{"id":829261,"date":"2025-04-30T16:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?p=829261"},"modified":"2025-04-30T16:26:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:26:58","slug":"dallas-wings-training-camp-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wslam\/paige-bueckers\/dallas-wings-training-camp-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Wings: Training Camp Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to training camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the 2025 WNBA season just around the corner, training camp\u2014which started April 27\u2014is well underway. All across the W, teams have given us a glimpse of what to expect ahead of preseason games, which tip-off May 2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s training camp updates on the Wings: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 29: <\/strong>Kaila Charles has arrived:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kaila Charles has made it to camp \ud83c\udfd5\ufe0f<br><br>Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/__KC5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@__KC5<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DSSowmmoHc\">pic.twitter.com\/DSSowmmoHc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasWings\/status\/1917350742777643149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wings also gave us an exclusive look at how the runs in camp are going. Let&#8217;s dive in&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the clips we&#8217;ve seen so far, the Wings&#8217; ball movement has been eliteeeeee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ball movement on \ud83d\udcaf<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bswhealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bswhealth<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WingsUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WingsUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JSQ37DcWMd\">pic.twitter.com\/JSQ37DcWMd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasWings\/status\/1917314980057157909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mai Yamamoto&nbsp;was knocking down shots, too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When you get the whole team hootin&#39; &amp; hollerin&#39;<br><br>Mai for threee!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bswhealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bswhealth<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WingsUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WingsUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IWLSLJnaQU\">pic.twitter.com\/IWLSLJnaQU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasWings\/status\/1917301499459428741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New head coach Chris Koclanes shared his thoughts on DiJonai&nbsp;Carrington&#8217;s top-tier defense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He told the media, &#8220;I love Dijonai&#8217;s ability to guard multiple positions and she will for sure be attacking ball handlers and getting into the ball early. She just has a presence and an instinct that you can&#8217;t teach.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;She has a presence and an instinct that you can&#39;t teach.&quot; &#8211; Coach Chris Koclanes on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DijonaiVictoria?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DijonaiVictoria<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bswhealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bswhealth<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WingsUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WingsUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CZl5mJexWq\">pic.twitter.com\/CZl5mJexWq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasWings\/status\/1917334946080817338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After practice, Arike, PB and DiJonai went through shooting workouts today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arike Ogunbowale, DiJonai Carrington, and Paige Bueckers went through a lengthy shooting workout together after today\u2019s Dallas Wings practice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yni11WIENS\">pic.twitter.com\/Yni11WIENS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Grant Afseth (@GrantAfseth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrantAfseth\/status\/1917301124433879486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And here&#8217;s a clip, from Grant Afseth, on the Wings&#8217; defense: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Day 3 of Dallas Wings training camp, with a significant emphasis on defensive principles. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eoeDcv0d2F\">pic.twitter.com\/eoeDcv0d2F<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Grant Afseth (@GrantAfseth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrantAfseth\/status\/1917287470993138018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On a non-basketball note, the team&#8217;s rocker-paper-scissor game continues. Arike is still undefeated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">another day, another round of rock, paper, scissors \ud83e\udd23<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arike_O?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Arike_O<\/a>&#39;s undefeated by the way \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OPEnCjGU6d\">pic.twitter.com\/OPEnCjGU6d<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasWings\/status\/1917302952903004366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 28:<\/strong> More Paige content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#39;s your daily dose of PB<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bswhealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bswhealth<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WingsUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WingsUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WqB2gv4SfO\">pic.twitter.com\/WqB2gv4SfO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasWings\/status\/1916983295767625947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 27:<\/strong> It&#8217;s only Day 1 and the team&#8217;s chemistry is already apparent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So, Dijonai, what are you seeing on the first day of camp? <br><br>\u201cI\u2019m seeing Paige can\u2019t guard me! \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBATwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBATwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasWings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DallasWings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/odLHPaY87L\">pic.twitter.com\/odLHPaY87L<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dorothy J. Gentry (@DorothyJGentry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DorothyJGentry\/status\/1916572352495890763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of Paige, journalist Dorothy J. Gentry asked her what&#8217;s the different between playing in college and the pros. Her response? SCREENS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I asked Paige Bueckers about the biggest difference between college and pros so far\u2026<br><br>\u201cThose screens I got hit with today.\u201d \ud83d\ude2f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBATwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBATwitter<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasWings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DallasWings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AYQD2YgBMe\">pic.twitter.com\/AYQD2YgBMe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dorothy J. Gentry (@DorothyJGentry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DorothyJGentry\/status\/1916573339058946297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to training camp. With the 2025 WNBA season just around the corner, training camp\u2014which started April 27\u2014is well underway. All across the W, teams have given us a glimpse of what to expect ahead of preseason games, which tip-off May 2. Here&#8217;s training camp updates on the Wings: April 29: Kaila Charles has arrived: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":424,"featured_media":829311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65398,65391,65394],"tags":[13122,62952,63726],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-829261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dallas-wings","category-paige-bueckers","category-wnba-training-camp","tag-dallas-wings","tag-paige-bueckers","tag-wslam"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/424"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=829261"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":829319,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829261\/revisions\/829319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/829311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=829261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=829261"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=829261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}