Paige Bueckers Named WNBA Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team

Paige Bueckers capped a landmark rookie season in the WNBA by sweeping major honors and setting records while playing for a Dallas Wings team that finished the season 10-34. The league named Bueckers Rookie of the Year on September 17 and included her on the 2025 All-Rookie Team, recognition that followed a season in which the No. 1 overall pick produced consistently high-end numbers and a historic single-game performance.

Bueckers averaged 19.2 points, 5.4 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game in her first professional season, shooting roughly 47 percent from the field. On August 20 at Los Angeles she scored 44 points while shooting 80 percent from the floor, tying the WNBA single-game rookie scoring record. The league also noted her ball security, with turnover numbers among the lowest for high-usage rookies, and credited her playmaking and defensive activity across the year.

The WNBA’s All-Rookie Team, released Monday, included Bueckers alongside Washington Mystics guards Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen, Golden State Valkyries forward Janelle Salaun and Seattle Storm center Dominique Malonga. Citron averaged about 14.9 points and was a leading three-point shooter, while Iriafen...