Bueckers top overall pick in 2025 WNBA draft

WNBA draft
Paige Bueckers poses with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected with the number one overall pick to the Dallas Wings in the 2025 WNBA Draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards. Photo credit Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

NEW YORK (AP) - Paige Bueckers is headed to Dallas as the first pick in the

WNBA draft. The versatile UConn star is the latest Huskies standout to go No. 1,

joining former greats Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore and Breanna Stewart.

Bueckers will have plenty of company, especially with the WNBA having its first

expansion team in 17 years and the Golden State Valkyries making their debut

draft selection at No. 5 overall. The first round will feature 12 picks, with 13

in each of the final two rounds.

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