‘Paige Blockers…’ Fans start new nickname for Paige Bueckers after she leads Team USA in blocks

With Paige Bueckers leading Team USA in blocks at the FIBA World Cup, fans have come up with a new name for the 6-foot guard.

The Dallas Wings star came up with two huge blocks to help Team USA defeat the Czech Republic, while scoring 10 points and dishing out five assists.

Bueckers now has four blocks across three games, making her presence known on the defensive end just as much as she did on the offensive end.

Paige Bueckers’ rim protection earns applause from fans

Currently, Paige Bueckers is averaging 1.3 blocks per

Currently, Paige Bueckers is averaging 1.3 blocks per game, the most by any player on Team USA at the 2026 FIBA World Cup.

With four blocks in three games, Bueckers now leads the team in blocks per game at the tournament, despite being one of the shorter players on the team.

Several fans jokingly remarked about the humour behind one of the team’s guards being their best rim protector statistically.

One fan pointed out Bueckers’ history, saying, Real

One fan pointed out Bueckers’ history, saying, “Real ones remember when she led UConn in blocks in ’23-24.”

Another fan joked, “She’s really a power forward!”

“Paige Blockers is real,” joked a fan about the Wings star’s new nickname.

Another fan joked that Bueckers overestimates her height when playing, saying, “She thinks she’s 6’6 and this doesn’t help her delusional self!”

And lastly, one fan compared Bueckers to the likes of Nikola Jokic, saying, “We got a new shooting center.”

Bueckers is averaging 10.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.7

Bueckers is averaging 10.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.3 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game while playing a little under 20 minutes per game.

So far, Team USA are undefeated, which was to be expected given the depth they have as a side. Superstars like Bueckers and Caitlin Clark are coming off the bench to provide valuable minutes.

For any other national team, having players like Bueckers and Clark on the roster would be a blessing. But for Team USA, they are the ultimate weapons off the bench.

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Source: sports.yahoo.com