“Wait till Paige [gets to the WNBA]. I’m waiting on Paige Bueckers,” Kevin Garnett said back in 2021, long before her draft night and their connection goes way back. Earlier this year, a photo resurfaced of a young Paige wearing a Boston Celtics No. 5 jersey, the same number KG wore when he led Boston to the 2008 championship. You can see just how much KG has influenced her—growing up in Minnesota, watching him dominate with the Timberwolves, then following his run in Boston. And now, he’s the one giving her the flowers, just like the league did. Or… did they?

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers just took home the 2025 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year award, earning 70 out of 72 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. And Kevin Garnett made sure to celebrate her in st

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