WNBA draft picks are about to get paid like never before: 'It's an incredible time'

With a new CBA signed, WNBA players are set to make more money than ever before. The rookies are more than excited.

HOUSTON — Azzi Fudd has been waiting years for this moment. After four seasons as a star guard for the University of Connecticut, she was taken No. 1 overall by the Dallas Wings in Monday’s WNBA Draft. Ahead of her selection, she told NBC News there was only one way to describe her feelings.

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“I’ve gotten to watch the last four years my teammates go through this process, and so now to be the one going through this…” Fudd told NBC News, “Excited is the word that just keeps coming (up).”

Fudd headlines a draft class of ballers hitting the WNBA hardwood at a major moment in the league after a transformational collective bargaining agreement was inked in March. That agreement will give players a share in WNBA revenue and sky rocket salaries.