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Two Dallas Wings draftees have top odds to win WNBA Rookie of the Year

The 2025 WNBA season is around the corner, and sportsbooks have published odds for the league’s year-end awards, such as MVP and rookie of the year.

The Dallas Wings drafted Paige Bueckers No.1 overall, after a standout career with the UConn Huskies that ended with her winning the 2025 NCAA Championship. What are her chances of winning the league’s top honors for rookies?

According to BetMGM, Bueckers is the prohibitive favorite to win WNBA Rookie of the Year with -275 odds and would be the first Dallas Wings player to win the award since Allisha Gray did in 2017.

Former TCU Horned Frog and Chicago Sky draft pick Hailey Van Lith also made an appearance on the list with the sixth-best odds to bring home the award.

Fellow draftee Maddy Westfield was also among those with the best odds for the award, the entire top ten is listed below.

1. Paige Bueckers -275

2. Sonia Citron +600

3. Kiki Iriafen +800

4. Aneesah Morrow +1600

5. Georgia Amoore +1600

6. Hailey Van Lith +2000

7. Saniya Rivers +5000

8. Ajsa Sivka +5000

9. Aziaha James +6600

10. Maddy Westbeld +6600

Lawrence Dow
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Lawrence Dow is a digital sports reporter from Philadelphia. He graduated with a master’s degree in journalism from USC. He’s passionate about movies and is always looking for a great book. He covers the Texas Rangers and other sports.
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