For the second straight year, the Dallas Wings are sitting pretty with the No. 1 pick; last time they scooped up Paige Bueckers, and now the internet’s already playing Cupid. Could Dallas really pull off the most adorable draft sequel ever and reunite Bueckers with her longtime running mate and sweetheart, Azzi Fudd? Imagine the Wings turning the draft into a full-blown UConn reunion tour. 

Wings reporter Drake dropped a little stir on X, writing, “Rebecca Lobo vouching for UConn’s Azzi Fudd as Dallas’ potential No. 1 pick on ESPN.” Then he cooled the hype just a bit, adding, “Good amount of talk about Awa Fam as well.”

Another insider chimed in with the broader picture, noting, “ESPN’s latest mock draft had UConn’s Azzi Fudd going No. 4 overall to the Washington Mystics, her hometown team as an Arlington, Va. native. Mystics also have two other 2026 first-round picks, No. 9 and No. 11. ESPN projected UConn teammate Serah Williams at No. 9.”

So yes, Dallas might be the loudest drum in the Azzi sweepstakes, but the room is getting crowded, and the competition isn’t blinking.

(This is a developing story…)