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Wings GM reveals how Azzi Fudd draft process 'always came back' to top pick
TL;DR
Azzi Fudd was selected by the Dallas Wings as the top pick in the WNBA draft, with the team's GM highlighting a thorough scouting process. Fudd will reunite with Paige Bueckers and join All-Star Arike Ogunbowale to form a strong guard trio.
Key points
- Azzi Fudd was the top pick in the WNBA draft.
- The Dallas Wings' GM praised the thorough scouting process.
- Fudd will join Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale in Dallas.
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Wings GM reveals how Azzi Fudd draft process 'always came back' to top pick originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Azzi Fudd met the media for the first time as a Dallas Wings player on Thursday, which gave the Wings' brain trust a chance to explain their process for how they landed on the former UConn star in Monday's WNBA draft.
Fudd reunites with Paige Bueckers in Dallas, where she could form a high-scoring guard trio alongside All-Star Arike Ogunbowale. In practice, it might be an uneasy fit at first, even considering Fudd and Bueckers' relationship and off the court. But Wings executive Curt Miller firmly believes in Dallas' scouting process that landed the Wings a generational shooting prospect in Fudd.
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Miller said Dallas' process was "deliberate" and "thorough," and it began as soon as the Wings won a second successive draft lottery.
But in the end, Miller said Fudd's skillset and "intangibles" kept pointing Dallas in one direction.
"We traveled all over the world watching this incredible draft class, but it always came back to Azzi," Miller said.
Fudd is weeks away from making her WNBA debut on a revamped and much-improved Wings roster that also added reigning Defensive Player of the Year Alanna Smith in free agency.
Dallas opens the 2026 season at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on May 9, when the Wings will square off against and the .
Q&A
What did the Dallas Wings GM say about the draft process for Azzi Fudd?
The Dallas Wings GM described the draft process for Azzi Fudd as 'deliberate' and 'thorough,' emphasizing that it consistently pointed back to her as the top pick.
Who are the key players in the Dallas Wings' new guard trio?
The key players in the Dallas Wings' new guard trio are Azzi Fudd, Paige Bueckers, and All-Star Arike Ogunbowale.
When did Azzi Fudd meet the media as a Dallas Wings player?
Azzi Fudd met the media for the first time as a Dallas Wings player on Thursday, following her selection in the WNBA draft.