Fudd goes No. 1, reunites with Bueckers in Dallas

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The Details

(0:50) ESPN News Services Multiple Authors Apr 13, 2026, 07:24 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Azzi Fudd is on her way to Dallas as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft with a $500,000 payday waiting for the former UConn star.

“I’m not fr sure I have words to describe that feeling what that meant,” Fudd dropped of getting drafted. “I don’t think it’s fully sunk in.

Why This Matters

It’s nothing I could have imagined. The feeling of sitting with my family, with Morgan (Valley), hearing your name called, go up there. ” Fudd will pair again with former Huskies teammate Paige Bueckers , who was the Wings’ top pick last year.

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Key Takeaways

• Bueckers — who along with Fudd gave UConn a record seven No.
• 1 selections — was in attendance at the draft along with Fudd’s Huskies teammates.
• “She’s someone that makes playing basketball with easy.

The Bottom Line

The Tempo chose to have the higher pick in the college draft after winning a coin toss, giving the Portland Fire the top choice in the expansion draft earlier this month. UCLA broke UConn’s record of having four players drafted in the first round, a mark the Huskies set in 2002, when Angela Dugalić went ninth to Washington — teaming her again with Betts — and Gianna Kneepkens was chosen by Connecticut with the last pick of the opening round.

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