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  "path": "/the-dallas-wings-can-find-a-bucket-anywhere",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T20:54:19.000Z",
  "site": "https://defector.com",
  "tags": [
    "WNBA",
    "Women's Basketball",
    "arike ogunbowale",
    "azzi fudd",
    "Chicago Sky",
    "dallas wings",
    "jessica shepard",
    "jose fernandez",
    "paige bueckers"
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  "textContent": "It’s great how little you have to think about Paige Bueckers. This isn’t the same as  _not caring_ about her. The scads of cheers she gets during player intros, even on the road, are proof that she’s cared about very much. She just happens to be the sort of player whose competence speaks for itself, whose game demands no further tinkering or accommodation. Play her with a big lineup or a small one. Play her at the one, two, or three. Play her off the ball, or on it. Play her in a box, with a fox, in a house, with a mouse. Her versatility lets the Dallas Wings be whatever they want to be.\n\nWhat they’ve been so far this year is one of the WNBA's most potent offenses. With playmakers at every spot, these Wings are moving, cutting, sharing the ball, and scoring from everywhere, well enough to rank second in the league in offensive rating. On Wednesday night in Chicago, they put up 99 points on a respectable Sky defense and notched their third win of the season. Five games in, they’re already in good position to beat last year’s win total of 10.\n\nConspiracy theories abounded when the Wings bypassed the bigs in this year's draft and used the first overall pick on Azzi Fudd, a much-needed source of shooting and strength in the backcourt, and who, yes, has said in the past that she’s dating Bueckers. The easy explanation is that they’d already made the frontcourt the focus of their free agency when they signed Alanna Smith and Jessica Shepard, both formerly of the Minnesota Lynx. Smith hasn’t shaken her habit of picking up awful fouls, and she’s looked a little out of whack since breaking her nose in the preseason.",
  "title": "The Dallas Wings Can Find A Bucket Anywhere"
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