{"id":1159,"date":"2026-07-19T13:58:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T13:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2026-07-19T13:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T13:58:38","slug":"paige-bueckers-sets-boundaries-in-the-wnba-the-relationship-between-azzi-fudd-and-me-is-our-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1159","title":{"rendered":"Paige Bueckers sets boundaries in the WNBA: &#8220;The relationship between Azzi Fudd and me is our business&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_main_microformat\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28\/17773697310578.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Paige Bueckers sets boundaries in the WNBA: &#8220;The relationship between Azzi Fudd and me is our business&#8221;\" title=\"Paige Bueckers sets boundaries in the WNBA: &#8220;The relationship between Azzi Fudd and me is our business&#8221;\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">T<\/span>he highprofile <strong>Paige Bueckers<\/strong> wanted to put an end to the rumors about her personal relationship with <strong>Azzi Fudd<\/strong>, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft and her new teammate on the Dallas Wings.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\">&#8220;Frankly, I think the personal relationship between Azzi and me is our business. And what we choose to share is completely up to us,&#8221; said the highprofile Paige Bueckers, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 Draft, during the Dallas Wings&#8217; media day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Paige Bueckers reveals what she really thinks about fashion with Angel Reese right next to her<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\">Paige Bueckers, who shared a locker room with Azzi Fudd at UConn in the NCAA, emphasized that &#8220;we&#8217;ve never allowed anything that happens off the court to affect what happens on the court, and that&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll continue to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\">Fudd and Bueckers made their romantic relationship public last summer after being teammates at UConn for four seasons.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\">The Dallas Wings star clarified that she had nothing to do with the team&#8217;s decision to select Fudd with the first pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\">Bueckers made it clear that she has no intention of revisiting the topic of her relationship with Azzi Fudd this season: &#8220;There&#8217;s something I want to address, and I only plan to do it once. If people keep asking us about it, we&#8217;ll point back to this moment or use the opportunity to shift the conversation and talk about our teammates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\">Last season, Paige Bueckers &#8211; who was named WNBA Rookie of the Year &#8211; averaged 19.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.6 steals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The highprofile Paige Bueckers wanted to put an end to the rumors about her personal relationship with Azzi Fudd, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft and her new teammate on the Dallas Wings. &#8220;Frankly, I think the personal relationship between Azzi and me is our business. 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