The Dallas Wings ’ star trailed only Indiana guard Caitlin Clark for the early lead in the fan voting at their position. Clark led all vote-getters with 515,993 votes. Bueckers received 312,920.

The former UConn women's basketball star leads the Dallas Wings into Mohegan Sun Arena for a WNBA game against the Connecticut Sun. Both teams have struggled this season — Connecticut is 2-10, Dallas 2-11 — but the game will draw high interest.

Through her first nine WNBA contests, Paige is averaging 17.7 points, 5.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.0 blocks per outing. Bueckers is also shooting 47.2 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from beyond the arc.