Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers produced a fantastic rookie 2025 WNBA season.
In 36 regular season games (her Wings didn’t come close to making the postseason), Bueckers averaged 19.2 points per game on 47.7% shooting from the field to go along with 5.4 assists, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game. This was enough to earn Bueckers the 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year Award.
Bueckers will never be able to escape comparisons to Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark. This is owed to them being women’s college basketball’s two biggest stars during their respective careers, along with both being the No. 1 overall pick in their respective WNBA Draft (Clark in 2024 and Bueckers in 2025).
In Clark’s rookie 2024 campaign, she averaged the same number of points per game as Bueckers (19.2) on 41.7% shooting from the field, along with 8.4 assists, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. This was enough to secure her the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year Award.