Home / NBA Azzi Fudd Paige Bueckers girlfriend Dallas Wings WNBA draft 2026 order full The WNBA draft has reunited Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers Written by Ben Miller Last Update: April 14, 2026 10:29:47 am BST 3 min read Top 2026 WNBA Draft pick Azzi Fudd says she is grateful for the surreal feeling of hearing her name called in the New York ceremony confirming the UConn All-American would join girlfriend Paige Bueckers at the Dallas Wings. Fudd was joined by her family including mother Katie, who was drafted by the Sacramento Monarchs in 2001 and UConn assistant coach Morgan Valley at The Shed, where the 23-year-old had been tipped for first draft.Im not sure I have the words to describe that feeling and what it meant, said Fudd. I dont think its fully sunk in.Its nothing I could have imagined the feeling, sitting there with my family, with Morgan, hearing your name called, getting to walk up there.To be able to share this moment with her and all of them is super special. The conversation has just been how proud they are and how they want me to soak it all in and enjoy it. Thats been my goal.Table of Contents1 Azzi Fudd: So much potential with Paige Bueckers at Wings2 Azzi Fudd stats: Career, 2025/263 Full WNBA draft order 2026Azzi Fudd: So much potential with Paige Bueckers at WingsPoint guard Bueckers was at UConn between 2020 and 2025, when the point guard was the overall first draft for the Wings.The 24-year-old proceeded to make the All-Unrivaled First Team. Paige is an incredible player, everybody knows that, said Fudd.She is someone who makes playing basketball look easy. Just the experience of knowing how to play with her and play off her will only help.Fudd and Bueckers have both won multiple world titles with Team USA at youth level, with the Wings newcomer overcoming a string of series knee injuries and a foot issue between 2019 and 2024.Our time at UConn was just full of injuries, reflected Fudd. It wasnt until last year that we really got a chance to actually play with each other, and even then it wasnt a full season.I feel like theres so much left on the table, so much unknown and so much potential not just with her, but with the entire Dallas Wings roster.I cant wait to play with her again and every single one of them.Azzi Fudd stats: Career, 2025/26A 5ft 11in shooting guard, Fudd won Most Outstanding Player as UConn became national champions in 2025 and finished her career with the top free throw percentage in team history, reaching 92.5%.UConn suffered an upset in this seasons national semi-finals, their 54-game winning run ending with a defeat to South Carolina.Here are some of Fudds key stats after Dallas made the first back-to-back number one picks from the same school since 2011.GamesPoints averageReboundsAssistsCareer11514.72.32.12025/263917.32.63.1Full WNBA draft order 2026Heres how the first-round picks look. You can find the full draft on the WNBAs site.PickTeamPlayerPositionSchool/Country1Dallas WingsAzzi FuddGUConn2Minnesota Lynx (from CHI)Olivia MilesGTCU3Seattle Storm (from LAS)Awa Fam ThiamCValencia Basket4Washington MysticsLauren BettsCUCLA5Chicago Sky (from CON)Gabriela JaquezGUCLA6Toronto TempoKiki RiceGUCLA7Portland FireIyana Martn CarrionGBaloncesto Avenida8Golden State ValkyriesFlaujae JohnsonGLSU9Washington Mystics (from SEA)Angela DugalicFUCLA10Indiana FeverRaven JohnsonGSouth Carolina11Washington Mystics (from NYL)Cotie McMahonFOle Miss12Connecticut Sun (from PHX)Nell AnglomaFBasket Lattes Montpellier13Atlanta DreamMadina OkotCSouth Carolina14Seattle Storm (from LVA)Taina MairGDuke15Connecticut Sun (from MIN)Gianna KneepkensGUCLA Topics: basketball Team USA wnba Follow us: Ben Miller Reporter Ben has more than 10 years' experience in sports journalism, covering two EURO tournaments, European club competitions, the Premier League, EFL and WSL and a variety of other major sporting events. Read more from Ben Miller
