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WNBA Names 2025 All-Rookie Team Led by Paige Bueckers

The selections highlight Bueckers’ award-winning debut alongside a rising French influence.

Valkyries forward Janelle Salaün shoots a 3-point basket in the first half as Golden State played the Minnesota Lynx at SAP Center in Game 2 of their WNBA first-round playoff series. 
Sep 4, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) prepares to take a free throw against the Golden State Valkyries during the second half at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-Imagn Images/ File Photo
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Overview

  • The league’s five picks are Paige Bueckers (Wings), Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen (Mystics), Dominique Malonga (Storm) and Janelle Salaün (Valkyries), with Malonga and Salaün representing France.
  • Bueckers capped her No. 1 pick season with Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie honors after averaging 19.2 points on roughly 48% shooting with 5.4 assists.
  • Citron emerged as an elite perimeter threat with about 46% shooting from three and a rookie-best 81 made threes, while Iriafen paced first-year players with 376 rebounds.
  • Malonga delivered efficient frontcourt production with strong rebounding, shot about 57% from the field and ranked among the league leaders in blocks, as Seattle reached the postseason.
  • Salaün went from undrafted camp signee to a regular starter, averaging 13-plus points on efficient shooting as the expansion Valkyries made the playoffs, while Dallas finished 10–34 and Washington went 16–28.