After going public with their relationship last year, Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd have broken up, but it happened even before they became teammates on the Dallas Wings.
On Fudd's podcast, Fudd Around and Find Out, they announced that they have broken up. However, they called it off “over a year” ago, as Bueckers explained, “We were not together before she got drafted. So all of those narratives can go to bed.”
“We’re not together anymore… She was not drafted because she was my girlfriend.”
Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd announce they have been broken up for over a year
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Bueckers wanted to debunk any rumors that Fudd was drafted because of their relationship, emphasizing, “She was not drafted because she was my girlfriend. She was drafted because she deserved it.”
The Wings drafted Fudd with the first overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft out of UConn. Fudd and Bueckers went public with relationship in 2025. They had competed against each other for the starting point guard spot on the U16 USA Basketball national team.
Article Continues BelowWhile their relationship is over, they are teammates and friends. The Wings made the playoffs in their first year together on the team as the seventh seed in the Western Conference. However, they were swept by the eventual champions, the Golden State Valkyries.
Bueckers led the Wings in scoring during the 2026 season in her second year in the WNBA (like Fudd, she was selected first overall in the Draft). She averaged 20.9 points per game, an improvement of 1.7 points per game from her rookie year. Bueckers was named WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2025.
Fudd played in 30 games (starting 24 of them) in 2026. She averaged 13.1 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. Fudd made the All-Rookie Team. She also won the Three-Point Contest.