Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd reveal breakup

Azzi Fudd has cleared the air.The 2026 All-Rookie and Paige Bueckers are no longer dating and have not been together for over a year, she revealed on her podcast “Fudd Around and Find Out” on Friday afternoon alongside her former partner and Dallas Wings teammate.

“Paige and I have something we want to share with everyone.We are no longer together,” Fudd chuckled.

“I don’t know how else to say that.”“I mean, yeah we’re not together anymore” Bueckers added.“It’s been, for everybody wondering even though we don’t have to share, it’s been a while.

It’s been over a year.”The two intially met at a USA Basketball camp in 2017 before Fudd joined the UConn Huskies during Bueckers’ sophomore season.They went on to grow closer and win a national championship together in 2025.

They kept their relationship private, yet after various teaser social media posts, two-time All-Star Bueckers confirmed their status during the 2025 All-Star weekend when a content creator referred to Fudd as her “D1 girlfriend.”A lot of buzz soon sparked when Fudd was selected as the No.1 overall pick to the Wings this season.

On Friday, Bueckers emphasized that Fudd going first overall to Dallas did not happen because she was romantically tied to the star guard.“We were not together before she got drafted,” Bueckers said.“So, all those narratives can go to bed.

She was not drafted because she was my girlfriend.She was drafted because she deserved it and she’s an amazing human, an amazing basketball player.“We’re still friends.

We’re still cool.We broke up over a year ago so we played an entire season together.

We’re the utmost professional.We care about basketball and we’re still friends.”The teammates went on to ask fans to cease from sending them and their families “hate” and negative messages about their relationship and each other.

“I hate that we have to address this but just to control the narrative, there’s been some craz...