You can see it growing: the excitement, the accessibility, the representation,” she said. “I feel like there’s a ton of momentum that we want to continue to keep building for the next generation because the people before have paved the way for us to continue to build it. So you just want to continue to build off the momentum and continue to watch it grow and rise.”
And her own momentum isn’t slowing down. During the WNBA offseason, Bueckers will compete in the second season of three-on-three basketball league Unrivaled. Plus, she’s looking ahead to the next WNBA season and changes within the Dallas Wings organization—including a new head coach in Jose Fernandez, a close friend of Bueckers’ former UConn coach Geno Auriemma.
“I feel like the foundation that we built last year and the culture that we want to send, the people that we want to have in the building, and the people we want to build with is continuing to grow,” Bueckers reflected. “I feel like there was a lot of new last year. There’s going to be some new this year, so continuing how to do it together makes it a lot easier rather than trying to figure it out as individuals.”
The next season of the WBNA is coming to USA Network in May 2026.
(E! and USA Network are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)