{"id":483484,"date":"2026-02-18T17:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/483484\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T17:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:48:07","slug":"wings-predicted-to-disappoint-paige-bueckers-by-drafting-all-time-prospect-over-azzi-fudd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/483484\/","title":{"rendered":"Wings predicted to disappoint Paige Bueckers by drafting ‘all-time’ prospect over Azzi Fudd"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paige Bueckers may be disappointed by a new 2026 WNBA mock draft that projects her Dallas Wings to take a prospect different from her partner Azzi Fudd.<\/p>\n

Though Fudd is currently shooting the lights out for undefeated UConn, opinion has varied on whether the senior guard really is the top player available in April’s draft.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In fact, Bleacher Report’s newest WNBA mock draft<\/a> has the Wings picking Spanish teenager Awa Fam with the top pick on April 13, while Fudd would head to the Seattle Storm at #3 overall.<\/p>\n

There are a few reasons why this possibility may come to pass. First, B\/R’s Hunter Cruse says that the 6’4” Fam “is an ideal complement” to Bueckers, owing to her “size, athleticism and processing speed.”<\/p>\n

In addition, the Wings have to consider what Fudd’s fit would be next to All-Star guard Arike Ogunbowale. Though Ogunbowale is a pending free agent, Dallas has expressed interest in re-signing<\/a> its all-time top scorer even after a down year in 2025.<\/p>\n

Plus, Fam really might be too good to pass up. Cruse writes that the 19-year-old has “an ideal offensive profile for a modern WNBA big, blending post scoring and efficient play as a roller and rim-runner with an expanding three-point shot.”<\/p>\n

Though Fam’s defense is labeled as something of a work in progress, Cruse writes further that Fam projects as an “all-time” playmaker who would allow Bueckers to flourish off the ball.<\/p>\n

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