WNBA Team Urged to Trade Star to Clear Path for Paige Bueckers originally appeared on Athlon Sports. On Sunday morning, the Dallas Wings sent guard DiJonai Carrington to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Diamond Miller, Karlie Samuelson and a 2027 second-round draft pick. To finalize the deal, Dallas also waived center Teaira McCowan.

That being said, the WNBA took to social media to share a major announcement about Bueckers on Monday. In their post, the league announced that Bueckers has been named the WNBA Rookie of the Month for the month of July.

The WNBA announced Monday that the Dallas Wings rookie earned Rookie of the Month honors for July. Bueckers, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, also earned the accolade for June. She is the fourth newcomer in franchise history to secure Rookie of the Month honors twice and is the only rookie in the league to repeat this season.