On August 24, former Northwestern superstar Veronica Burton wrapped up her rookie season with the WNBA’s Dallas Wings, who lost in three games to the Connecticut Sun in the first round of The W’s playoffs.
Although the team result wasn’t ideal for Burton, she enjoyed an encouraging year individually as a role player for the Wings. Her numbers aren’t eye-popping at a glance — she averaged 2.6 points and about two assists per game while shooting 32.9% from the field. But, as per usual, surface-level offensive stats don’t do a great job of quantifying the Backcourt Burglar’s two-way impact and improvement throughout the season.