Paige Bueckers has repeatedly shared that her favorite NBA player is Kyrie Irving, who happens to play in the same city for the Dallas Mavericks. After Bueckers was drafted No. 1 by the Dallas Wings,

Paige Bueckers achieved what many athletes have likely dreamed of: putting up historic numbers in front of your favorite player of all-time.

Irving and Bueckers met on the court postgame and walked off together, with Irving's daughter wearing a Bueckers jersey next to them. Bueckers then signed a jersey for Irving as the two posed for a picture.