Paige Bueckers' 3-Point Surge Isn't as Surprising as It Seems

Dallas Wings star guard Paige Bueckers is shooting 42.6% from three-point range this season, which is fourth-best in the WNBA.

This is a massive jump from the 33.1% clip from behind the arc that Bueckers produced in her rookie season. However, this jump should not be seen as a surprise, given several aspects of Bueckers' past.

For one, Bueckers was a career 42.3% shooter from three-point range during her five seasons with the UConn Huskies. This suggests that the real surprise was Bueckers' three-point struggles as a rookie, and that this season's resurgent success was more of a return to form than the result of some dramatic offseason improvement.

And perhaps these rookie season struggles shouldn't be seen as surprising at all, given that Bueckers went straight from an entire season with the UConn Huskies (which culminated in a national championship) to an entire season with the Dallas Wings, after getting just a few weeks of rest in early April.



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