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Paige Bueckers made their WNBA debut on Friday.
The former UCONN HUSKIES star scored 10 points and 10 points in the game, had seven rebounds and two assists against Minnesota Lynx. However, Dallas' wings fell 99-84 in the first game of the season.
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Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) spoke with right head coach Chris Koclanes in the first half of the WNBA basketball game in Arlington, Texas on Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Bueckers suggested she breathe a sigh of relief after the first professional game.
"Usually, the first one is always the hardest," Bux said. "It's not that it's not going to get more and more difficult, it's just being able to have a starting point and keep building that. Then, about what your first WNBA game would look like. Now, you've walked over."
Wings head coach Chris Koclanes shines on the Bueckers and says the rookie can handle the hype and pressure she brought in with her first season at W.
"She's amazing. She's special in how she handles things in such a graceful way," Cocranes said. "As a team, like a real sermon, people are very concerned about our mental game, just dealing with everything else, all the external expectations, external noise, and really trying to expose them and give them all sorts of different ways to stay present.
Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers warmed up Friday, May 16, 2025, ahead of a WNBA basketball game against Minnesota Lynx in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Richard Rodriguez)
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"Suppose she has an incredible personal attention to it and has lived it," Cochrannis said. "It fits with our style and what we are trying to create with the type of person she has become."
Arike Ogunbowale has 16 points to lead the wings. Newcomer Dijonai Carrington scored 15 points in Dallas debut.
Napheesa Collier leads the Bobcats with 34 points. Courtney Williams scored 25 points and 9 assists.
Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams (10) drove Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale (24) in the second half of the WNBA basketball game in Arlington, Texas on Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
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Last season, Lynx lost to New York Liberty in the WNBA final. They finished the competition with a record of 30-10 years.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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