Wings' Paige Bueckers has one play no WNBA team has been able to stop

The Dallas Wings are scorching to start July.

Winners of five consecutive games, the Wings are 16-8 and well on track to return to the playoffs after missing out in each of the past two seasons.

Dallas quickly is becoming a place no one wants to go in the second half of the season -- and Paige Bueckers is becoming even more difficult for opponents to stop.

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Bueckers has unlocked the single most efficient play in the WNBA this season: the post-up.

Bueckers post-ups are averaging an exceptional 1.64 points per possession, which is the single most-efficient action of any qualified WNBA player this season.

Though she doesn't possess the prototypical body type to bully opponents down low, Bueckers' underrated strength on the ball -- and her intelligence off the ball -- combined with her touch around the rim create a deadly cocktail for defenses.

Bueckers has gotten even better at playing through contact, though her free-throw attempts are down to 3.6 per game relative to her rookie season. Her footwork, passing and turnaround jumper allow the Wings multiple avenues to exploit her post-ups.

The Wings' offense is third in the WNBA in efficiency at 112.8 points per 100 possessions. And Bueckers is flirting with a 50/40/90 season, shooting 51.6 percent from the floor, 38 percent from 3-point range and 86.7 percent from the free-throw line.

She is quickly becoming a complete offensive weapon and one of the league's elite players, which will help elevate the Wings into the playoffs for the first time since a semifinal run in 2023.

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