Paige Bueckers Says Relationship With Azzi Fudd Is “Nobody’s Business But Our Own”
The Dallas Wings player addressed the speculation during a team media day.
Melanie Fidler/NBAE via Getty Images Dallas Wings player Paige Bueckers is shutting down speculation about her relationship with new teammate Azzi Fudd. “Quite frankly, I believe me and Azzi's personal relationship is nobody’s business but our own, and what we choose to share is completely up to us,” the WNBA star said during a press conference at Dallas’ media day on April 27. The former University of Connecticut players rejoined each other as teammates this year after the Wings selected Fudd as the No.
1 Pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. While the two hard-launched their relationship on TikTok in June 2025, when Fudd was still a guard for the UConn Huskies and Bueckers was in the midst of her rookie year on the Wings, they have not spoken publicly about the topic since. After Fudd was drafted on April 13, renewed curiosity about their relationship sparked a new round of speculation, with one reporter asking a pointed question about the status of their relationship.
At a press conference on April 16, amid questions about basketball, the Dallas Morning News asked Fudd about whether she and Bueckers were “still” a couple, and whether she would seek advice from other WNBA couples . A Wings representative quickly shut down the inquiry, which has since gone viral as commentators discuss its appropriateness. “Understand why you have to ask that question,” the representative said to the reporter.
“We’re going to respectfully decline from commenting on our players’ personal lives. ” Bueckers used this week’s press conference as another opportunity to ask reporters to respect their privacy as players. “Me and Azzi are not new to this,” Bueckers said.