Paige Bueckers has had an eventful month.
During the first Sunday of the month, BUeckers helped lift Uconn Women’s Basketball back to the mountain top. Huskies beat the defending champion South Carolina Gamecocks to secure BUEKER’s first career NCAA title.
On Sunday, sources to ESPN confirmed that Bueckers were set to blade a three-year deal with the Upstart-Uovertremne, a professional woman’s 3-to-3-league. On Monday, Bueckers was the first player elected in the 2025 WNBA draft.
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Paige Bueckers poses with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected with the largest overall choice for Dallas Wings in the 2025 WNBA draft at the shed at Hudson Yards. (Vincent Carchietta-prescribed images)
Unmatched is expected to pay Bueckers more over her 10-week season than her WNBA-ROOKIE salary will give over the league’s record high 44 games during the 2025 season. But on Wednesday, Bueckers’ April Hvirtind took another spin when she announced she was an investor in unmatched.
Dallas Wings Rookie confirmed his investment share during a performance on “Good Morning America” on Wednesday.
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“I mean, investments in women’s sports – I feel the return on the investment has been astonishing,” Bueckers said. “Even the first year (of unmatched) was the number of shocking. They just blew it out of the water. And just to invest so much in women’s sports, it grows on an all time and it’s just a good time to be in women’s sport.”
The average unmatched salary was more than $ 220,000. BUecker’s four-year-old Wnba Deal’s base wage would be just under $ 350,000.
Connecticut Huskies -vagt Paige Bueckers (5) responds during the first half against South Carolina Gamecocks in the National Championship of the Women’s 2025 NCAA tournament in Amalie Arena. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Preferred Pictures)
Bueckers are just the latest high -profile investor in unmatched.
In December, the league announced $ 28 million in funding from a group that included Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo, South Carolina Kvinde’s basketball coach Dawn Staley and USC star Juju Watkins. Other investors include tennis star Coco Cauff, retired football star Alex Morgan and retired NBA star Carmelo Anthony.
Before she steps on the floor too unmatched, however, Bueckers has her Rookie Wnba season waiting for her.
Uconn -vagt Paige Bueckers addresses fans after her final match at the Gampel Pavilion at the end of another round of match against South Dakota State in NCAA College Basketball Tournament, Monday March 24, 2025, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
After making the talk show rounds, BUeckers will go to Texas to perform and prepare for training camp beginning April 27.
The wings will open the season on May 16 against Minnesota Lynx, and they face Caitlin Clark and Indiana fever on June 27, which could represent a summit of the two players who are expected to be the league for the league in the foreseeable future.
“Just to join a city and organization that embraces you, I’ve already felt so much love, and I haven’t even set foot in Dallas yet,” Bueckers said. “Everyone has loved me and embraced me with open arms.”
