WNBA draft: Dallas Wings select UConn guard Azzi Fudd as the No. 1 pick

The Dallas Wings select UConn guard Azzi Fudd with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 WNBA draft.

The Dallas Wings selected Azzi Fudd of Connecticut with the first pick in the 2026 WNBA draft, continuing a whirlwind offseason as the league races to start its 30th season.

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After back-to-back years when the top WNBA draft pick was a foregone conclusion — Caitlin Clark to the Indiana Fever in 2024, Paige Bueckers to the Dallas Wings in 2025 — the No. 1 choice this year remained a mystery all the way until Fudd's selection Monday.

TCU guard Olivia Miles and Spanish forward Awa Fam also were considered in the running to go No. 1.