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Paige Bueckers, the UConn alum who was the No. 1 overall pick during the 2025 WNBA Draft, has been making headlines about her performance over the past three weeks, but that does not faze her Dallas Wings teammate, Tyasha Harris.
In her sixth WNBA season, Harris has embraced her evolving role. In a recent press conference on Sunday, sports journalist Joey Mistertta asked the veteran guard how she balances playing with Bueckers.
"I love it. I feel like all my career, I've always been a two-guard front thing, type of combo," Harris responded. "Even at South Carolina, it was always like 'if you're right there, get the ball and I can sprint,' and vice versa."
The 27-year-old athlete also admitted that as a point guard, it's okay to take a back seat and not be as aggressive.
"So when I can come in and be that point guard and allow [Bueckers] to be aggressive off the two-guard position, it just brightens everything up and make us have more options to score."
On Friday, the Wings had their season opener against the Minnesota Lynx, but fell 99 - 84. Harris scored five points in the final two minutes of the first quarter, subbing into the game and sinking a 3-pointer to tie it at 17-17, then following it with a jumper to secure the lead.
Their next game will be on Monday against the Seattle Storm at 5 p.m. PST.
Tyasha Harris (52) drives to the basket against the Chicago Sky during the first half of a WNBA game at Wintrust Arena. Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images
After playing for South Carolina from 2016 to 2020, Harris was selected seventh overall by the Dallas Wings in the 2020 WNBA Draft. She spent her first three seasons with Dallas, then played for the Connecticut Sun in 2023. In 2024, she came back to the Wings.
"Every team, every year, is something different, something new. Sometimes I'm a starter or coming off the bench. I do have that experience of, if I do need to start, I can start. If I need to come off the bench, I come off the bench," she said. "Being a role player is not a bad thing. Every great team has role players, and that's where longevity comes in."
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In her sixth WNBA season, Harris has embraced her evolving role. In a recent press conference on Sunday, sports journalist Joey Mistertta asked the veteran guard how she balances playing with Bueckers.
"I love it. I feel like all my career, I've always been a two-guard front thing, type of combo," Harris responded. "Even at South Carolina, it was always like 'if you're right there, get the ball and I can sprint,' and vice versa."
The 27-year-old athlete also admitted that as a point guard, it's okay to take a back seat and not be as aggressive.
"So when I can come in and be that point guard and allow [Bueckers] to be aggressive off the two-guard position, it just brightens everything up and make us have more options to score."
On Friday, the Wings had their season opener against the Minnesota Lynx, but fell 99 - 84. Harris scored five points in the final two minutes of the first quarter, subbing into the game and sinking a 3-pointer to tie it at 17-17, then following it with a jumper to secure the lead.
Their next game will be on Monday against the Seattle Storm at 5 p.m. PST.
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Tyasha Harris (52) drives to the basket against the Chicago Sky during the first half of a WNBA game at Wintrust Arena. Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images
After playing for South Carolina from 2016 to 2020, Harris was selected seventh overall by the Dallas Wings in the 2020 WNBA Draft. She spent her first three seasons with Dallas, then played for the Connecticut Sun in 2023. In 2024, she came back to the Wings.
"Every team, every year, is something different, something new. Sometimes I'm a starter or coming off the bench. I do have that experience of, if I do need to start, I can start. If I need to come off the bench, I come off the bench," she said. "Being a role player is not a bad thing. Every great team has role players, and that's where longevity comes in."
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