Angel Reese Tells Paige Bueckers 'You a STAR' Following Dallas Wings Playoff Exit
Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese had something to say as Paige Bueckers bid farewell to the 2026 season.
2026
| Season | Team | GP | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DAL | 42 | 20.9 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
| 2025 | DAL | 36 | 19.2 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese had something to say as Paige Bueckers bid farewell to the 2026 season.
WNBAIndiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell showed her admiration for Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers with a message on social media.
WNBAPaige Bueckers showed her support for former teammate Tyasha Harris, who suffered a season-ending injury with the Indiana Fever.
WNBAJust four games into her playing career at the Dallas Wings in 2025, China’s Li Yueru was already loving playing alongside No. 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers, so much so that the 6’7 forward briefly reflected on her time with the rookie.
Dallas Wings head coach Jose Fernandez had nothing but praise for his star player Paige Bueckers after the team’s season ended, following the playoff series loss against the Golden State Valkyries. The 24-year-old guard was limited to just 17 points, on 3-14 shooting from the field in a game where the Wings fought until the end, but suffered a 77-73 loss to their opponents.
Bueckers went a combined 6-of-27 from the field in Games 2 and 3 of the Wings’ first-round playoff loss to the Valkyries
Paige Bueckers receives a massive nod from her Dallas Wings teammate, Arike Ogunbowale. The Dallas Wings are out of the 2026 playoffs following an underwhelming display in the first round against the Golden State Valkyries.
To upend Golden State and keep its season alive, Dallas must win at Chase Center for the first time this season.
Paige Bueckers' season with the Wings is over. What happens next?
The Chase Center crowd had been one of the loudest in the entire league, and before Game 3 between the Dallas Wings and the Golden State Valkyries, the visitors were supposed to get the full force of that hostility. However, when Paige Bueckers’ name was called, the reaction changed.
Arike Ogunbowale delivered a record-breaking performance with the Wings' season on the line, scoring 45 points, including a tying 3-pointer to force overtime, to help Dallas force a deciding Game 3 against the Valkyries.
WNBAPaige Bueckers may not have had her best night statistically, but her mindset heading into Game 3 could not be clearer. After the Dallas Wings fought off elimination with a dramatic overtime victory over the Golden State Valkyries, the young star has now turned her attention toward the biggest game of the series.
Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) drives the ball as Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton (22) defends during the first half of Game 1 of the first round of the WNBA playoffs in San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (Photo by Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) The No. 7 Dallas Wings return home to host the No. 2 Golden State Valkyries in Game 2 of the WNBA’s first playoff round on Wednesday night. The matchup follows the Wings’ 104-80 blowout loss Sunday at the...
Paige Bueckers. | Getty Images Six of the eight teams that made the 2026 WNBA Playoffs also participated in last postseason. The new entrants? The Washington Mystics and Dallas Wings, both returning to postseason play for the first time since 2023. For the Mystics, Shakira Austin is the only player remaining from the 2023 team that lost in the first round. The 2023 Wings, who won their first round series before being swept in the semifinals, featured Arike Ogunbowale, Odyssey Sims, Maddy Sieg...
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