Dallas Wings Star Makes Honest Admission About Paige Bueckers

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Jun 30, 2025 - 16:30

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Dallas Wings Star Makes Honest Admission About Paige Bueckers originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Paige Bueckers has not had the best start to her WNBA career, at least in terms of how the Dallas Wings have performed thus far.

On a personal level, Bueckers has been on a tear. The former UConn star is averaging 18.4 points on 46.1% shooting, 4.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.8 steals, while also knocking down 1.1 triples per contest.

All this, however, hasn't been enough to carry the Wings to a winning record. After 18 games played this year, Dallas has the second-worst record in the WNBA at 5-13.

At this point, it would be safe to say that Bueckers isn't completely in sync yet with her star teammate, Arike Ogunbowale. The veteran forward is currently in her seventh season in the WNBA — all of which were played with the Wings — and she, too, has admitted that her chemistry with Bueckers is far from perfect.

"Yeah, I think we're still growing," Ogunbowale told reporters after Friday's 94-86 loss to the Indiana Fever. "We're figuring out each other's tendencies.

"But obviously there's three other people on the court. Not just us. So being able to play with all five of us — the starters, the bench. Just being able to build that chemistry, that you can see that a lot of the teams that have been together for a lot of years.

"So obviously we've only been together for a couple of months, but it's going to keep growing. And I'm excited about that."

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) and forward Arike Ogunbowale (24) against the Minnesota Lynx.Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

Ogunbowale admitted that her partnership with Bueckers remains a work in progress, which is also the case for the chemistry of the entire squad.

Bueckers agrees with the four-time All-Star's honest assessment.

"Yeah, just getting to know where she likes the ball, which side of the floor, which way she likes to come off screens, getting her in more actions, getting her more looks, more touches, is something that I'm still trying to get better at," Bueckers said. "As a point guard on the floor, it's my job to do that.

"So, like she said, we're still learning. We're growing. We're getting better together as a duo, but also as a team."

What stands out the most, however, is that both Bueckers and Ogunbowale are on the same page in terms of their ultimate goal.

"I think the most important thing is that we both just want to win," Bueckers stated. "So, whatever that looks like on any given night, it might be different."

The Wings are not expected to contend this season as Bueckers tries to find her feet in the pros. There's no denying, though, that the future is extremely bright for Dallas.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 30, 2025, where it first appeared.