Paige Bueckers And Azzi Fudd: The New Dating Dallas Duo
The Dallas Wings just added Azzi Fudd in the draft — pairing her with Paige Bueckers. Sounds normal… until you realize the two are in a relationship. So much for not mixing business and pleasure... this really would ONLY happen in the WNBA.
Just a few days after the Dallas Wings awkwardly shut down a completely reasonable question about Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, the league’s most talked-about duo has made some progress.
No, they still haven’t addressed their relationship.
But hey, they are at least acknowledging each other’s existence now. Baby steps.
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Azzi Fudd poses with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected first overall by the Dallas Wings during the 2026 WNBA Draft at The Shed in New York City on April 13, 2026. (Angelina Katsanis/Getty Images)
After Sunday’s practice, both Bueckers and Fudd — former teammates at UConn — spoke to reporters about what it’s like to share the court again in Dallas. It was a noticeable shift from that viral press conference moment where Wings PR stepped in before Fudd could answer a question about their off-court dynamic.
Bueckers, for her part, leaned fully into the hoops side of things.
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"Obviously, we have a lot of experience going back to, shoot, when we were like 16 playing together. I know her game really well, she knows my game really well, so to be able to be back in this stage to live out our dreams," Bueckers told reporters.
"This is stuff we talked about since we were freshmen in high school. Being at this stage, we got to be together in college, we got to play together at the junior Olympic level, now we get to play in the WNBA together, it’s just a dream come true."
Connecticut Huskies guards Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers celebrate after their game against the Louisville Cardinals at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Dec. 7, 2024. (Lucas Boland/Imagn Images)
She also made it pretty clear that this isn’t just a feel-good reunion. It’s also a basketball fit.
"In terms of the basketball aspect of it, she just affects the game in so many different ways," Bueckers said. "Obviously, everybody talks about her shooting, but it’s her ability to slash, to cut, her IQ. Defensively, she disrupts a lot of stuff. … Her game has so many aspects to it; it provides us with so many different things to do offensively and defensively in terms of versatility."
Fudd returned the favor when asked about Bueckers, focusing on her mindset and leadership.
"I think that’s something special about Paige is that her mindset is phenomenal," Fudd said, via The Wings Bulletin. "The way she goes about things, she always takes it as a challenge, as an opportunity to grow."
Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) dribbles against LA Sparks forward Rickea Jackson (2) in the first half at Crypto.com Arena. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
So yes, if you were hoping for some grand, official confirmation or a heartfelt press conference moment about their relationship … you’re still waiting.
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But after Thursday’s "we’re not going to talk about that" shutdown, this feels like an improvement. Instead of pretending the other person doesn’t exist, the two No. 1 picks are now doing what most teammates do — talking about how they fit together on the court and what they bring to the team.
Which, to be fair, is probably how this should have been handled from the start.
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