Paige Bueckers says she's happy to be in the WNBA MVP race because it means the Dallas Wings are performing well so far this season. There's so many amazing women in this league," Bueckers said when asked about her inclusion in MVP conversations in a recent interview with ESPN's Chiney Ogwumike (1:00 mark of the video below). That record, good for fourth in the WNBA, already marks the highest single-season win total for the franchise since 2023. That's in large part thanks to Bueckers, who has averaged a team-high 20.7 points and 6.2 assists through 26 games of her sophomore WNBA season. Her play has helped Wings forward Jessica Shepard average a career-best 14.9 points and 12.1 rebounds per game while assisting Azzi Fudd's case for a Rookie of the Year nomination.