Just four games into her sophomore season in the WNBA, Paige Bueckers has already made history.
Bueckers’ career points total is the fifth-most through the first 40 games of a career in WNBA history.
The 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year didn’t just pick up where she left off after her inaugural professional season — she’s gotten better.
Bueckers averaged 19.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists as a rookie last season, shooting 47.7% from the floor. So far in 2026, Bueckers is averaging 20 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. She’s been incredibly efficient, shooting 57.4% from the field and 62.5% from 3.
The phenom is the only player in the WNBA averaging 20-plus points and five-plus assists per game while shooting 50% from the field and 50% from 3, according to Landon Thomas of the The Wings Bulletin.
Wings coach Jose Fernandez said during training camp he wanted to see Bueckers, known for her midrange jumper, take more shots from deep. And she has seemingly accepted that challenge.
She was 4 of 5 from behind the arc on Monday and is 10 of 16 from 3 through four games. It’s early, but that’s a substantial improvement from 2025.
In 36 games last season, Bueckers shot 33.1% from deep on 118 attempts. And with 22 assists through four games, she’s on pace to match or eclipse her 194 total assists in 2025.
Bueckers ranks among the top 10 in the league in scoring, assists and 3-pointers made in 2026 and has helped the Wings (2-2) be in the position to win more games than they did in 2025, when the team finished 10-34.
Dallas ranks top 5 in the league in offense with an average of 89.3 points per game and top 5 in field goal percentage with the team shooting 47.5% from the floor.