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Paige Bueckers Returns With Double-Double as Short-Handed Wings Fall to Dream

Her postgame nod to Stephen Curry underscored a growing Rookie of the Year case.

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COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA - AUGUST 29: Paige Bueckers #5 of the Dallas Wings handles the ball as Rhyne Howard #10 of the Atlanta Dream play defense during second quarter at Gateway Center Arena on August 29, 2025 in College Park, Georgia.
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 20: Paige Bueckers #5 of the Dallas Wings reacts to a Wings three-pointer during an 81-80 Los Angeles Sparks win over the Dallas Wings at Crypto.com Arena on August 20, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Overview

  • Dallas lost 100-78 at Atlanta, dropping to 9-31 with playoff hopes already over.
  • Bueckers logged 16 points with a career-tying 10 assists for her second points–assists double-double of the season, the only rookie to do so.
  • She explained her earlier late scratch at Connecticut by saying her body "rejected" a pregame IV, then returned two days later to play.
  • The Wings dressed eight players and signed former UConn guard Christyn Williams to an extreme hardship contract on Friday.
  • High-profile voices including Sue Bird have amplified Bueckers' Rookie of the Year bid following her 44-point game and entry into the 600-point rookie club.