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Why Reuniting Azzi Fudd With Paige Bueckers in WNBA Draft Actually Makes SenseAzzi Fudd goes No. 1 to the Dalllas Wings—why the pick makes sense beyond the headlines about her relationship....

UCLA likely to make history as No. 1 draft pick decision loomsUCLA just finished off a dominating run to the NCAA title, but now the stars of the Bruins are about to take over the WNBA Draft.,As many as five UCLA players could be first-round selections and six total will be chosen when the three-round, 45-player draft is conducted Monday night in New York. Tha...

TCU's Olivia Miles signs with Unrivaled ahead of WNBA draftOlivia Miles, expected to be among the first selections in the 2026 WNBA Draft on Monday, signed with Unrivaled.,Miles, a 5-foot-10 guard, is expected to make her debut with Unrivaled next winter in the 2027 season. Entering its third season, the 3x3 basketball league was founded by WNBA stars Naphe...

UCLA's Lauren Betts among 15 to attend WNBA draft

National champion center Lauren Betts and four of her UCLA teammates are among the 15 prospects who will attend Monday's 2026 WNBA Draft in New York City.,Bets will be joined by Bruins forward Angela Dugalic and guards Kiki Rice, Gabriela Jaquez and Gianna Kneepkens.,UCLA defeated South Carolina 79-...

WNBA draft to be held April 13 in New York

With the collective bargaining agreement signed and settled, the WNBA's league calendar is quickly coming into focus.,The 2026 WNBA Draft will take place April 13 at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York, the league announced Thursday.,This comes one day after the league said its two-team expansion d...

WNBA Draft audience second best ever, down from 2024

The WNBA Draft pulled in its second largest television audience Monday with an average of 1.25 million viewers, according to ESPN.,The broadcast peaked at 1.46 million viewers and was up 119 percent, on average, from the 2023 WNBA Draft. UConn's Paige Bueckers was the No. 1 overall selection Monday ...

Wings choose UConn star Paige Bueckers with No. 1 overall pick

The Dallas Wings chose All-American guard Paige Bueckers of UConn with the No. 1 overall selection in Monday night's WNBA draft in New York.,The 6-foot Bueckers was the overwhelming choice in a draft in which there is no clear-cut No. 2 pick.,Bueckers is the sixth UConn player to be selected first i...

UConn's Paige Bueckers confirms entry into WNBA draft

UConn star Paige Bueckers confirmed Friday she will enter the 2025 WNBA Draft.,Some had speculated she might delay entering the draft until next year, believing she didn't want to play for the Dallas Wings, who hold the No. 1 pick. She is projected to be taken first.,However, Bueckers, 23, told ESPN...