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Azzi Fudd of UConn poses with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected No. 1 overall by the Dallas Wings during the 2026 WNBA Draft in New York City.
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‘Nothing I Could Have Imagined’: Azzi Fudd Reacts To Dallas Wings Selection And Paige Bueckers Reunion

DHJ Quick Take: Azzi Fudd Embraces the Dallas Wings The "We-Over-Me" Mentality: Azzi Fudd’s comments on her "team mentality" aren't just draft-night rhetoric. Her 97th-percentile spot-up efficiency (1.210 PPP) is the ultimate selfless skill; she creates gravity for Arike Ogunbowale and Paige Bueckers simply by standing on the perimeter, forcing...
Azzi Fudd #35 of the UConn Huskies runs the floor during the Elite Eight game against Notre Dame at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth.
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2026 WNBA Mock Draft: Dallas Wings Go Guard, Select Azzi Fudd No. 1 Overall

DHJ Quick Take: Azzi Fudd to Dallas Wings? The UConn Reunion: By selecting Azzi Fudd, the Wings solve their biggest statistical void: three-point volume. Pairing Fudd’s 97th-percentile spot-up efficiency with Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale creates the most gravity-heavy perimeter in the WNBA. Expansion Era Begins: The Toronto Tempo and...