Paige Bueckers ranks sixth in latest WNBA player rankings
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 17, 2026, 4:25 PM
Last updated Sep 17, 2026
Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers has been ranked sixth in Bleacher Report's latest list of WNBA players. Despite being a two-time All-Star and helping the Wings return to the playoffs, Bueckers faces criticism for her passiveness and reduced shot attempts at the rim. She is currently averaging 20.5 points per game with impressive shooting stats. Bueckers also experienced a flare-up of patellar tendinitis at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup and hopes it does not affect her playoff performance, set to begin later this month.
- •Bueckers ranks sixth among WNBA players, per Bleacher Report.
- •She led the Wings back to the playoffs after a three-year absence.
- •Her scoring average is 20.5 points per game, ranking her sixth in the league.
- •Bueckers' shot attempts at the rim have decreased this season.
- •She aims to recover from a tendinitis flare-up before the playoffs.
- 4:25 PMYahoo Sports — Why Paige Bueckers lands outside top 5 in latest WNBA player ranking
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