Former UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers has only gotten a taste of WNBA physicality less than two weeks into her first training camp with the Dallas Wings. Though she’s already feeling the challenge of battling professionals for the first time,

Despite being known as an elite offensive player, Paige Bueckers, the No. 1 pick in last month's WNBA Draft, is proud of the work she put in on defense while playing at UConn. As the Dallas Wings rookie gets ready to play in her first professional game, she hopes those skills transfer to the professional court.

The Wings are set to leave the 7,000-seat College Park Center next season in favor of Memorial Auditorium in the city's downtown. The refurbished arena will include a new $54 million practice facility, the latest in a wave of new facilities that have popped up around the WNBA in response to the league's booing popularity.