For Paige Bueckers, basketball was a dream she began chasing at the age of five. From shooting hoops in her backyard to watching games in Minnesota with wide-eyed wonder, her passion only grew stronger. “I just feel like I’m living out my childhood dreams and I just pinch myself sometimes,” she once said, and it’s easy to see why. But living the dream in the WNBA doesn’t mean hitting pause. While she isn’t slowing down, the league has finally acknowledged her relentless effort.

As she exceeded expectations, earning ROTY with 70 of 72 first-place votes, she was named the 2025 Rookie of the Year on September 17th. But the Dallas Wings superstar didn’t receive the award as usual. The award was presented by WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert when PB took the runway for The Jennifer Hudson S

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