When the Dallas Wings selected former UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 WNBA Draft earlier this month, it marked a much-needed positive moment in what has been a brutal few months for professional basketball in Dallas.

Paige Bueckers, the Wings ' No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, is the newest superstar to land in Dallas, a city her favorite NBA player calls home: Kyrie Irving. During her Wings introductory press conference Wednesday, Bueckers shared her excitement about being in the same zip code as one of the players she modeled her game after.

Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers is "super excited" to be playing in the same home market as the Dallas Mavericks' Kyrie Irving after being an admirer of the nine-time All-Star's game.