Blockbuster trades in the final 48 hours before the WNBA draft are extremely rare, but the Storm are uniquely positioned to make a strong run at the No. 1 pick.

Bueckers going first overall Monday night has been a fait accompli ever since she announced her intentions to spend the 2024-25 season in Storrs. But there has been plenty of drama surrounding the 2025 WNBA draft, including whether the consensus best player might execute a power play to land in a preferred destination.

There is no doubt that Paige Bueckers will be the No. 1 selection of Monday's WNBA draft in New York. The Dallas Wings own that pick and hope Bueckers will pump energy into the franchise the way Caitlin Clark did last season for the Indiana Fever.