That's the situation Dallas Wings coach Chris Koclanes found himself in on Friday night with rookie guard Paige Bueckers. Bueckers is the definition of a class act, but even she looked confused on the bench while Koclanes was drawing up a play late in the contest against the hosting Golden State Valkyries.

Wings guard Paige Bueckers sets another record to continue historic rookie season one week after All-Star Weekend

Bueckers' status for Monday's game against the elite and reigning champion New York Liberty. Both of these are big games, with reigning MVP A'ja Wilson coming to town on Sunday, but Monday will be a good example of how far away they are from competing.

This rook is SPECIAL 💫 After tonight’s game, Paige Bueckers becomes the first player in WNBA History to total 350+ PTS and 100+ AST in the first 20 games of their career! #WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/6Xws0Q1dV5

The WNBA season is flying by, and we're already past the halfway mark, giving us plenty to chew on from Paige Bueckers' rookie run. The first overall pick this year arrived with a

Dallas Wings’ Paige Bueckers (5) dribbles the ball against Valkyries’ Kaitlyn Chen (2) in the second quarter at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, July 25, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

Paige Bueckers has appeared to figure out to gain the system, at least when it comes to her off-court ambitions. Bueckers is in the midst of her rookie season w

Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers have women's basketball fans constantly gushing over their relationship. Prior to the couple dating, they were teammates at UConn, and Bueckers made Fudd's nickname "The People's Princess" go viral. Fudd is opening up about the origin of the nickname long after Bueckers left UConn for the Dallas Wings.