Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are two icons who both sported the slick back hairstyles during their playing days, and Bueckers knows that she has some pretty lofty expectations to live up to. "Really, Sue and Dee were like huge slick back women," Bueckers said. "And so I feel like they’ve sort of passed the torch. But yeah, huge shoes for sure."

Folks already know about Caitlin Clark's popularity, but the WNBA might have discovered its newest television ratings bump in 2025 top overall draft pick Paige Bueckers.