On Tuesday morning, Paige Bueckers hit The Jennifer Hudson Show runway with a tunnel of clapping, cheering staff—like her own mini victory parade before the stage. Fitting, because the No. 1 pick just snagged 2025 Rookie of the Year, becoming UConn’s seventh alum to do it. She danced her way down the hall, only to double-take when she spotted Commissioner Cathy Engelbert waiting. But honestly, if Dwyane Wade had rolled through, she wouldn’t have even flinched. He’s been riding for her since April, making us do a double-take on his view of who’s the GOAT.

WY Network dropped a throwback clip on Instagram of D-Wade and his crew on the Time Out podcast from back in April, talking about Bueckers. Wade put it perfectly, saying, “ The one thing social media has allowed us to be able

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