Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd were the subject of romance rumors throughout their time at UConn but waited to hard-launch their relationship during the 2025 All-Star Weekend amid Bueckers’ rookie season with the Dallas Wings.
“She’s more outgoing; I’m quieter. She’s a little more feisty; I’m a little more calm and even-keeled,” Fudd told Glamour in September. “It’s not always natural, but we can adapt and be what the other person needs in that moment.”
Now, fans are wondering if Fudd will join Bueckers’ team in June 2026, as the Dallas Wings have secured the first draft pick. Though Fudd told Glamour it’s a “win-win” either way, she doesn’t know how she’d play against her former teammate.
“I would just mess with her, but at the same time, when you talk trash to her or mess with her, she gets in another zone and then there’s no stopping her,” Fudd said. “So I don’t know what I would do.”
What does Bueckers have to say about that? “Well, first of all, she’s really not that good at talking trash, so I don’t think she’d have to worry about that,” Bueckers told Glamour in November. “She would say she would mess with me, but.… I would mess with her, and then she’d get annoyed and irritated. Yeah, we haven’t played against each other since high school, so I really don’t know how that will go.”