Paige Bueckers joins Cameron Brink on Unrivaled League expansion team

Two of the brightest young stars in women's basketball will be teaming up in the second season of the Unrivaled League.
Aug 20, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) dribbles the ball against LA Sparks forward Cameron Brink (22) in the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Aug 20, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) dribbles the ball against LA Sparks forward Cameron Brink (22) in the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The Unrivaled League is getting ready for its second season of existence after a successful first year. They added two new teams this year, the Breeze and the Hive, and the rosters were announced on Wednesday. Playoff teams from the first season were allowed to keep two players, while non-playoff teams kept one. Every other player was put into a draft pool, and teams were selected from there.

With the first overall pick, the Breeze selected Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers, fresh off a phenomenal rookie season in the WNBA where she won Rookie of the Year, was an All-Star Game starter, and was named to the All-WNBA Second Team despite the Wings going just 10-34.

She'll now be asked to lead the newest Unrivaled League team. The Breeze also selected Rickea Jackson, Dominique Malonga, Aari McDonald, Kate Martin, and Cameron Brink. Those are a lot of big names and good players, which should hopefully give Bueckers a successful first season.

Paige Bueckers is an investor in the new league, but this will be her first time playing. She was still playing at UConn in the league's first season, but they said she was an "intern" and helped fold shirts. She'll earn more in her first season in this league than she will in her entire WNBA rookie contract, which is why people are fighting so hard for a new CBA.

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers
Oct 6, 2025; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers looks on during the second quarter between the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Dickie's Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

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Other Dallas Wings in the Unrivaled League

Bueckers is far from the only member of the Dallas Wings to play in the Unrivaled League for this upcoming year. Maddy Siegrist will be playing for the Laces, Arike Ogunbowale and Li Yueru will play for the Mist, and Haley Jones and Aziaha James will be in the league's development pool. The head coach of Rose BC, Nola Henry, was an assistant for the Wings last year, too, but her status on the Wings' staff is still unknown after the decision to fire Chris Koclanes and hire Jose Fernandez.

Nola Henry helped Rose BC win the championship in the first year, leading players such as Angel Reese and Chelsea Gray. That's why some fans were clamoring for her to get the job, but it seems like she'll need to wait another year before she gets a chance at a WNBA coaching gig.

The Unrivaled League is a 3-on-3 style of play, and the players quickly took to it with the more manageable schedule, and it's easier on the body since it's not a 5-on-5 league.

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Austin Veazey
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Austin Veazey joined NoleGameday as the Lead Basketball Writer in 2019, while contributing as a football writer, and started as editor for MavericksGameday in 2024. Veazey was a Florida State Men’s Basketball Manager from 2016-2019. Follow Austin on Twitter at @EasyVeazeyNG