Overview
- The team cut off a Dallas Morning News question during Thursday's introduction of No. 1 pick Azzi Fudd, saying it would not comment on players’ personal lives.
- Video of the exchange spread widely online and triggered broader coverage of how teams handle questions about players’ relationships.
- Dallas columnist Kevin Sherrington, who asked the question, later defended it as relevant to how two star teammates would manage being partners on the same roster.
- General manager Curt Miller said the selection was based on scouting and Fudd’s skill, insisting “it always came back to Azzi” despite outside speculation about motives.
- Paige Bueckers publicly acknowledged dating Fudd in 2025, the pair were No. 1 picks in consecutive years from UConn, and their on-court reunion is set to start with a preseason game on April 30 and a May 9 opener against the Fever.