Paige Bueckers Considers UConn Return to Play with Injured Teammates

Despite being a potential top WNBA draft pick, Bueckers may stay for the love of her team and the program.

UConn star Paige Bueckers may return for another season to play with now-injured teammates, including Azzi Fudd and Aubrey Griffin.
Bueckers, who has missed much of the past two seasons due to knee injuries, is expected to be a top pick in the WNBA draft should she choose not to return to school.
Fudd, who suffered a season-ending knee injury, has already confirmed she will be back next season. Griffin, who also suffered a knee injury, has another year of eligibility remaining.
UConn has also lost expected starter Jana El Alfy to a preseason Achilles tendon injury, post player Ayanna Patterson to knee surgery, and guard Caroline Ducharme to a concussion and neck issues.
Bueckers has two more seasons of eligibility remaining after this one due to the coronavirus pandemic and the medical redshirt she took last season.