The top overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft has reached the midway point of her first professional season. She hasn't disappointed.

Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University, and he has bylines at NBA Analysis Network and RotoWire.

After Wings coach Chris Koclanes finished answering a question about Arike's shooting struggles today, Paige Bueckers chimed in to support her teammate: "It might not have been her night shooting the ball, but the way she continued to stay in the game ... that was huge for me."

It was only Paige Bueckers who came to play in what was supposed to be her first-ever WNBA clash against Caitlin Clark on Friday night. Unfortunately, Clark was forced to miss the Indiana Fever ...