Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers was a runaway choice for WNBA Rookie of the Year after one of the best debut seasons in league history.

Bueckers received 70 of the 72 votes from sportswriters and broadcasters in balloting announced by the league on Tuesday. The other two went to Washington Mystics guard Sonia Citron.

The American was presented the trophy ahead of an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show. She was walking

through the program's Spirit Tunnel when Commissioner Cathy Engelbert stopped her.

"I bet I'm the last person you thought you'd see on this cool spirit tunnel," she said before handing the trophy to a grinning Bueckers. "But I'm here to present you with the 2025 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year Award. Congratulations."

Paige Bueckers did not expect THIS at the end of her

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