The WNBA draft always brings drama, but the 2026 edition served up a storyline with serious staying power. The Dallas Wings selected UConn point guard Azzi Fudd with the first overall pick—a choice that raised eyebrows even though Fudd was a First-Team All-American and won a national championship in 2025 alongside her former Huskies teammate, Paige Bueckers.

Here's where it gets interesting: Fudd and Bueckers publicly announced their relationship on TikTok last year, and that connection fueled speculation that the Wings' pick was about more than basketball. At Fudd's introductory press conference, a Wings PR representative shut down questions about the pair's personal lives. Bueckers finally addressed it during Wings media day—but made it clear that was a one-time deal.

"Quite frankly, I believe me and Azzi's personal relationship is nobody's business but our own," Bueckers said. "We've never let anything that happens off the court carry onto the court, and that's what we'll continue to do."

The conversation recently landed on Women's Sports Now, where former WNBA star and CBS Sports analyst Renee Montgomery offered a creative solution. Alongside comedian Sarah Tiana and reporter Suzy Shuster, Montgomery suggested Fudd and Bueckers take control of the narrative in a bold, stylish way.

"I'd 100% do a Vogue collab together, drop 73 Questions on Vogue, answer all the questions that humans might want to ask, and just answer them then in a high-fashion, dope way, and drop the mic on it," Montgomery said.

Tiana, meanwhile, leaned into the entertainment angle, comparing the buzz around Fudd and Bueckers to the kind of media frenzy that would follow a Lakers star's relationship. "The WNBA, like all sports, is a TV show," she noted, arguing that covering the couple's dynamic is fair game for the season ahead.

Whether the Wings stars choose to share more or keep things private, one thing's clear: all eyes will be on Dallas this season—on and off the court.