{"id":361911,"date":"2025-12-21T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/361911\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T14:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T14:00:06","slug":"analyst-questions-lauren-betts-fit-with-dallas-wings-star-paige-bueckers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/361911\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyst questions Lauren Betts’ fit with Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dallas Wings<\/a> are keeping a close eye on UCLA center Lauren Betts, who could be the number one overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. <\/p>\n

While Betts will be a key member of some WNBA team next season, CBS Sports writer Jack Maloney opined why the Wings wouldn’t be that squad. <\/a><\/p>\n

“Even when Betts was at her best last season, however, her offensive game was limited. She is an efficient finisher around the basket when she has space or a clear size advantage, but struggles against more physical and athletic opponents, especially when she doesn’t get great position,” Maloney wrote. <\/p>\n

“Betts also rarely shoots outside of the paint. She’s never taken a 3-pointer in her career, and has only taken 14 shots outside of the paint in nine games this season (she has made 50% of them, which is encouraging).”<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Dallas Wings coach Jose Fernandez sends huge message about inevitable WNBA prospect<\/a><\/p>\n

\"UCLA<\/p>\n

UCLA Bruins forward Sienna Betts, left, and her sister center Lauren Betts. \/ Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Things will get more challenging offensively in the WNBA, so Betts needs to show some growth in her senior season at UCLA before the Wings can consider taking her. <\/p>\n

“Betts has more turnovers (192) than assists (166) in her college career. She has improved as a playmaker and has the size to see and pass over the top of the defense, but still does not deal well with aggressive, late doubles. Furthermore, she isn’t a great screener and is almost never utilized as a roller, which may make her an awkward fit with Bueckers,” Maloney wrote.<\/p>\n

If Betts can improve in her final season with the Bruins, it could increase her chances of being chosen with the top pick by the Wings.<\/p>\n

The WNBA draft is scheduled for April 2026, but the league owners and the players association are still negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement that could delay the timeline of the season. <\/p>\n

READ MORE: Wings star Paige Bueckers is ready for first taste of the Unrivaled League<\/a><\/p>\n

Stick with\u00a0WingsGameday\u00a0for more\u00a0FREE coverage of the Dallas Wings<\/a>\u00a0throughout the offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Wings are keeping a close eye on UCLA center Lauren Betts, who could be the number…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361912,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":{"0":"post-361911","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361911","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=361911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}