Kiki Rice believes Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers has set herself apart in the WNBA Rookie of the Year race.

"I think Paige will get it, and I think she deserves it," Rice said in a recent Sports Illustrated interview. "She's had a great year. Sonia's been playing really well, too, but Paige—she looks like a five-year vet out there... I catch myself like, wait, she's a rookie? What's going on here? She's so comfortable, and she looks amazing."

Bueckers has lived up to the expectations that followed her from Connecticut to the WNBA. She has averaged 18.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 5.4 assists in 32 games, producing on a team that has battled injuries and roster turnover all season. Despite Dallas being limited to eight available players in Friday's 100-78 loss at Atlanta, she finish

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