The first-year Unrivaled salary for Paige Bueckers will reportedly exceed what she would make over her WNBA rookie contract.
Plus, players expressed confidence in new coach Chris Koclanes.
The Wings are gearing up to kick off the regular season next week against the Minnesota Lynx.
The former UConn star was named the winner of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards’ Honda Sport Award for basketball.
Comparisons between the two stars have never been far behind. Now, they will follow Bueckers as she enters the WNBA.
The Wings are set to finalize their opening day roster by May 15.
The No. 1 overall draft pick made her preseason debut on Friday night.
A trio of former Notre Dame standouts will take the court Friday when Dallas opens the preseason against the Aces.
Holmes, a North Texas local, signed a training camp contract with the Wings and is competing for a roster spot.
Wings camp begins Sunday ahead of their May 16 season opener in Arlington.
Not all of the 2025 draft picks are guaranteed to make the opening day roster when the WNBA season kicks off next month.
Just this month, Bueckers won a national championship, was drafted No. 1 overall by the Wings and finally was introduced to Dallas on Wednesday.
Bueckers discussed playing with Arike Ogunbowale and sharing the same market with Kyrie Irving in an introductory news conference on Wednesday.
The Wings are introducing their 2025 draft class on Wednesday at Dallas City Hall.
The Wings, who announced a landmark broadcast deal in February, have expanded their broadcast reach through additional agreements.
The Wings picked the UConn star No. 1 overall in the 2025 WNBA draft.
In December, the league announced $28 million in funding from names like Michael Phelps to Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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