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          From AD to Arike: Paige Bueckers gets warm welcome to Dallas as WNBA draft's No. 1 pick

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          Bueckers feels 'overwhelming sense of gratitude' after being drafted by Wings (2:13)

          Newly drafted Wings star Paige Bueckers expresses her emotions after being the first pick of the WNBA draft. (2:13)

          • ESPN staffApr 14, 2025, 08:22 PM ET

          The Dallas Wings selected Paige Bueckers at No. 1 in the 2025 WNBA draft on Monday.

          The former UConn Huskies star is the sixth player to go No. 1 overall in the WNBA draft and win a national championship in the same year -- five of those six players also attended UConn, according to ESPN Research. Last season, Bueckers was the only Division I player with 30 points per game scored or assisted on with 50% FG and 40% 3-pt FG.

          She joins a Wings team that includes four-time All-Star Arike Ogunbowale, as well as recent signings DiJonai Carrington, Tyasha Harris and NaLyssa Smith.

          Here's how the sports world reacted to Dallas selecting Bueckers.

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