Paige Bueckers, the Dallas Wings player, has addressed questions about her relationship with new teammate Azzi Fudd before the start of the season. During a press conference at the team's facility on Monday, April 27, she stated that her personal relationship with Fudd is private and that their decision to share their relationship is up to them. She also acknowledged that her relationship to Fudd, who was drafted No. 1 one year before Fudd and won the 2025 national championship, had nothing to do with the Wings' decision to draft Fudd. The longtime friends first met in 2017 at a USA Basketball U16 national team camp and went on to play together at UConn and win their national championship.