Paige Bueckers has done her best to live in the present during a short period in which she went from winning a national championship with UConn to being the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft and now donning a Stetson cowboy hat on a podium in Dallas City Hall.

The Wings introduced their 2025 WNBA draft class, including their No. 1 overall pick, at Dallas City Hall. The five players selected this year were Bueckers, Aziaha James (No. 12 pick), Madison Scott (No. 14 pick), JJ Quinerly (No. 27 pick) and Aaronette Vonleh (No. 31 pick).

A week after being selected No. 1 overall in the 2025 WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings, Paige Bueckers said one last goodbye to UConn through an emotional social media post.