That's the situation Dallas Wings coach Chris Koclanes found himself in on Friday night with rookie guard Paige Bueckers. Bueckers is the definition of a class act, but even she looked confused on the bench while Koclanes was drawing up a play late in the contest against the hosting Golden State Valkyries.

Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers' reaction to a play her head coach Chris Koclanes drew up during a timeout is going viral.

Paige Bueckers is having a monster season as a rookie with the Dallas Wings, reminding fans why she was the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft. The former UConn Huskies standout, wh

Dallas Wings’ Paige Bueckers (5) dribbles the ball against Valkyries’ Kaitlyn Chen (2) in the second quarter at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, July 25, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

A play draw-up for the Dallas Wings against the Golden State Valkyries didn't seem to go the way the players wanted.

The WNBA season is flying by, and we're already past the halfway mark, giving us plenty to chew on from Paige Bueckers' rookie run. The first overall pick this year arrived with a

But her welcome to the WNBA moment aside, Paige Bueckers has transitioned to the league quite well during her rookie season with the Wings. She was one of three rookies who were selected to the All-Star team this season, joining Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron of the Washington Mystics.

Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers have women's basketball fans constantly gushing over their relationship. Prior to the couple dating, they were teammates at UConn, and Bueckers made Fudd's nickname "The People's Princess" go viral. Fudd is opening up about the origin of the nickname long after Bueckers left UConn for the Dallas Wings.