ESPYs, Bueckers was named the college athlete of the year. She used her acceptance speech to celebrate and honor Black women in particular."

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JumpShot Live named former NBAer KENYON MARTIN Chief Basketball Advisor. Martin joins as both an advisor and investor. JumpShot’s basketball advisor group also includes former NBAer DETLEF SCHREMPF, former Lakers assistant coach PHIL HANDY and UConn G PAIGE BUECKERS. The company also named former WNBAer ANGEL MCCOUGHTRY to its advisory board (JumpShot Live).

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Nets Daily: Barclays Center celebrity row Sunday: NBA’s Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Devin Booker, Thompson twins, Derrick Lively II; Hall of Famer Dawn Staley, UConn’s Azzi Fudd & Paige Bueckers, gymnast Jordan Chiles, boxer Claressa Shields, TV host Tamron Hall and owners Joe & Clara Tsai!

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Ball Don't Lie: Steph Curry, Azzi Fudd, Jaylen Brown and Paige Bueckers training together 👀😤 (via @FCHWPO) pic.x.com/tkab4qg43u

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Shams Charania: UConn’s Paige Bueckers is signing an NIL deal with the new women’s basketball league Unrivaled that makes her the first NCAA athlete to receive ownership equity in a league. Bueckers is expected to play in Unrivaled, along with the WNBA, after her college career is over.

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