Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers earned the final honor of a historic rookie season by being named to the WNBA All-WNBA Second Team on Friday. That complimented her All-Star start, All-Rookie selection and Rookie of the Year award as she had a stellar season, averaging 19.2 points, 5.4 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game.
However, the Dallas Wings have really struggled this season, tied for the WNBA's worst record at 10-34. That likely kept her from the first team, and she barely even made the second team because voters like to factor team success into consideration for such honors. Of the 10 players named to the WNBA All-Pro team, Bueckers was the only one who did not make the playoffs.
First team members include Napheesa Collier and A'ja Wilson (unanimous selection), Alyssa Thomas (one vote shy of unanimous selection), Allisha Gray and Kelsey Mitchell. The second team includes Nneka Ogwumike, Jackie Young, Sabrina Ionescu, Aliyah Boston and Bueckers.
Boston and Bucs actually received more first-team votes than Ogwumike and Ionescu, but they didn't appear on as many votes as the others, and that's the huge difference in the points breakdown. The Bucs and Boston had the same overall score in the voting. Does Bucs have a case to make the first team despite the team's poor performance?
October 6, 2025; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers watches the second quarter of the game between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder at Dickey Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Napheesa Collier and A'ja Wilson have been first-team locks, as has Alyssa Thomas, who is averaging a near triple-double with 15.4 points, 9.2 assists and 8.8 rebounds per game. Alyssa Gray didn't appear on four voters' ballots, and Kelsey Mitchell appears to have a shot at a first-team spot.
Mitchell has been outstanding this season for the Indiana Fever, averaging 20.2 points per game, leading the Heat to the playoffs despite Caitlin Clark missing most of the season with a groin injury. Although her other statistics aren't as strong as Bueckers' (3.4 APG, 1.8 RPG, 0.9 SPG), she deserves credit for leading the Heat into the playoffs in one game of the WNBA Finals.
That's why the Wings need to find talent this offseason to surround the Bucs. Even with injuries to Clark and a few other players, the Fever were still able to claw their way to victory with the help of Mitchell, Aaliyah Boston, Lexi Hull, Natasha Howard and late signee Odyssey Sims.
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