Azzi Fudd is on her way to Dallas as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft with a $500,000 payday waiting for the former UConn star. A record-setting six UCLA players followed her into the league.

On Saturday, Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd played their first regular-season game together. Or, to be more precise, they played their first game together as Dallas Wings teammates in the WNBA — building on the time they spent as UConn Huskies.

In a clash of the last four number one overall picks in the WNBA on Saturday, the Dallas Wings defeated the Indiana Fever 107 to 104. The biggest storyline heading into the matchup was undoubtedly Fever guard Caitlin Clark making her return to WNBA competition after missing all but 13 games last season with

Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers have had a long road that's led up to them playing together on the same WNBA team, thanks to the Dallas Wings drafting Fudd No. 1 overall earlier this year. It's an awesome story and one that might elevate the Wings to a playoff team immediately.

Azzi Fudd's mom named her after an iconic basketball player

Azzi Fudd solidified herself as the No. 1 prospect for the 2026 WNBA Draft with a masterful performance against Syracuse. The UConn star scored a season-high 34 points, including 26 in the first half, in a 98-45 beatdown so brutal it left Orange coach Felisha Legette-Jack complaining about having to even play the Huskies.

Azzi Fudd made her WNBA debut with the Dallas Wings on Saturday afternoon, facing Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on the road at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

NEW YORK — Before Monday night, Azzi Fudd thought she understood what to expect from the WNBA Draft experience. But when commissioner Cathy Engelbert read her name aloud as Dallas’ second-straight No. 1 overall pick at the The Shed in Manhattan, Fudd ...

Former UConn teammates Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd went public with their relationship in July 2025