Azzi Fudd poses for a photo on the orange carpet before the 2026 WNBA Draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards. Brad Penner-Imagn Images

Paige Bueckers reacts to her girlfriend Azzi Fudd going No. 1 to Wings

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Apr 14, 2026 8:05 AM ET

Paige Bueckers is pretty stoked about her (very familiar) new teammate.

The Dallas Wings selected former UConn star Azzi Fudd with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft on Monday. Fudd will now be reunited in Dallas with her girlfriend Bueckers.

Meanwhile, Bueckers was also in attendance on Monday for the draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards in Manhattan, N.Y. After Fudd was announced as the No. 1 overall pick by WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert, the ESPN broadcast cut to Bueckers, who was excitedly clapping about the news.

Paige Bueckers' reaction to Azzi Fudd getting drafted to the same WNBA team as her

Back-to-back No. 1 picks from UConn to Dallas! pic.twitter.com/oUEMOy421U
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 13, 2026

Bueckers, 24, and Fudd, 23, were already teammates in college at UConn from 2021-25. They made three trips to the Final Four together and also won the NCAA title with the Huskies in 2025.

Meanwhile, the two women went public with their relationship later on in 2025. Bueckers and Fudd had long been rumored to be a couple, and Bueckers finally confirmed the rumors in July of that year.

Last year, Bueckers went with the No. 1 overall pick to the Wings and proceeded to win WNBA Rookie of the Year and earn All-WNBA honors in her first pro season. Now Fudd is following suit as a second consecutive former UConn star to go No. 1 overall to Dallas (and one who is very near and dear to the first one).

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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