Dallas Wings select Azzi Fudd with No. 1 pick of 2026 WNBA Draft
The Dallas Wings selected UConn guard Azzi Fudd as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft. While questions had lingered about Fudd’s ability to stay healthy early during her college career, she quelled those fears over the last two seasons as she played 73 games and averaged 27 minutes per game.
She hit career bests for field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage in each of her last two seasons at UConn, and that was especially impressive this season considering she had some down stretches
The Dallas Wings selected UConn guard Azzi Fudd as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft. While questions had lingered about Fudd’s ability to stay healthy early during her college career, she quelled those fears over the last two seasons as she played 73 games and averaged 27 minutes per game.
She hit career bests for field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage in each of her last two seasons at UConn, and that was especially impressive this season considering she had some down stretches and still finished the year knocking down 45 percent of her 3-point attempts. Though Fudd wasn’t initially projected as the No. 1 pick, her prospects rose during free agency as the Wings acquired a slew of talented, experienced post players.
After signing WNBA co-Defensive Player of the Year Alanna Smith, general manager Curt Miller was looking for a guard. The Wings later signed Smith’s Lynx teammate Jessica Shepard, as well as reportedly re-signing 6-foot-6 center Awak Kuier to a one-year deal and 6-7 center Li Yueru to a training camp contract. With the Wings building in the paint, Fudd’s ability to play in the backcourt with former UConn teammate Paige Bueckers, who was the No.