Ben Pickman
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nytimes.com | Andrew Marchand |Ben Pickman
The Caitlin Clark effect has reached the preseason. ESPN will broadcast what is believed to be the WNBA's first nationally televised exhibition game when Clark returns to Iowa for the Indiana Fever's game against Brazil's national team on May 4, sources briefed on the network's scheduling said. It is the first nationally televised WNBA preseason game on ESPN. The 5 p.m. CT tipoff will be on ESPN unless the network has a Game 7 in the NBA playoffs.
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nytimes.com | Ben Pickman
NEW YORK - It's rare for Paige Bueckers to feel rushed. But exceptions are made when dreams come true. Bueckers didn't have to wait long to hear her name called in the 2025 WNBA Draft. Ten minutes after the festivities officially began, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert voiced the most predictable, and anticipated, news of the evening: The Dallas Wings selected Bueckers as the No. 1 pick. Yet, Bueckers, a master at controlling pace on the floor, couldn't slow the moment.
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nytimes.com | Ben Pickman
NEW YORK - Eight days after guiding UConn to its first national championship in nine years, the Dallas Wings selected Paige Bueckers with the No. 1 pick in Monday's 2025 WNBA Draft. Bueckers enters the professional ranks at an important moment for both Dallas and the WNBA. The Wings are looking to return to the postseason after missing out on the playoffs last year, and the franchise is planning to move from Arlington into a larger arena in downtown Dallas ahead of the 2026 season.
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nytimes.com | Zena Keita |Ben Pickman
The 2025 WNBA Draft is here, and UConn's Paige Bueckers - fresh off a national championship - is widely projected to go No.1 overall to the Dallas Wings. But another name to keep an eye on will be 19-year-old French power forward Dominique Malonga, who already has four seasons of professional basketball and an Olympic silver medal under her belt.
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nytimes.com | Sabreena Merchant |Ben Pickman
The 2025 WNBA Draft is set for Monday night at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York City. It is the second straight season the event will be open to the public, and all eyes will be on Paige Bueckers, as the UConn star and newly crowned national champion is expected to be selected first by the Dallas Wings. Here is what you need to know about the draft.
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