The Dallas Wings officially own the No. 1 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, and perhaps nobody was more excited than star Paige Bueckers.
In case you missed it, the WNBA draft lottery was held on Sunday, and the Wings had a 42 percent chance of getting the top pick. As you might imagine, Dallas was likely feeling pretty confident that it had a great opportunity to get another No. 1 draft selection after landing Bueckers last year. The team was feeling so good that it sent its lucky charm, forward Maddy Seigrist.
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Seigrist was the team's on-site representative in 2024 when the Wings secured the top pick, and ― you guessed it ― they sent her again this year. Of course, Dallas ultimately received back-to-back No. 1 draft selections, prompting Bueckers to drop this hysterical 5-word reaction, referencing Seigrist's recent meeting with Pope Leo XIV.
"Shoutout Maddy and the Pope," she posted to her Instagram story.
This is so funny, and nobody could have come up with a better reaction than Paige Bueckers.
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This article originally appeared on For The Win: Paige Bueckers had best 5-word reaction to Wings' winning WNBA lottery
Reporting by Meghan L. Hall, For The Win / For The Win
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