REPOST: Paige Bueckers Embraces Leadership and Sets New Standards for the Dallas Wings
Surrounded by new talent and guided by a disciplined system, Bueckers is shaping her game and the Dallas Wings identity.
There’s an evident transformation around Paige Bueckers in the Dallas Wings training camp, as the first week concludes. It’s reflected in the way she carries herself as a leader of the team, while changing the identity of a franchise that is desperately looking to become a winning organization. A season ago, Bueckers was learning how to adapt, carefully trying to fit in a locker room and a league that was new to her, while not stepping on anyone’s toes in the process. One year later, Bueckers is leading the locker room. The All-WNBA guard is stepping into a leadership role with a stronger voice and a well defined presence that carries her around the gym. Bueckers takes ownership in who she wants to be as a player, what she wants the Wings to be as a team and how first-year head coach Jose Fernandez wants the team to perform.
Entering her second season in the WNBA, Bueckers is energized by the direction of the Wings. Her excitement comes from more than just new players and coaches, it’s the way the team fits, the accountability instilled and the competitive atmosphere. She believes the team can compete on both ends of the floor and embraces the process of building a core with surrounding depth in Dallas.