Wings select Azzi Fudd first overall in 2026 WNBA Draft

NEW YORK — Azzi Fudd is on her way to Dallas as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft with a $500,000 payday waiting for the former UConn star. Fudd will pair again with former Huskies teammate Paige Bueckers, who was the Wings’ No. 1 pick last year. Bueckers was in attendance at the draft along with Fudd’s UConn teammates. “I’m excited to play again with Paige, she’s an incredible player,” Fudd said. The new collective bargaining agreement that was ratified last month gave huge pay raises to rookies. Fudd will make nearly seven-times what Bueckers earned last season...