Paige Bueckers is the most WNBA-ready prospect in the 2025 draft class. GMs are clearly confident in her ceiling as the best rookie this year. In terms of long-term outlook, though, more than half of the GMs seem to have more confidence in Malonga.

As soon as the Dallas Wings won the rights to the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft last year, it was obvious they were going to use the pick to select former U

Last season, Collier finished runner-up to Wilson, who became only the second unanimous MVP in WNBA history. It was the Aces star's third trophy. The 28-year-old Lynx star averaged 20.4 points and career-highs of 9.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.4 blocks per game. She was named Defensive Player of the Year for the first time.

In the past decade, women’s basketball has become easier to find and watch. WNBA matches used to be broadcast sporadically, on obscure channels and at random times of the day. In 2015 ESPN televised only 11 games in the season. “You had to guess when it would be on,” remembers David Berri of Southern Utah University.

Paige Bueckers, the top pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, believes "God makes no mistakes" after both Dallas basketball franchises secured No. 1 draft picks.

Breanna Stewart will start her ninth WNBA season in a few days. The New York Liberty All-Star and WNBA champ has been around the league long enough to watch her peers fight for visibility. She's seen only a small uptick in player salaries over the years amid the WNBA's meteoric rise in popularity.

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft posted 10 points, four rebounds, and an assist against the Las Vegas Aces on May 2. She followed that up with 15 points, five rebounds, and six assists this past Saturday against Team Toyota Antelopes.

Things are starting to look up in Dallas, where both the Mavericks and the Wings have endured testing times of late.