Paige Bueckers and Sue Bird Rejoice After Storm’s Nika Muhl Finally Scores in WNBA

Various UConn Huskies icons showed Storm rookie Nika Muhl love after she ended her season-long scoreless streak on Thursday.

Seattle Storm rookie Nika Muhl has built an impressive fanbase, which started while she was playing alongside Paige Bueckers at UConn over the past few seasons.

This is perhaps most impressive, given that Muhl’s highlight reel in the WNBA had been limited to her iconic pregame outfits. The No. 14 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft only averaged 3.6 minutes per game this season and hadn’t scored a single point in the WNBA leading into the Storm’s game against the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday.

But that all changed with about five minutes remaining in Muhl’s rookie season when the former Husky picked the pockets of Mercury rookie Celeste Taylor and scored a transition layup in the fourth quarter; marking her first-ever WNBA points.