While Chen hasn't been on the Valkyries roster for the entire season, she did get a chance to face off against Bueckers when the Wings traveled to San Francisco in late July. Chen praised Bueckers in an interview with the Bay Area News Group, highlighting her personality and leadership abilities.

Former UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers made WNBA history on Wednesday night with a 44-point performance against the LA Sparks.

Dearica Hamby pulled down the rebound for the Sparks, and she immediately gave the ball to Plum, who dribbled the ball to the Sparks' half-court and slowly wasted time away. With five seconds left, the Sparks star used a pick by Hamby to force a switch and then beat the slower Luisa Geiselsoder off the dribble to bank home the game-winner.

The "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" actor heard the Dallas Wings rookie's call to action and came through for her career night against the Los Angeles Sparks.

Through 29 games, Bueckers is averaging 19.7 points (5th in the league, 3rd among guards), 5.3 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game, while shooting 47.4% from the field, 33.7% from three and 88.6% from the line, according to the WNBA website.

The two teams with the next-best chances of securing that top pick — which was guaranteed to be Paige Bueckers, who was en route to winning an NCAA national championship with the UConn Huskies at that time — were the Dallas Wings and the Chicago Sky.

Chet Holmgren was among a sea of supporters who witnessed Paige Bueckers' record-breaking game against the LA Sparks.

The WNBA fined Sophie Cunningham again after the Indiana Fever star criticized referees on her podcast for giving Dallas Wings' Paige Bueckers too many whistles.