With Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, we get to choose how we react

Whether or not Dallas Wings superstar Paige Bueckers and rookie guard Azzi Fudd are dating isn't the most pressing issue facing the WNBA team right now. As the Wings prepare to climb out of the league’s basement, what matters the most is how quickly Bueckers and Fudd can regain their UConn chemistry together on the court; if new coach Jose Fernandez can bring out the best in star guard Arike Ogunbowale after a down year for the latter; and if the team's aggressive 2026 free agency spending spree will speed up its contention timeline or severely limit it cap-wise down the road. And, like most WNBA teams right now, whether it can match the soaring heights of a Las Vegas Aces, New York Liberty, Indiana Fever or Atlanta Dream.

However, the biggest question circulating Thursday, April 16, had nothing to do with basketball, in part because human curiosity can't ever avoid looking past the court. So, much focus will be given to Bueckers and Fudd's off-court relationship . They were dating, Bueckers said last year .

Trying to pry more about their current status delves into hushed gossip. It really isn't anyone's business how life goes for the duo behind closed doors. Whether they're dating is probably not high on the Wings' list of concerns right now.

But, people are going to ask. The Wings' press team rebuffed a relationship question about Bueckers and Fudd . It's not uncommon for WNBA players to date while playing on the same team .