Paige Bueckers reportedly signs three-year contract with Unrivaled

Paige Bueckers underwent the formality of being the 2025 WNBA Draft's No. 1 overall pick Monday when the Dallas Wings selected the UConn star.

Before Bueckers was drafted by the WNBA, she already had a lucrative pro contract in place.

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According to ESPN's Kendra Andrews, Bueckers signed a three-year deal with Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 league founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier that completed its inaugural season in March.

Bueckers' first-year salary with Unrivaled will exceed the amount of her rookie contract with the Wings, sources told Andrews. As the top overall pick, Bueckers is slated to make $78,831 in her first season, according to the WNBA rookie wage scales.

Breaking: Paige Bueckers, projected to go No. 1 in tomorrow’s WNBA draft, has signed a 3-year deal with Unrivaled, sources tell ESPN. Her first-year salary with Unrivaled exceeds what she would make in her entire four-year rookie scale contract in the W. https://t.co/KiVs14yYhD
— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) April 14, 2025

Last year, Bueckers gained equity in Unrivaled through an NIL deal. While the new league was playing its first season, the three-time All-American guard was busy leading the Huskies to the program's 12th national championship.

Unrivaled has yet to land the No. 1 overall pick of last year's WNBA Draft — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark. The 2024 Rookie of the Year turned down a mega deal similar to Lionel Messi's MLS contract and opted to take a break from competitive basketball during the WNBA offseason.

Paige Bueckers already has a pro contract richer than her WNBA rookie deal

By Joe Lago | Apr 14, 2025