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Paige Bueckers Made Impressive WNBA History in Wings' First Win of 2025 Season

It was a night of firsts for Paige Bueckers and the Wings.

Tim Capurso

Bueckers's first five WNBA games were unlike any other in this regard.
Bueckers's first five WNBA games were unlike any other in this regard. / David Butler II-Imagn Images
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Tuesday was a night of firsts for Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings.

In her return to the state where she reached stardom as a college basketball player, Bueckers helped the Dallas Wings earn its first win of the season with a 109-87 victory over the Connecticut Sun. But that wasn't the only first of night.

Not only did Bueckers reach new scoring heights with a career-best 21 points, but, after five games, she has also reached a statistical checkpoint that no other player in WNBA history had previously reached.

After Tuesday's standout performance, Bueckers now has 73 points and 32 assists through five contests. She is the first player in WNBA history to accumulate at least 60 points and 30 assists through the first five games of a career, according to SportsCenter.

But wait, there's more!

Bueckers also became the first rookie to compile a 20-5-5 line while shooting 80% or better from the field since Temeka Johnson in 2005.

While team success has largely eluded Bueckers thus far in her WNBA career, she has quickly demonstrated why she was a no-brainer selection by the Wings with the top pick in the 2025 draft.

Plus, if Tuesday's game was any indication, team success may be on the horizon for Bueckers and the Wings (1-4).

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.

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