The question is whether backcourt star Arike Ogunbowale will be part of Dallas’ future as the franchise rebuilds back into a playoff team.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/athlete-lifestyle as Paige Bueckers gets called out by Wings teammate during epic TikTok dance together.

As two rising stars of women’s basketball, Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers have taken their bond from teammates at UConn to an authentic, joyful relationship — that has their fanbase squealing with joy. And now, through custom sports merch, they’re doubling down on their budding relationship with style, playful energy, and consistent support.

The Rookie of the Year frontrunner held onto her most consistent streak as the Dallas Wings achieved a wire-to-wire win over the New York Liberty on Monday night.

Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd just proved that shooting your shot is, indeed, worth it. In case you somehow missed all the signs, the former UConn basketball teammates confirmed their friendship turned into something more with some subtle social media posts—and we couldn’t be more obsessed.

Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers is having a fantastic start to her WNBA career and is a runaway favorite to win Rookie of the Year, but she admitted that she still has a lot to learn.

For Monday’s matchup with the WNBA champion New York Liberty in Dallas, Bueckers strolled in with a pink skater-girl vibe in the T-shirt and shorts. Heading into Monday’s macthup, Bueckers was averaging 18.1 points, 5.6 assists, and 3.9 rebounds per game. She’s certainly been an All-Star on and off the court.

The backcourt duo of rookie Paige Bueckers and veteran Arike Ogunbowale combined for 40 points as the Wings shot 46% from the floor and soared to a 27-point halftime lead. With the win, Dallas is one victory away from matching its total from 2024, when the team finished 9-31.

Wings rookie Paige Bueckers returned to the lineup after missing the previous game. She scored 20 points and added six rebounds, four assists and three steals while shooting 7-of-12 and going 2-of-4 from three-point range.

Bueckers has admitted that she is desperate to partner with a real estate company so that she doesn't have to "pay for a house."

On top of all that, the rookie broke another WNBA record. With 17 games remaining on the season, she surpassed Alana Beard, Arike Ogunbowale, Caitlin Clark, and Cappie Pondexter for the most 20-point, 2-steal games by a rookie guard in WNBA history.