For virtually the entire 2025 season, Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers has been considered the overwhelming favorite to win WNBA Rookie of the Year honors. But the Washington Mystics' Sonia Citron is closing in fast as the regular season enters its final weeks, and an award race that once held little intrigue could suddenly blow up.

Paige Bueckers has taken the WNBA by storm in her rookie season with the Dallas Wings. After being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, Bueckers has not disappointed. Following her final season in college with the UConn Huskies that resulted in a national championship,

Dallas Wings superstar Paige Bueckers is the runaway favorite to take home the WNBA 's Rookie of the Year award. She's always mentioned Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving as one of her idols, but she has another player who is one of her favorites.