Azzi Fudd Picked No. 1 in WNBA Draft, Will Play on Same Team as Girlfriend Paige Bueckers | Azzi Fudd, Paige Bueckers, Sports, WNBA | Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment, Photos and Videos

Azzi Fudd and her girlfriend Paige Bueckers are staying on the same team.

The 23-year-old basketball player was selected as the No. 1 pick of the 2026 WNBA Draft on Monday (April 13), and is going to be heading to the same team as her 24-year-old athlete girlfriend, who plays for the Dallas Wings.

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“I’m excited to play again with Paige. She’s an incredible person. An incredible player, and it’s gonna be a lot of fun,” she said in an interview with ESPN after the news broke.

The two also played at the University of Connecticut together.

“I feel like the advice has mostly been a combination of, one, soak this whole weekend in. You know, it only happens once — it’s your moment — so really take it all in, try to take notes, try to learn, try to just enjoy the moment. And then going forward, be confident, stay true to yourself, do what got you drafted, and also enjoy that moment as well,” she told People during the draft.

The couple first met while trying out for the USA Women’s Under-16 National Team in 2017, going on to make their relationship public in July of last year.

Paige was also selected as the first overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings.

We sadly lost a WNBA legend at the beginning of the year as well.