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Paige Bueckers Names Her WNBA All-Star Starting Five
0 Share Newsweek is a Trust Project member See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers recently competed in her second WNBA All-Star game in two seasons, taking the court with other stars and superstars, including A'ja Wilson, Angel Reese, and Caitlin Clark.
She was asked to name which five current WNBA players she'd take as her All-Star starting five, and after saying she felt they were trying to get her in some trouble, she quickly revealed her choices.
Bueckers said she'd have Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier at the three, New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart at the four, and the Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson at the five.
She closed things out with a backcourt featuring rookie phenom Olivia Miles from the Minnesota Lynx and Indiana Fever All-Star Caitlin Clark, making for quite the starting five.
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Bueckers also indicated in the Sports Illustrated clip that she has "love and respect for everybody" in the WNBA, so she wouldn't get anyone mad who wasn't in her starting five.
Interestingly, she could've included her teammate, Jessica Shepard, or herself, but left both out of her starting five. However, the players she included all seem quite worthy of that recognition.
Some of the other All-Star players might put Bueckers in their starting five when asked the same question. This season, she's averaging 20.9 points, 6.2 assists, and 4.2 rebounds with the Wings among the top five teams in the standings.
They've experienced quite a turnaround from last season to this season, as they drafted Bueckers' former UConn teammate, Azzi Fudd, as their first pick. That made history in several ways, including a WNBA team drafting back-to-back No. 1 picks from the same college.
Fudd didn't become an All-Star in her rookie season, but Miles, the No. 2 pick, was able to make the starting lineup due to her success in Minnesota ahead of Collier's return to the lineup.
Regardless, the Dallas Wings have become a much-improved team and could certainly be a WNBA squad that surprises opponents if and when they reach the postseason.
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