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One twelvemonth aft selecting Paige Bueckers pinch nan first wide pick, nan Dallas Wings had nan No. 1 prime again successful this week's WNBA Draft, and they selected chap UConn alum Azzi Fudd.
The selection is overmuch much than conscionable an on-court improvement, nevertheless — past summer, Bueckers confirmed that she and Fudd were a couple.
The 2 person been comparatively quiet astir their relationship, prompting Kevin Sherrington, a Dallas Morning News columnist, to inquire Fudd successful her introductory property convention if they were still an item.
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Paige Bueckers #5 and Azzi Fudd #35 of nan UConn Huskies and teammates respond connected nan chair against nan UCLA Bruins during nan NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal crippled astatine Amalie Arena connected April 4, 2025 successful Tampa, Florida. (Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
On nan precipice of that question, Sherrington besides asked Fudd if she and Bueckers would talk to "other couples successful nan convention astir really they discuss that move arsenic pro teammates."
Fudd was not fixed a chance to answer, arsenic a staffer for the Wings nationalist relations squad butted in.
"I understand why you person to inquire that question, but we're going to respectfully diminution from commenting connected players' individual lives," nan staffer said.
Sherrington placed blasted connected nan Wings successful a column.
UConn student-athlete Paige Bueckers and UConn student-athlete Azzi Fudd locomotion onto nan shape during nan Final Four Champions triumph parade and rally extracurricular nan XL Center successful Hartford, CT. (Scott Rausenberger/Imagn Images)
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"Refusing to admit whether players are still successful a narration aft 1 of them went nationalist astir it a twelvemonth agone suggests they’ve done thing wrong, feeding an disfigured narrative. What are we acrophobic of here? What are we saying erstwhile we effort to hide thing already retired successful nan open?" he wrote.
"If anyone’s astatine responsibility here, it’s nan Wings, who invited nan evident mobility by drafting Fudd erstwhile they had different options, past acted arsenic if they were covering for thing that didn’t request hiding. Bueckers and Fudd didn’t merit this. No matter what their position from present connected out, I wish them amended luck."
Players successful nan WNBA person dated each different arsenic some teammates and opponents. Notably, Courtney Vandersloot and Allie Quigley sewage joined while playing pinch nan Chicago Sky.
It's chartless really agelong Fudd and Bueckers have, aliases had, been dating, but astatine nan very least, they were teammates from 2021 up until past April, erstwhile Bueckers was drafted. But they person now reunited.
UConn guards Azzi Fudd (35) and defender Paige Bueckers (5) grin astatine each different connected nan chair successful nan 2nd half against Arkansas State successful a first information of nan NCAA assemblage hoops tournament, Saturday, March 22, 2025, successful Storrs, Conn. (Jessica Hil/AP)
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The duo played successful 2 nationalist title games together, winning past year's — Bueckers joined nan schoolhouse 1 twelvemonth anterior to Fudd.
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