Dallas Selects Azzi Fudd with No. 1 Pick in WNBA Draft
- The Dallas Wings selected UConn Huskies guard Azzi Fudd first overall in the 2026 WNBA Draft, securing her with a $500,000 rookie contract.
- Ratified last month, the new collective bargaining agreement increased rookie compensation, establishing Fudd as the highest-paid WNBA rookie for 2026.
- Fudd's four-year deal guarantees $500,000 in Year 1, outpacing Minnesota's Olivia Miles at $466,913 and Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers at $348,198 total.
- The selection reunites Fudd with former Huskies teammate Bueckers, forming a new backcourt partnership that Dallas fans celebrated at the draft announcement.
- WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert noted plans for exhibition or regular-season games overseas next year, signaling the league's continued global expansion efforts.
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Source: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty The biggest headline coming out of the 2026 WNBA Draft was easy to spot: Azzi Fudd went No. 1 overall to the Dallas Wings, which means she’s heading right back to the same team as Paige Bueckers. That reunion is already the part of the night people are talking about most, and for good reason. It’s not just a feel-good story —it’s a basketball story too. Dallas now has a chance to build something scary with Paige…
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The Dallas Wings selected UConn standout Azzi Fudd with the #1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday night. Despite the fact that Fudd was one of the best players in women’s college basketball last season, sports fans believe she was drafter for an ulterior reason. Given that Azzi Fudd is widely believed to be dating Paige Bueckers, whom the Dallas Wings drafted with the #1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, many sports fans took to social …
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