Paige Bueckers signs NIL deal with Unrivaled, receives ownership equity. -— Connecticut star Paige Bueckers has signed a first-of-its-kind name, image and likeness deal with the new Unrivaled Basketball league. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, Bueckers’ deal makes her the first college athlete with ownership equity in a professional league. The Huskies point guard will also play in the Unrivaled league, as well as the WNBA, after her college career ends. Unrivaled is a three-on-three women’s basketball league that will begin play in January 2025. It will feature 30 players on six teams in a three-on-three, compressed full-court style of play. WNBA stars and former UConn teammates Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne in July 2023 they were founding a new league that would give players a domestic alternative to play during the WNBA offseason. In May, the league announced it received financial investments from various athletes and celebri...