How do Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd know each other?

Paige Bueckers has made it to the WNBA as the Dallas Wings' first overall pick in the 2025 draft. Alongside her UConn running mate Azzi Fudd, Bueckers marked a remarkable end to her collegiate career by winning the NCAA championship this year. Fudd and Bueckers have had a solid chemistry on-court for the longest time, which was evident in UConn's dominance in the past few years. Off the court as well, Fudd and Bueckers maintained that insane chemistry, with many insinuating that the two might even be dating. So, are Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd secretly a couple? In this article, we dissect the rumor and find out the real relationship between the two college super duo.

Is Azzi Fudd dating Paige Bueckers?

Being a public entity means your every move is dissected by fans who are ready to draw all the right or wrong conclusions. Paige Bueckers was already a star, even before entering the WNBA draft this year. Thanks to her solid collegiate career at UConn, Bueckers was elevated to the level of a women's basketball icon, even before she had stepped foot in a professional basketball league or in the WNBA.

During the WNBA draft, Paige was seen celebrating her first overall selection alongside her long-time friend and UConn teammate Azzi Fudd. However, an interaction between the two during that even fueled more rumors and social media frenzy about the two potentially dating each other.

Fans could notice that the Paige and Azzi had warm, heartfelt embraces and playful exchanges all throughout on the orange carpet and while being seated during the draft event. However, to assess this relationship, one must know Paige and Azzi's friendship goes way back.

They became friends at a USA Basketball camp in high school, where they were competing for the position of guard on the team. What started as a healthy competition forged a bond that the two maintained even when they were at UConn together. In fact, Bueckers was part of the #GetAzziToUConn campaign for Fudd to join the same college as her.

Adding further fuel to the rumor, the draft event saw many moments where fans had speculations about the two. One of them being when the cameras zoomed in as Bueckers made her way to the podium while she was excitedly shouting, “I'm mic'ed up! I'm mic'ed up!” After her name was called, Bueckers first hugged Azzi to celebrate the moment, sparking even further speculations.

The rumor got further traction amongst fans when Last-Tear Poa, an LSU player reposting a TikTok that insinuated that Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd perhaps might be a private couple.

The WNBA has a number of couples who went from teammates to being each other's loved ones. Take Candace Parker and Anna Petrakova for example. The two played together when Parker had a brief stint with the Russian team UMMC Ekaterinburg in 2012. If Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers are indeed dating, they would definitely make one of the best and winningest power couples in the contemporary sports world.