Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd Announce Breakup, Reveal Split Happened Before WNBA Season

Key Points:

• Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, teammates on the Dallas Wings and former UConn players, announced their breakup, which occurred over a year ago before Fudd was drafted No. 1 in the 2026 WNBA draft.
• The pair went public with their relationship in 2025 but have maintained professionalism on the court, emphasizing their ability to separate personal matters from their roles as teammates.
• Bueckers was the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, and Fudd followed as the No. 1 pick in 2026, marking the first time since 2010-2011 that college teammates were selected as top picks in consecutive drafts.
• The Dallas Wings achieved a franchise-record 27 wins in the 2026 season and made the playoffs for the first time in three years, though they lost in the first round to the eventual champions, Golden State Valkyries.
• Bueckers was named an All-Star for the second year in a row, while Fudd ranked fourth among rookies with 13.1 points per game and a 39.7 percent three-point shooting percentage.