Candace Parker Pushes Back on Paige Bueckers Defensive Praise

Despite being just 24 years old and having one season of professional basketball under her belt, Paige Bueckers is already among the most talented offensive weapons in women’s basketball. Bueckers was an elite scorer and playmaker during her college career at UConn, and transitioned seamlessly into her WNBA career with the Dallas Wings. And perhaps the most impressive aspect of this is that Bueckers is still seemingly expanding her toolbag on the offensive end, and still has room to improve. The more interesting question about Bueckers’ game pertains to her defense. Like many of the top guards coming out of college, she isn’t quite as renowned on that end of the floor. This had many interested to see how Bueckers would fare at Unrivaled this winter, as the 3×3 playing style that typically forces players to guard their assignment without assistance or support if they get beaten off the dribble tends to expose players with defensive deficiencies. Bueckers made her Unrivaled debut with Breeze BC on January 5, sRead More