2025 WNBA Draft

[meyers7]

Geno mentioned some party Paige was having afterwards, so I’m guessing she’s picking up the tab for tonight’s team festivities. Also helps that you can just drive to NYC from Storrs while everyone else has to fly in from wherever.

Hmmm, I didn't get an invitation. Strange. Anybody else's mail get messed up?

 

[Geew1992]

Sonya Citron #3. Didn't see Coach Ivey there? Did anyone? Weird....

She was there

 

[Geew1992]

Aubs, Christyn, Dorka and Phee all on the same team

 

[Barkin Out]

Sonya Citron #3. Didn't see Coach Ivey there? Did anyone? Weird....

She was there. She left early for the portal

 

[CTrefugee]

Showing her class, Paige made a discreet wardrobe change after the W tried to over-glam her.
Here she is no longer having to hold herself together. Love her.

 

[yhun89]

Hopefully the Lynx give Aubrey a chance to get back into the swing of things. Give her a few reps and she could be a decent bench player.

I worry that she's too similar to Taylor Soule, who was athletic as hell, but the Lynx waived her because of her inability to provide any sort of offense. Hopefully Aubrey can get her shot back.

 

[bschwartz]

Kaitlyn and Aubrey would not be the first Husky 3rd rounders to make a team. Don't know the full number, but Saniya Chong had several great games on the Dallas Wings including one where she led the team over the then defending champion Sparks. You never know what could happen.

 

[REB1094]

Paige will rightfully get most/all of the spotlight, but great start for Kaitlyn and Aubrey to get drafted

The foot is in the door. Time to get to work!

 

[psconn]

Hopefully the Lynx give Aubrey a chance to get back into the swing of things. Give her a few reps and she could be a decent bench player.

I worry that she's too similar to Taylor Soule, who was athletic as hell, but the Lynx waived her because of her inability to provide any sort of offense. Hopefully Aubrey can get her shot back.

I'll be a tough row to hoe for both Kailyn and Aubrey. Even if they don't stick now, they've raised their profile by being WNBA draftees. They'll learn the pro ropes and make contacts. It can only help in securing a decent contract somewhere overseas, if necessary or desired.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I wanted Jocyte for UConn, but I guess that ship has now sailed.

 

[hoopsfan22]

I wanted Jocyte for UConn, but I guess that ship has now sailed.

I don't think she was ever coming here, and if you're a top international player that can cut the line by virtue of the lower age requirement to get into the W, why wouldn't you?

 

[CL82]

Fifty seems like a lot. Wow.

I think it's worked out pretty well for the Lynx.

 

[ec33]

I don't think she was ever coming here, and if you're a top international player that can cut the line by virtue of the lower age requirement to get into the W, why wouldn't you?

The reason would be to build a brand. The WNBA is not the lucrative payoff at the end of the line it is for men's players and the NBA.

It will be interesting to see how Blanca Quiñonez makes out in the NIL portion of being a UConn Husky.

 

[cancontent]

The reason would be to build a brand. The WNBA is not the lucrative payoff at the end of the line it is for men's players and the NBA.

It will be interesting to see how Blanca Quiñonez makes out in the NIL portion of being a UConn Husky.

This may not be an accurate assumption. For all we know Jocyte could have been doing that already in Europe while playing in their pro leagues.

 

[HuskyNan]

The reason would be to build a brand. The WNBA is not the lucrative payoff at the end of the line it is for men's players and the NBA.

It will be interesting to see how Blanca Quiñonez makes out in the NIL portion of being a UConn Husky.

She’ll be in the US on a student visa, not a work visa, which limits how she can make money. I believe only passive income from tees is allowed, no commercials or sponsorships.

 

[ec33]

She’ll be in the US on a student visa, not a work visa, which limits how she can make money. I believe only passive income from tees is allowed, no commercials or sponsorships.

I did forget about that. You would think this issue would be accounted for in the new agreement.

 

[ec33]

This may not be an accurate assumption. For all we know Jocyte could have been doing that already in Europe while playing in their pro leagues.

To build a brand in the United States. Basketball is popular in Lithuania, so I would assume she isn't having a hard time building her brand there.

 

[cancontent]

To build a brand in the United States. Basketball is popular in Lithuania, so I would assume she isn't having a hard time building her brand there.

I was thinking Europe as a whole versus the US considering she's been playing Euroleague. Her brand in North America might not be as important to her as we may assume.

 

[GoUconn7961]

I knew Paige was getting drafter, but I cried like a baby when they called out Kaitlyn and Aubrey.

 

[Crossover]

Showing her class, Paige made a discreet wardrobe change after the W tried to over-glam her.
Here she is no longer having to hold herself together. Love her.

"The W" does not dictate what players wear. Each person makes that decision for herself, which is why you see such a wide variety of fits. As for Paige, a couple of days before the draft her stylist revealed that she would wear more than one fit to the event.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Jocyte was born in the U.S., so she is an American citizen. She had an opportunity to play for the best coach in the world.

 

[Sifaka]

She’ll be in the US on a student visa, not a work visa, which limits how she can make money. I believe only passive income from tees is allowed, no commercials or sponsorships.

As has been discussed, in other threads, there are many ways for a player to have “offshore” NIL earnings while complying with the “no work” limitations of a student visa.

 

[cancontent]

"The W" does not dictate what players wear. Each person makes that decision for herself, which is why you see such a wide variety of fits. As for Paige, a couple of days before the draft her stylist revealed that she would wear more than one fit to the event.

People are reading too much into this. I loved both outfits but missed out on hearing who the designer(s) were.

 

[Henry]

I think one of the designers was Versace, but I don't remember who the other designer was. In one of the videos I saw she says who.

 

[Kaizen]

Showing her class, Paige made a discreet wardrobe change after the W tried to over-glam her.
Here she is no longer having to hold herself together. Love her.

 

[Kaizen]

Remember the name: Paige Bueckers. 6th grade, think Diana Taurasi. Best 6th grade G I've ever seen. St. Louis Park.

https://x.com/gPrep/status/382707247530270720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

 

[VA Huskie]

I knew Paige was getting drafter, but I cried like a baby when they called out Kaitlyn and Aubrey.

I just screamed!

 

[Dogdude]

I did forget about that. You would think this issue would be accounted for in the new agreement.

Ah, not an NCAA thing, it's a federal deal. Visa's are by type: tourist, student, work, temporary work, etc. I knew a Canadian fiddler who came down on a tourist visa but was caught playing a gig for money. Back to Canada, a fine, and a five year ban from playing in the states.