Paige Bueckers has had an amazing last week for herself after winning a national championship with the Connecticut Huskies and moving one step closer to being the first pick in the upcoming 2025 WNBA Draft.

It’s the Wednesday morning after the University of Connecticut Huskies won the NCAA national championship, and Paige Bueckers has finally taken off the basketball net she’s been wearing like a necklace all week—for now,

The whirlwind for Paige Bueckers is at full tilt and might not ease up until late in the fall. Like the past two No. 1 WNBA draft picks, South Carolina's Aliyah Boston and Iowa's Caitlin Clark, Bueckers will go from the Final Four to the draft with little time to reflect on her college career because the next step is right around the corner.