Paige Bueckers had a message for the sparse crowd that lingered for the end of the Dallas Wings’ final game of the season, an inspired 97-76 win on Thursday over the playoff bound and No. 4 seeded Phoenix Mercury.

“The results are coming — I promise,” she told the crowd that gave her a standing ovation as she lit a flimsy replica of Reunion Tower from midcourt at Arlington’s College Park Center. “Stick with us.”

The next day, some results started to follow, albeit in the form of Bueckers’ own personal accolades, when she was named the AP WNBA Rookie of the Year. Well, on Tuesday, the official accolade came in. After cementing herself as a top-five scorer and top-10 dime disher in her first year, Bueckers was named Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year on Tuesday.

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