Episode Details

Host Jackie Powell is joined by Kareem Copeland of the Washington Post to discuss a major storyline that has been washing over the 2025 WNBA Draft. Will Paige Bueckers pull an Eli Manning and not go play for the Dallas Wings? The pair first discusses what has been reported on this subject since November and then they dive into the reasons why Bueckers might have reservations about starting her pro career in Dallas. What were Manning’s reservations about the San Diego Chargers? Later in the show Jackie asks Kareem about how the Washington Mystics fit into this puzzle, and why they have the best trade package to offer the Wings if Bueckers does decide that she will not play in Dallas.

Thumbnail Photo Credit: Left: Hannah Kevorkian | The Next, Right: Chris Pedota/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK.

Other links to click:

Howard Megdal’s reporting:

https://www.theixsports.com/features/in-2025-wnba-draft-dallas-wings-hold-top-pick-but-paige-bueckers-holds-all-the-cards/

https://www.theixsports.com/features/what-the-jewell-loyd-kelsey-plum-trade-tells-us-about-paige-bueckers-alissa-pili-bria-hartley-talk-athletes-unlimited/

https://www.theixsports.com/features/who-really-won-unrivaled-georgia-amoore-talks-kentucky-wnba-future/

https://www.thenexthoops.com/features/eight-days-paige-bueckers-decision-will-shape-2025-wnba-draft/

Annie Costabile’s reporting:

https://frontofficesports.com/paige-bueckers-uconn-dallas-wings/

https://frontofficesports.com/paige-bueckers-dallas-wings-wnba-draft/

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