WNBA, Paige Bueckers and Rookie of the Year
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Indiana Fever All-Star's Opinion of WNBA Rookie of the Year Race Made Perfectly Clear originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Dallas Wings phenom Paige Bueckers remains the favorite to win Rookie of the Year, but Washington Mystics guard Sonia Citron has entered the conversation.
Video evidence shows that the WNBA might be rigging the Rooke of The Year race for Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers.
Paige Bueckers and Breanna Stewart stand at opposing ends of WNBA stardom. But as fellow UConn alumni, the sisterhood (and record-breaking prowess) runs deep: Stewart won Rookie of the Year back in 2016,
Dallas Wings superstar Paige Bueckers is the runaway favorite to take home the WNBA 's Rookie of the Year award. She's always mentioned Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving as one of her idols, but she has another player who is one of her favorites.
Citron scored 18 points, provided six assists and hauled in five rebounds as the Mystics remained in the playoff hunt with a 91-78 win over the Wings. Citron, selected two spots behind Bueckers in April's draft, outdueled her Dallas counterpart, who mustered 17 points, three assists and two steals after missing the previous game with a back injury.
As the Aces have recently surged up the standings—now up to the fifth seed, only 1.5 games behind the Mercury—so has Wilson's MVP case. Her averages—22.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 2.1 blocks—are bonkers, and she's doing so in a little over 30 minutes per game.
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