Nika Mühl showed up to the WNBA Draft Orange carpet event to show her support for her former University of Connecticut teammate Paige Bueckers.
Bueckers, who is seen as the consensus No. 1 pick in the Draft played together with Mühl for the Huskies between 2020 and 2024 where she helped the Croatian guard set the franchise record for assists.
Talking about her appearance on the Orange Carpet, Mühl revealed her close relationship with Paige Bueckers whom she described as her ‘sister’ in an interview. She also expressed satisfaction at reciprocating Bueckers’ gesture from last year when she showed up to watch Mühl get drafted by the Seattle Storm 14th overall.
“It feels like a full circle moment. Even if she wasn’t here last year, I’d still be supporting her.” Nika Mühl said about Bueckers, “That’s my sister and it’s so cool to see her dreams come true. “
Other UConn stars like Azzi Fudd also made their appearances at the event.
Amlan Sanyal is a basketball writer at Sportskeeda with more than two years of experience. Amlan has a soft spot for the lovable loser, and years of supporting Leeds Utd, the Seattle Mariners and San Antonio Spurs have made him realize that there’s more to sport than just championships.
Amlan started falling for basketball after watching the San Antonio Spurs in 2012 and 2013. He watched as a collective of veteran legends, underrated misfits and a young defensive stud extended the Spurs’ era of dominance with a team-oriented style, reminiscent of the aesthetic brilliance of 2011 FC Barcelona.
Amlan has supported the Spurs ever since, even after enduring the heartbreaks of Ray Allen’s corner three and several years in the wilderness post-Kawhi Leonard. He hopes Victor Wembanyama will become the face of the league as Pop rides off into the sunset.
When not working, Amlan is a keen quizzer and a podcast buff and can usually be found reading books, watching movies or listening to history podcasts.
