The 2026 WNBA draft is just around the corner, and fans are abuzz with speculation about the top overall pick, with Azzi Fudd being the center of attraction. The Dallas Wings have the top pick in the draft, the team that also acquired last year’s No. 1 pick, Paige Bueckers. However, Wings’ head coach Jose Fernandez has issued a crucial update about the team’s preference.
Fudd and Bueckers are also a couple off the court, as the Wings guard hard-launched her former Team USA teammate Fudd as her girlfriend during the 2025 All-Star weekend. The two guards even played together on the UConn Huskies squad. This update even increased fans’ anticipation about the two reuniting once again on the Wings team.
On social media, a user shared a screenshot of an article by Melissa Triebwasser on winsidr.com, in which Wings’ HC Fernandez’s statement about the team’s vision for the draft caught fans’ attention:
“We’re going to rim-run harder. When we get it off the glass… we’re going to create defensive mismatches with great rim runs.”
As the Minnesota Lynx hold the second pick in the upcoming draft, the user pointed to the possibility of Fudd being picked by the Lynx and wrote:
“Azzi Fudd, you better learn how to speak Minnesota Lynx”
Another user highlighted the Wings’ change in preference recently and wrote:
“Something noteworthy about a top prospect in the upcoming draft happened. I noted how discussion has circulated about the Wings possibly taking said prospect.”
One fan commented with the hopes of seeing her play in Seattle and wrote:
“Thank God…hopefully Seattle has her jersey ready. Dallas suckkksssss. But I’ll support her where ever she goes”
Another user admitted to not wanting Fudd to play in Dallas and wrote:
“I just don’t love the organization tbh. And if the other options have actual facilities and seem more serious I think that’s better for her in the long run. Also Arike and her I’m just not hungry for that at all lol”
Even though fans have made several speculations on social media about the 2026 WNBA draft, things will be clear on April 13. However, teams will focus on the expansion draft first, which is scheduled on April 3. The question of Azzi Fudd and Awa Fam will linger until the final day.
Who fits better for the Wings between Azzi Fudd and Awa Fam?
Azzi Fudd decided to skip the 2025 WNBA draft even though she was eligible last season and was one of the top prospects. This time, she was slated to go as the top overall. However, the Wings already possess a superstar guard in Paige Bueckers, who averaged 19.2 points and 5.4 assists in 33.3 minutes.
The team management might look for an efficient frontcourt addition to pair with Bueckers, who can create a lob threat and play in the paint. Fam, who scored 8.4 points and 4.2 rebounds in her FIBA World Cup qualifying stint for Spain, can be a better fit. The 6-4 center plays on both ends and can run the floor like a wing.
Fam seems to be a match for what Fernandez’s statement pointed to. Who do you think the Dallas Wings will pick in the upcoming draft?
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