When you hear the name Paige Bueckers, most people think of the basketball star who led the UConn Huskies to the national title in April and made her WNBA debut on Friday in the Dallas Wings’ 84-99 loss to the Minnesota Lynx.

UConn great Paige Bueckers reconnected with the Minnesota media member who went viral for comparing her to Diana Taurasi in 2013.

Back in 2012, when Bueckers was still a sixth grader, Gary Knox, also known as "G Prep," shared a picture of the guard on X, telling people to remember the name and comparing her to one of the WNBA all-time greats.

Paige Bueckers has already met them, and now wants to beat them. Tuesday afternoon, Bueckers, the former Hopkins and UConn star who was selected with the first pick in the 2025 draft by the Dallas Wings,

From Napheesa Collier’s MVP case to Paige Bueckers’ pro debut, here’s how former UConn stars performed during the WNBA’s opening weekend.

Paige Bueckers took the court for the second time in her WNBA career on Monday as the Dallas Wings hosted the Seattle Storm.