Overview

• Bueckers scored 20 points and added four steals to lift the Wings to an 80–71 win over the Golden State Valkyries on June 17, snapping Dallas’s seven-game losing streak.
• She ranks among six WNBA players averaging at least 17 points and five assists this season while shooting 47.2% from the field.
• Dallas has bolstered its lineup by signing Kaila Charles and Haley Jones to hardship contracts and trading for center Li Yueru.
• Key contributors Maddy Siegrist and Tyasha Harris remain sidelined with knee injuries and two others are overseas at EuroBasket, leaving Bueckers to anchor Dallas’s offense.
• After throwing the ceremonial first pitch at the Texas Rangers game on June 18, Bueckers will lead Dallas into Friday’s road matchup against the Connecticut Sun, aiming for consecutive wins.