The 2025 WNBA Draft will be headlined by UConn’s Paige Bueckers, who has been penciled in as the top pick ever since she decided to exercise her fifth year of eligibility. But beyond Bueckers, there is a deep pool of lead guards, scorers, and wings who are eager to make their impact at the next level.

With the 2025 WNBA Draft less than a month away, the consensus across women's basketball was that projected No. 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers would declare for the WNBA Draft instead of returning to UConn for her final season of eligibility.

Connecticut star Paige Bueckers, long considered the presumptive No. 1 pick in next month’s WNBA Draft, will indeed enter that draft after the NCAA Tournament, a program spokesperson said Friday. Bueckers, 23, is in her fifth season at UConn but has one year of college eligibility remaining. ESPN commentator Rebecca Lobo first reported the news.

Bueckers told Lobo, a former UConn star herself, of her intention to enter the draft but has not officially declared for the draft yet. Bueckers is projected by most outlets to be the No. 1 overall pick, which the Dallas Wings own following the draft lottery in December.

Paige Bueckers confirmed to a fellow Connecticut Huskies legend that her next page will be written with the WNBA's ink.

In fact, former WNBA star and current sports analyst Chiney Ogwumike has offered high praise for Bueckers amid her NCAA Tournament domination. The former Los Angeles Sparks forward expressed her admiration for Bueckers during a recent episode of ESPN's "First Take," highlighting her performance as a key factor in UConn's success.

UConn star Paige Bueckers confirmed Friday she will enter the 2025 WNBA Draft. Some had speculated she might delay entering the draft until next year, believing she didn't want to play for the Dallas Wings,

Bueckers is projected to be the top overall pick in next month’s draft, which is currently owned by the Dallas Wings.

UConn star Paige Bueckers has confirmed that she will enter the 2025 WNBA draft at the conclusion of the 2024-25 women's college basketball season.