Paige Bueckers says she and Azzi Fudd broke up before the Dallas Wings made them teammates again

DALLAS (AP) – Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd broke up more than a year ago, before the former UConn stars became teammates again with the Dallas Wings as back-to-back No.

Key points

• A Wings spokeswoman refused to let Fudd answer a question regarding her relationship with Bueckers during Fudd's introductory news conference last spring.
• Fudd was the first to say on the latest episode of her podcast published Friday that she and Bueckers were no longer dating.
• She was not drafted since she was my girlfriend.

What happened

Fudd was the first to say on the latest episode of her podcast published Friday that she and Bueckers were no longer dating. Bueckers followed up by saying it had been more than a year, her way of trying to end speculation that the Wings drafted Fudd to appease Bueckers.

"She was not drafted since she was my girlfriend. She was drafted since she deserved it, " Bueckers said in an appearance on "Fudd Around and Find Out." "She's an amazing human, amazing basketball player. And we're still friends. We're still cool."

For context, a Wings spokeswoman refused to let Fudd answer a question regarding her relationship with Bueckers during Fudd's introductory news conference last spring.

The bottom line

Taken together, the developments around paige Bueckers says she and Azzi Fudd broke up before the Dallas point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.