The Dallas Wings ’ star trailed only Indiana guard Caitlin Clark for the early lead in the fan voting at their position. Clark led all vote-getters with 515,993 votes. Bueckers received 312,920.

Minnesota Lynx superstar forward Napheesa Collier, who's the early MVP favorite this year, is right behind Clark with 484,758 fan votes. Clark's two-time All-Star Fever teammate Aliyah Boston has notched the third-most votes, with 446,961.

Through her first nine WNBA contests, Paige is averaging 17.7 points, 5.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.0 blocks per outing. Bueckers is also shooting 47.2 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from beyond the arc.