Paige Bueckers' Hometown Makes Massive Announcement After WNBA Draft

Originally posted on Athlon Sports
By Nathaniel W. Holloway | Last updated Apr 20, 2025 12:16 PM ET

The 2025 WNBA Draft has now passed and now the amp up to the regular season begins for all the teams.

Of course, the 2025 WNBA season tips off on Friday May 16 with a tripleheader that features a massive game between the Minnesota Lynx and Dallas Wings.

Dallas looks to bounce back after their abysmal season last year that saw them finish with a 9-31 record, which was the second worst in the league behind the Los Angeles Sparks.

The Wings lucked out in the draft lottery, securing the number one pick. They then used it to take UConn star guard Paige Bueckers first overall.

Bueckers had a great collegiate career that saw her help UConn win the National Championship in her senior season before being taken first overall by Dallas.

Last season, Bueckers averaged 19.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game while shooting 53.4% from the field and 41.9% from three-point range.

After being taken at the top of the 2025 WNBA Draft, Bueckers’ hometown of Hopkins, Minnesota made a major announcement to honor her.

“The City of Hopkins would like to honor her accomplishments and wish her the bet of luck at the professional level by proclaiming May 16th as Paige Bueckers Day and renaming the city to Paige Bueckers, Minnesota for the day,” the City of Hopkins posted on X.

Paige Bueckers’s hometown—Hopkins, Minnesota—is naming itself after the No. 1 overall pick to honor her recent accomplishments.

Coming May 16, 2025: Paige Bueckers, Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/u0qxHRw529
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) April 20, 2025

This is a massive honor for Bueckers who will now look to find the same success she had in her collegiate career at the WNBA level.

The star guard is the favorite to win the Rookie of the Year award this season and there is no doubt that fans are extremely excited to see what she can bring at the professional level, especially the Wings.

Bueckers and the Wings begin their WNBA 2025 season on May 16 at home against the Lynx.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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