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The No. 1 pick on Monday will earn $500,000 in her first season, significantly higher than the $78,831 earned by Paige Bueckers, last year’s top pick. For the second year in a row, that pick belongs to the Dallas Wings. The No. 2 pick, heading to the Minnesota Lynx, will earn $466,913, and the No. 3 pick, going to the Seattle Storm, will get $436,016. All drafted players who end up making a team will earn more than any WNBA player did last year. The league’s minimum $270,000 salary, which second- and third-round picks would earn if they make a roster after training camp, is higher than last year’s maximum salary of $249,244.

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WNBA free agency this year had the makings of a high-octane, drama-filled blockbuster.  Instead, it’s shaping up to be nothing more than a blip. More than 100 players are set to become free agents as a result of most veterans signing contracts that expired following the 2025 season in anticipation of a new collective bargaining agreement. But after CBA negotiations carried on for more than 15 months, ultimately leading to a deal being reached in March, free agency was put on hold.  Now, the league’s 15 general managers will have no more than two weeks to fill out their rosters, with free agency dates still not set by the league and training camp opening on April 19. “A lot of decisions will have to be done relatively quickly,” New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu said. “I think GMs have been working for a really long time, though.”  Teams can’t officially negotiate with free agents yet. Players, meanwhile, have had less to say when it comes to their recruitment efforts.  “I don’t know if I can answer that,” Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers said when asked about her efforts to woo impending free agents at USA Basketball camp. “But I’m friendly with everyone.”

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Grant Afseth: TNT Sports has reached a multiyear deal with FIBA for exclusive U.S. English-language rights to major international tournaments. Coverage begins March 11 with the 2026 Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament, where Paige Bueckers is expected to make her senior Team USA debut.

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Mike Vorkunov: Wasserman has a number of major clients in the NBA (Evan Mobley, Klay Thompson, Sabonis) and WNBA (Paige Bueckers, Breanna Stewart, Brittney Griner) and MLB (Matt Olson, Giancarlo Stanton, Zack Wheeler, Yoshinobu Yamamoto)

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The Sporting News: Paige Bueckers, who grew up in Minnesota, spoke out against ICE's actions in her home state.

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WNBA star Paige Bueckers is stepping into entrepreneurship alongside NBA superstar Chris Paul. The two are teaming up to launch a bold new snack flavor called Ragerz under Paul’s Good Eat’n brand, and it comes with a mission that goes beyond taste.

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For Bueckers, 21, the opportunity was impossible to pass up. Not only is this the first time a WNBA player has taken an equity stake in a brand owned by an NBA player, it also aligns with her passion for making an impact. “My agent came to me with the idea, and first I’m like, it’s Chris Paul. I’ve looked up to him since I was young… So obviously that opportunity was exciting — to work with Chris, learn from Chris," she tells PEOPLE.

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Fresh off her record-breaking rookie year in the WNBA, Paige Bueckers is looking to make her leap onto the big screen, as sources tell Deadline she is attached to star in the sports pic Jess & Pearl. Apple Original Films is developing the film, which is based on an original idea by Scandal alum Zahir McGhee.

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Unrivaled announced the addition of WNBA Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers on Monday, along with five other player signings for the 2026 season. Bueckers signed a three-year deal with the women's 3-on-3 league in April and also became an investor. The No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft earned $78,831 in her rookie season, per the league's collective bargaining agreement. Sources told ESPN that her first-year salary for the 10-week Unrivaled season will exceed what she would make in four years of her WNBA rookie contract.

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It has been a poorly kept secret for quite some time that Paige Bueckers is in a relationship with one of her former teammates, but the Dallas Wings star has now officially confirmed it. During an event on Thursday in advance of the WNBA’s All-Star weekend, Bueckers was asked by WAG Talk to play a game called “how well do you know your D1 girlfriend?” The No. 1 overall pick agreed, and it quickly became clear that she and UConn basketball star Azzi Fudd are dating. Bueckers answered all of the questions fairly easily, which suggests she and Fudd have been together for quite a while.

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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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