Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd open up on relationship in Apple TV doc
Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd offered rare on-camera comments about their romantic relationship in Apple TV's three-part docuseries "The Dynasty: UConn Huskies," which premiered Friday, Aug. 21. The Dallas Wings teammates said their bond was private but not secret, breaking months of silence after the WNBA largely declined to address their personal lives.
Key Takeaways
- Bueckers and Fudd confirmed they are a couple in the final episode of Apple's UConn docuseries, released Aug. 21.
- Fudd called the relationship "private, not a secret," while Bueckers said they felt a spark beyond normal friendship from their first meeting.
- Both now play for the Dallas Wings, where team PR previously shut down relationship questions at Fudd's draft news conference.
- The Apple TV series also explores Bueckers' tense championship season with coach Geno Auriemma and his retirement deliberations.
- The Sundance Sports production spans three roughly 40-minute episodes covering UConn's dynasty from 1995 through 2025.
What did Bueckers and Fudd say in the Apple TV trailer?
In a trailer released Tuesday ahead of the premiere, both guards spoke candidly about how their connection formed at UConn. Fudd joined the Huskies in 2021 during Bueckers' sophomore season, and the two shared a backcourt for four seasons despite playing in only 49 games together because of injuries.
"Paige and I are a couple, and everyone close to us that was important knew," Fudd said at the time of recording, according to ESPN. "But it was just kind of one of those things, it's just private, not a secret, but private."
Bueckers described feeling something different from a typical friendship almost immediately. "It kind of just meshed as soon as we met," she said. "She's sweet. She's genuine. She has a huge, caring heart. We kind of felt like a spark a little bit different than what would just be considered a normal friendship."
Why had the couple avoided public comments before?
When Fudd was selected No. 1 overall by Dallas in April, reporters asked how she and Bueckers would navigate their relationship as professional teammates. A Wings public relations staffer interrupted and declined to comment on players' personal lives.
Bueckers addressed the dynamic separately in April, emphasizing professionalism. "Me and Azzi have always been the utmost professional," she said. "We've always conducted ourselves as such, and we've never let anything that happens off the court carry onto the court."
She added that both had "countless reps" managing their relationship while competing. During 2025 WNBA All-Star Weekend, Bueckers confirmed Fudd was her girlfriend after being asked about Fudd's phone case that read "Paige Bueckers' girlfriend."
What else does Apple's UConn docuseries cover?
"The Dynasty: UConn Huskies" is a Sundance Sports production directed by Matthew Hamachek and Erica Sashin. The three-part series documents Geno Auriemma's program from humble beginnings through 12 national championships, with Diana Taurasi advising the 72-year-old coach on retirement timing.
The final episode focuses on UConn's nine-year title drought and 2025 championship run. It reveals a weeks-long rift between Bueckers and Auriemma during the season, including a heated film session after a February loss to Tennessee. The emotional midcourt embrace after beating South Carolina—where Fudd scored 24 points and Bueckers added 17—closed Bueckers' five-year quest for a national title.
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