Taurasi, 42, is enjoying her retirement after 20 years in the WNBA with the Phoenix Mercury, where she became the league’s all-time scoring leader and won three WNBA championships. The former UConn star also won a record six Olympic gold medals, including last year’s Team USA win over France in the gold medal game in France.

Paige Bueckers received high praise from another No. 1 overall pick out of UConn a few games into her rookie season with the Dallas Wings.

"Once we get (Kahleah Copper) back, I'm really excited for this new team," Taurasi said on the show. Without guard Kahleah Cooper, who led the team with 21.1 points per game last