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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Wings opened training camp Sunday in Arlington under first-year head coach Jose Fernandez, with 17 players on the floor for the opening session and five overseas commitments keeping the full roster from being together on Day 1. It marked the largest training camp group Fernandez...

ARLINGTON, Texas — On her first true day as a WNBA player, Azzi Fudd got a simple instruction from her head coach — shoot the damn ball. Jose Fernandez didn't wait long to get on the No. 1 overall pick about it, saying Sunday he had to yell at her during...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Azzi Fudd hasn't stopped smiling since Monday night. The former UConn guard was selected No. 1 overall by the Dallas Wings in the 2026 WNBA Draft, the culmination of a five-year college career that tested her patience, her body, and at times, her belief in what was...

NEW YORK CITY — Azzi Fudd has had a couple of days to process becoming the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. The words still aren't coming easily. Appearing on Good Morning America on Wednesday morning, the newest Dallas Wings guard was asked whether she had found language...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Panini America, the official trading card partner of the WNBA and WNBPA, has released a 2026 WNBA Draft Night Instant card commemorating Azzi Fudd's selection as the No. 1 overall pick by the Dallas Wings. The card — officially listed as the Azzi Fudd 2026 Panini Instant WNBA...

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Wings earned an "A" grade from ESPN following Monday's 2026 WNBA Draft, with the outlet crediting the selection of UConn guard Azzi Fudd with the No. 1 overall pick as the driving force behind the favorable evaluation. ESPN's draft graders praised the Wings' offseason roster...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Chiney Ogwumike knows what it means to be a No. 1 overall pick, and she sees the qualities that define one in Azzi Fudd. The ESPN analyst and former Houston Comets first overall selection in 2014 weighed in on the Dallas Wings' decision ahead of Monday's 2026...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Rebecca Lobo isn't hedging on Azzi Fudd. The ESPN analyst and Hall of Fame center was direct when asked about the UConn guard's fit at the top of Monday's 2026 WNBA Draft — and equally direct about what she thinks the Dallas Wings should do with the No....

ARLINGTON, Texas — ESPN has settled on Azzi Fudd as its final projection for the Dallas Wings at No. 1 overall in the 2026 WNBA Draft — the outlet's third different top pick this cycle. In its final mock draft published Monday, ESPN's Michael Voepel returned to Fudd after projecting...

ARLINGTON, Texas — With the Dallas Wings set to make the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft on Monday, Paige Bueckers is already on record about the possibility of reuniting with former UConn teammate Azzi Fudd in Dallas. Speaking at the USA Basketball mini-camp in Phoenix earlier this...