Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese have fitted together like a puzzle. Despite the exorbitant expectations from their Team USA debuts, they have delivered. In three games, Reese has averaged 7 points and 9.3 rebounds while playing 15.9 minutes per game. Bueckers is among the top scorers, averaging 12.3 points and 3 rebounds per game. The two show great coordination as well, on and off court. After their Italy win, Team USA veteran Chelsea Gray hinted that they should be playing more together. 

“The other day I was calling them peanut butter and jelly…they were in the wrong place,” Gray said after the Italy win. “But it’s really, it’s really cool, man. Their respect for the game and they’re just constantly getting better.”

Bueckers is a score-first guard with an immense passing range. She can do it all. Bueckers can be your facilitator or your primary scorer. Reese has transitioned into a tall point-forward that can bring the ball up as well as anchor the paint. Both are immensely impactful players capable of carrying their team on their back. 

“Angel…everybody got block out around her every single time. You can’t take a possession off. She’s able to push the ball,” Gray further said. “And then Paige her ability to read the defense really well with her shot, but also she’s a good passer. And so, they just do different things, but they’re constantly getting better and I love seeing their growth.”

Unfortunately, these superstars are currently stuck in WNBA teams that will probably not contend for the title in the next couple of years. Bueckers’ rookie season was all about her at Dallas, as her supporting cast proved too futile. They finished 10-34 last year. But she is locked in on taking Wings to another level.  Reese, on the other hand, is in a grey situation with the Chicago Sky. She absolutely torched the management during the past season and professed that she can leave if needed. The issue has cooled since. 

“I’m under contract, so yes, I plan on returning to the Sky,” Reese said. “[I’m] continuing to talk to [head coach] Tyler [Marsh], and building that relationship with [GM] Jeff [Pagliocca] and Tyler.”

Yet, it is questionable that she can stomach another mediocre season. Dallas is a viable destination for Reese, especially considering her recent fit with Paige Bueckers. The Wings team is set for a development arc. It is young with the 2026 No. 1 draft pick, the likes of Aziaha James and JJ Quinnerly. Reese would fit right in.

Dallas needs a forward around the rim. They were one of the worst teams at scoring in the paint last season. While rebounding was a virtue, averaging just more than 35 per game, the team is looking to build for the future. Reese’s all-round abilities and her stardom can take the franchise to new heights. She can be the pick-and-roll initiator for Bueckers and they can form a killer two-man game  that can break defenses. 

“We’re going to play harder than anybody in this league,” Wings’ new coach Jose Fernandez said. “We’re going to rim-run harder, our wings are going to sprint harder, we’re going to attack the rim, we’re going to create second shot opportunities, we’re going to cut hard, we’re going to screen hard, we’re going to stop the point of attack early and we’re going to be tough to play against. That’s going to be the identity.”

Reese has a very high motor and is a great second-chance finisher. Her 2.9 second-chance points per game stood 6th in the league last year. Her off-ball movement has also evolved with time and her cuts have become deadlier. Reese’s physicality and effort have always been top-notch, which will give some edge to Fernandez’s Dallas.

If Dallas wants to build a potential contender, Bueckers and Reese would be the ideal base. The contract situation does arrive as a hurdle, as Reese has another 2 years on her rookie contract to go. However, if Reese really wants to, she can force a trade. The forward’s response on her Team USA experience further personifies her attitude. 

Angel Reese Sends 1-Word Message On Her Team USA Experience

Angel Reese has just two goals in her basketball career. “I don’t really care about records—I just want to win a championship,” Reese said in an interview with Elle’s Kayla Webley Adler. “The two most important goals for me before the end of my career are winning a championship and playing on the Olympic team and winning a gold medal.” She has taken the first step by making it to Team USA.

Now that she is there, Angel Reese is experiencing a nice change of scenario from the Chicago Sky. During her two years with the team, Reese has not won three games in a row even once. However, with Team USA, the story is different. Team USA has won all three games against Senegal, Puerto Rico and Italy. After dropping 5 points and 7 rebounds in 14 minutes against Italy, Reese clearly stated what her favorite part about Team USA is. “Winning,” She said. That was enough, no further explanation was needed. 

Reese wants to win and can take drastic decisions for it. That is what makes her moving away from the Sky still a possibility. Yes, they can reload in this free agency but will that be enough? The prospect of playing with Paige Bueckers seems too tasty to avoid.