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  Sources: Paige Bueckers to sign 3-year deal with Unrivaled 2.8K Projected No. 1 WNBA draft pick Paige Bueckers is signing a three-year deal with the 3-on-3 league Unrivaled, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Bueckers' first-year salary for the 10-week Unrivaled season will exceed what she would make in four years of her WNBA rookie contract, sources said. If Bueckers is the top pick in the draft, she is set to earn $78,831 in her first year, according to the WNBA's collective bargaining agreement. Last year, Bueckers signed an NIL deal with Unrivaled, giving her league equity. She didn't play in Unrivaled while finishing college with the UConn Huskies, winning her first national title in the NCAA tournament championship on April 6. Bueckers averaged 19.9 points, 4.9 assists, and 4.4 rebounds while shooting 53.4% from the field, including 41.9% from 3-point range, in her last season at UConn. She can be a franchise-altering player for the Dallas Wings, who have the ...