{"id":331560,"date":"2025-12-05T07:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T07:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/331560\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T07:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T07:01:08","slug":"candace-parker-weighs-in-as-dallas-wings-assess-options-with-no-1-pick-in-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/331560\/","title":{"rendered":"Candace Parker Weighs In As Dallas Wings Assess Options With No. 1 Pick In Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Wings hold the No. 1 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, a selection widely projected to be used on UConn guard Azzi Fudd. Her status as the most common forecast at the top of the board has long been tied to her scoring ability and her prior connection with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/b\/bueckpa01w.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=dallashoopsjournal.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-05_bbr\">Paige Bueckers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Still, there is no shortage of outside perspective on how Dallas should proceed \u2014 including from one of the league\u2019s all-time greats.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the upcoming draft during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=1&amp;v=QAPAyLbsChI&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perplexity.ai%2F&amp;embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perplexity.ai&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recent episode of the Post Moves podcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/p\/parkeca01w.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=dallashoopsjournal.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-05_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Candace Parker<\/a> said she believes the top guard in the class could thrive in another situation if she were to slip past Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think for her I would probably love to see her with Minnesota,\u201d Parker said. \u201cMinnesota would be great. I think you\u2019re coming into a team that\u2019s already really good. I think the Storm would be another intriguing place to live, but we don\u2019t get to determine. This isn\u2019t about what she wants, it\u2019s about what\u2019s best for Dallas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Candace Parker Sees Olivia Miles as Fit for Dallas Wings <\/p>\n<p>Another key storyline surrounding the Wings\u2019 decision is the presence of TCU point guard Olivia Miles, who has put herself firmly in the discussion near the top of the draft after a strong season. Parker addressed that dynamic as well, framing her thoughts around how Miles\u2019 style could intersect with Bueckers if Dallas went in that direction.<\/p>\n<p>Offering her assessment of the two guards\u2019 contrasting skill sets, Parker highlighted the difference in how they operate with the ball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd their different dynamics,\u201d Parker said. \u201cLike Paige is a scoring guard that facilitates and is a great passer. But Olivia is just straight up like gonna get you in your offense and push pace, hit you with some nice passes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WNBA CBA Discussions Remain at the Forefront<\/p>\n<p>The Wings have months before they are required to finalize their choice, though the ongoing CBA discussions between the WNBA and WNBPA could affect the draft calendar. The current agreement was extended through Jan. 9, and further delays could push offseason dates.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Dallas remains in the evaluation phase, with external voices \u2014 including Parker \u2014 offering views on how each top prospect might fit into different environments. <\/p>\n<p>Whether the Wings select the player most commonly projected at No. 1 or explore an alternative based on roster construction, the decision will be pivotal to shaping the team\u2019s long-term direction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dallashoopsjournal.com\/p\/category\/dallas-wings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Dallas Wings News &amp; Rumors<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Wings hold the No. 1 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, a selection widely projected to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":331561,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[3028,2834,1077,15114,2833,99,167943,31477,434,2940,4679],"class_list":{"0":"post-331560","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-candace-parker","9":"tag-dallas-wings","10":"tag-minnesota-lynx","11":"tag-olivia-miles","12":"tag-paige-bueckers","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-tcu-womens-basketball","15":"tag-uconn-womens-basketball","16":"tag-wnba","17":"tag-wnba-draft","18":"tag-wnba-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/331561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}