Paige Bueckers will make her WNBA regular season debut on Friday night in the Dallas Wings vs. Minnesota Lynx. Ahead of Bueckers's big night, she received a text from a WNBA superstar, Napheesa Collier,

The Minnesota Lynx began the 2025 WNBA regular season against rookie number one overall pick Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings on Friday night, rekindling hopes for a WNBA Finals run. The Lynx's most well known star player, Napheesa Collier, scored 14 points in her first 13 minutes of game action, helping to pace her team in the early going.

Meanwhile, Lynx star Napheesa Collier was voted as the favorite to be named the league's MVP, earning 67% of the vote. Collier finished second in the 2024 MVP race to Las Vegas' A'ja Wilson. WNBA general managers also voted the 28-year-old as the most versatile player and best overall defender, earning 42% and 33% of the votes, respectively.