Ahead of the draft, Bueckers signed a three-year deal to join 3-on-3 women’s basketball league Unrivaled. Her first-year salary for the 10-week season, which takes place during the WNBA offseason, will exceed what she would make in all four years of her $348,198 WNBA rookie contract, according to an ESPN report.

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving congratulated Paige Bueckers on being the No. 1 pick of the Dallas Wings. Irving told Bueckers he's "so happy that you're going to be right down the street" and that he sees a bright future ahead for the UConn playmaker: