{"id":274768,"date":"2025-04-23T18:42:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/23\/paige-bueckers-first-words-as-she-expresses-excitement-about-joining-dallas-wings-at-introductory-press-conference\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:46","slug":"paige-bueckers-first-words-as-she-expresses-excitement-about-joining-dallas-wings-at-introductory-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/23\/paige-bueckers-first-words-as-she-expresses-excitement-about-joining-dallas-wings-at-introductory-press-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Paige Bueckers&#8217; first words as she expresses excitement about joining Dallas Wings at introductory press conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4888456\" data-slug-id=\"2488164\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Wednesday, incoming WNBA rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-basketball\/paige-bueckers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Paige Bueckers<\/a>, who was drafted first overall by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/dallas-wings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Dallas Wings<\/a> in this year&#8217;s WNBA Draft, spoke with members of the press for her introductory press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Wings missed the playoffs last season, snapping a three-year streak where they made the playoffs, Bueckers expressed excitement about joining the team for the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Just being a part of a new family, a new city&#8230;Dallas is a great sports city&#8230;to be a part of something and build&#8230;really excited&#8230;just investing all of ourselves into Dallas.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Bueckers will now join a Dallas Wings team led by Arike Ogunbowale, which will also feature DiJonai Carrington, who the Wings acquired via trade this offseason.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/893745-1717868747-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Evan Bell&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nEvan Bell is a journalist specializing in the NBA and NHL at Sportskeeda, whose love for the game stems from a childhood spent watching the Chicago Bulls. 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