Paige Bueckers Vows to Play More Aggressively After Admitting Long-Time Battle

The Dallas Wings not only underwent a complete overhaul ahead of the season but also added many star players in free agency and had the top pick in the 2026 WNBA draft. With such a strong lineup around Paige Bueckers, the team earned a place among the league’s top five sides.

After a poor 2025 season, the new team showed great ambition in 2026, with a young roster full of high potential. The former UConn star also spoke about a change and upgrade she is looking to make.

Paige Bueckers Aims To Play Aggressively

The UConn star is able to impact the game in various ways with her defensive and offensive efficiency and game IQ. Yet the player never made it to the top playmaker category due to low assist numbers.

Before the Lynx game, Bueckers said, “I feel stuff out first, and then this is obviously a new team, and we didn’t have everybody in preseason. So I think I gradually made my way through the first two games of the season. I feel like I can be more aggressive.”

Paige Bueckers says that being more aggressive is something that she’s been “battling her whole life”.

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“But not just for me, but also for creating for others. So again, it’s something that I have battled with my whole life. I am just being more selfish, taking more shots, so it’s something that I’m very aware of, and I want to improve on as well,” PB Added.

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In the game against the Lynx, the playmaker led the game in assists with eight dimes. She even led the game in points with 27 points, and yet finished at the wrong end of the result.

Paige Bueckers With Special Message For Her Team

The league GMs see Bueckers as the prime candidate to build a team around, and her performances so far have supported that trust. After the loss, though the player showed trust in her teammates, she asked them to look to finish games strong.

“We’ve had actually, like, three pretty close ones to start. We won the first one, and it’s like, that’s what this league is all about. Close games, learning how to finish,” Bueckers shared a message for the team.

“Obviously, we’re a new team. It’s going to take time and reps, and it’s only our third game of the season. We don’t want to panic, but we also want to hold ourselves accountable to the standard that we want to set,” Bueckers showed a positive approach after the loss.

The Wings will now face the Mystics on Monday and hope to get back on winning ways.