DALLAS - Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers is this year’s Associated Press Rookie of the Year. She was also selected for the AP All-Rookie team.

Rookie of the Year

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - SEPTEMBER 01: Paige Bueckers #5 of the Dallas Wings smiles in the first quarter against the Minnesota Lynx at Target Center on September 01, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)

What we know:

On Friday, the AP announced that Bueckers had been selected for the honor by its 14-member national media panel.

Bueckers, who was the Wings’ No. 1 WNBA Draft out of UConn, averaged 19.2 points and 5.4 assists in her first season.

She also had the highest scoring game of anyone in the WNBA this season with 44 points on Aug. 20 in a game against the Los Angeles Sparks.

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