If you're unfamiliar (you're not), this is Paige Bueckers. She loves to get buckets and uplift her team in any way possible. She's very good at it. The proof? Bueckers tied beloved hooper Caitlin Clark as the fastest player to reach 300 points and 100 assists in the 28-year history of the WNBA. If you've ever listened to her speak, that's not as important to her as the win they got over the Seattle Storm, but that's why we're here.
Paige Bueckers ties Caitlin Clark as the fastest player to reach 300 PTS & 100 AST. pic.twitter.com/ZeGbsZXrC1
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Paige Bueckers has an obvious greatness to her game
Bueckers has lived up to her billing so far this season. The Dallas Wings haven't won as much as the Indiana Fever did in CC's first year, but that's not her fault. The former UConn champion scores, defends, assists, and takes care of the ball on most nights. The last part is something that Clark has struggled with, but she's so dynamic, most people don't give that much attention.
That's fine. They're different players but with interesting similarities. One of note today is that they both reached this mark in their 19th game, and their stat lines were eerily similar.
Caitlin Clark went for 15 points, six rebounds, seven assists, and a block. Paige made her presence felt to the tune of 14 points, four rebounds, six assists, one steal, and a block.
Both players are force multipliers who thrive with the ball in their hands, but Bueckers plays off the ball in a way Clark isn't as effective at. That's proven by the usage numbers. The Indy star had a 28% rate in her rookie season compared to Paige's 24%. That makes the Dallas rookie's assist numbers more impressive.
The Dallas Wings have their work cut out for them
Bueckers and Co. got off to a great start after the All-Star Break with the win against Seattle. DiJonai Carrington is back, and Arike Ogunbowale had one of her best games of the season. They'll need all hands on deck to finish the year strong after a disappointing start. They have the toughest remaining schedule in the WNBA, according to Tankathon, so it's not going to be a cakewalk, but it never was.
The Wings still have three games against the New York Liberty, two against the Atlanta Dream and Las Vegas Aces, and one more game apiece versus the Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm. They were missing Myisha Hines-Allen last night and pulled out the win anyway, but they'll need her back to battle the skilled players with size coming down the pike.