The proof is already there: UConn set the record for the highest ticket sales in history, and her projected WNBA team, the Dallas Wings, sold out in tickets before Bueckers has even been drafted. In the coming years, we're primed to witness "the Bueckers effect", a phenomenon that's already in progress.

Juju Watkins, Hannah Hidalgo and some of the other biggest stars in women's basketball aren't eligible for the 2025 WNBA Draft. But what if they were?

The free event takes place on Monday, April 14, at the Wings' home court, College Park Center in Arlington. Doors are scheduled to open at 5:30 p.m. ahead of the WNBA Draft, which airs live at 6:30 p.m. The Wings have the number one overall pick in a draft class that is expected to change the game.

Players are supposed to declare their draft status within 48 hours after their team's season has ended. The WNBA has shown some ... moving pieces with the draft just three weeks away.