Entering 2025, many analysts pegged the Dallas Wings roster as a dark-horse playoff team, led by the backcourt pairing of No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers and four-time WNBA All-Star Arike Ogunbowale.

While Bueckers' odds to be Rookie of the Year aren't nearly as short as her No. 1 pick odds, she's still a heavy -350 favorite for the award at BetMGM. Dominique Malonga is next at +450, followed by Sonia Citron at +800 and Kiki Iriafen at +1000.

Rookie guard Paige Bueckers led Dallas with 19 points, eight assists and five rebounds, improving markedly on her debut line of 10 points, seven rebounds and two assists in a season-opening loss to the Minnesota Lynx.