Paige Bueckers reunites with girlfriend Azzi Fudd as she goes No 1 to Dallas Wings

Love is in the air, and the Dallas Wings helped out by making two lovebirds on the same team. Paige Bueckers did not need a headline to mark the moment. It arrived naturally when Azzi Fudd heard her name called as the No.

1 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. Dallas became the destination. Inside the draft venue, Bueckers sat among her former UConn Huskies teammates, watching it occur. The connection between the two had already been built over years of shared wins, setbacks, and growth. Now, that bond travels to the Dallas Wings, where expectations extend, but right now, the focal point is the chemistry that remains untouched.

Paige Bueckers will share WNBA court with her girlfriend Azzi Fudd

The question of how this reunion came together is simple. Dallas had the top pick, and Azzi Fudd was always in that conversation.

When it became official on April 13, the moment carried both basketball meaning and personal weight.“I am excited to play again with Paige, incredible player, incredible person,” Fudd told ESPN’s Holly Rowe.See how Paige Bueckers reacted following Azzi Fudd's Dallas Wings selection:

Fudd arrives after a decorated college run. Injuries interrupted her rhythm more than once, yet she kept finding her way back. When she was at her best, she showed it clearly, including a 34-point performance in the NCAA Tournament that reminded everyone of her scoring touch.

Her time at UConn also left a lasting imprint. “Not how we wanted to end our season, but I think the biggest takeaway was how incredible my five years have been,” Fudd said. “Being able to learn from that, being able to take all those experiences, the wins, the losses, the hard practices, the everything, the good, the bad, you can grow from that.“All those habits, that championship, that winning mentality, I have to be able to bring those with me.”Now, she is in Dallas, where Bueckers already understands the pace and pressure of the league. Together, they offer the Wings a blend of scoring, playmaking, and trust that cannot be taught overnight.

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Bueckers and Fudd are not alone in this space. The WNBA has long been home to relationships that extend beyond basketball, and in some cases, onto the same court.Diana Taurasi and Penny Taylor set the tone years ago, building both a championship legacy and a life together.

Later, Allie Quigley and Courtney Vandersloot became a defining pair for the Chicago Sky, sharing a title run that cemented their place in league history.More recently, Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner carried that tradition forward, balancing elite production with a shared journey that has moved across teams. Not every story lasts, as seen with NaLyssa Smith and DiJonai Carrington, but each adds to a wider picture of how relationships have quietly shaped the league.Bueckers and Fudd now step into that lineage. There is no script for what comes next, only the understanding that their connection, built long before draft night, will now be tested and expressed on a bigger stage.