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Paige Bueckers Finds Out She’s WNBA Rookie of the Year in Unique Way

The No. 1 overall pick by the Dallas Wings is handed the trophy in a surprise presentation on the ‘Jennifer Hudson Show.’
Paige Bueckers Finds Out She’s WNBA Rookie of the Year in Unique Way
Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings shoots over Monique Akoa Makani of the Phoenix Mercury at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 11, 2025. Sam Hodde/Getty Images
Ross Kelly
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Paige Bueckers entered the 2025 WNBA season with as much hype as any player after being the No. 1 overall pick by the Dallas Wings. She then lived up to the hype with one of the greatest rookie seasons in WNBA history, and she has been rewarded.

On Tuesday, Bueckers was named the Rookie of the Year in a surprise trophy presentation from league Commissioner Cathy Engelbert.

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