Biography Flash: Paige Bueckers Named Forbes 30 Under 30 While Building Empire Beyond Basketball

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Paige Bueckers has spent the past few days quietly building what looks like the next chapter of a superstar career, on and off the court, and the headlines are starting to catch up. According to Forbes, Paige was just named to the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 USA list in the Sports category, recognition that cements her not just as the Dallas Wings franchise player after a stellar Rookie of the Year season, but as a long‑term business and cultural figure in the women’s game. CT Insider reports that she joins fellow UConn great Napheesa Collier on that list, a signal that Paige has officially crossed from college phenom to established pro tastemaker with real staying power in the sport and in the marketplace.

That business and brand side is accelerating fast. EssentiallySports notes that beyond her on‑court numbers in Dallas, Paige holds equity in the Unrivaled three‑on‑three league, has major sponsorships headlined by Nike, and serves as a creative director for DoorDash, with an Apple Original Films project, Jess & Pearl, in the pipeline where she is expected to star and executive produce. Those moves matter biographically because they position her as part athlete, part entrepreneur, and part emerging entertainment figure, in line with the way LeBron James or Steph Curry diversified early in their careers.

On the public‑facing, softer‑focus side, Sports Illustrated’s UConn vertical reports that Cosmopolitan just named Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd one of its 2025 Couples of the Year as the Best Friends‑to‑Lovers couple, placing them alongside A‑list celebrity pairings and firmly anchoring Paige in mainstream pop culture. That Cosmo spotlight, plus their very public social media presence and continued sightings supporting each other’s games, also serves as a quiet rebuttal to recent breakup rumors swirling online; those whispers remain unconfirmed speculation, but the recent coverage leans hard toward the relationship being very much intact.

On the basketball horizon, ESPN reports that Paige will make her USA Basketball senior national team camp debut in mid‑December at Duke, alongside Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and other young stars, an important biographical milestone as she steps onto the track for future World Cup and Olympic selection. Around the league, OurSports Central highlighted a new Dallas Wings YouTube feature titled Paige Bueckers: First Round Pick Lego Builder, a lighter content play that keeps her personality in fans’ feeds.

There are also swirling but still unconfirmed brand rumors. College Football Network describes social media buzz that Paige could team up with Angel Reese in a major Oreo campaign, driven largely by Reese’s playful Instagram bio and fan speculation; as of now, no official deal has been announced, so that collaboration remains in the rumor column rather than verified fact.

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