Michael Voepel Nov 6, 2026, 03:37 PM ET

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Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women's college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.

Dallas Wings teammates Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers , the past two WNBA No. 1 draft picks, spoke on Fudd's podcast Friday about a variety of topics, including a personal life update.

"We're not together anymore; it's been a while," Bueckers said on the " Fudd Around and Find Out " podcast. "[We] share that because everybody [was] like, 'Oh my gosh, they're teammates, how is this going to work?'"

Bueckers and Fudd, who were teammates in college at UConn, said they felt the need to address their relationship status in part because of allegations it factored into the Wings picking Fudd at No. 1 in April. Fudd was chosen over TCU guard Olivia Miles , who went on to be the Rookie of the Year for the Minnesota Lynx .…