Paige Bueckers Reveals How She Handles Resistant Teammates In Latest Locker Room Revelation

There will be a hundred players, but none like Paige Bueckers. While there would be no WNBA action whatsoever for a couple of months, the Dallas Wings’ Bueckers is busy revealing secrets. 

The Dallas fans saw how she rose to fame at UConn and is now making her mark in the WNBA, and she has learned this the hard way through years of high-stakes games and locker room dynamics.

During a recent Q&A, Bueckers got real about managing teammates who don’t always take feedback well. Needless to say, her reasoning was unique, just like her ball handling. 

Paige Bueckers Has One Solution For Resistant Teammates

If anything, the Wings are one of the youngest and well put-together teams in the league. Part and parcel of that goes both ways.

There would be a team where all the players understand each other, and secondly, there would be some players who have a bit of rigidity. 

And Bueckers’ main tactic for dealing with resistant teammates is to invest time in understanding them beyond the court. 

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“I think you have to get to know people personally. Get to know what makes them ‘them’, get to know their childhood. Everything is like a stem from your childhood. Seeing what people have been through, seeing what makes them go, why they react to certain things in certain way, how you can best talk,” she said.

Interestingly, this prompt reply came in the wake of Dillon Gabriel’s answer on “How do you deal with a resistant teammate?” 

Additionally, she also stresses the value of direct, tough talks while keeping things impersonal.

Paige Bueckers Had NBA Legend Flying In A Pick Up Game

While team dynamics and all are one thing, Paige Buekcers very well knows how to keep the legends of the game on their toes. 

In the Wellball VIP league out of Dallas, which is a 3×3 format that’s all about shooting skills, no contact or dribbling, often called the “pickleball of basketball,” Bueckers teamed with fellow WNBA rookie Sonia Citron, ex-NBA forward Charlie Villanueva, and guard Monta Ellis. 

stephon marbury: “I’m walking with a limp because we just got crushed by Paige Bueckers and Sonia Citron…”

cmon my rooks! pic.twitter.com/VOYwmoqHwd

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They took on a squad featuring former All-Star Stephon Marbury, along with Al Harrington and Josh Howard, and came out on top in a lopsided win.

Marbury took to Instagram to recount the defeat with a mix of humor and respect, calling the duo literally had him in a chokehold and left him limping.