Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers Share the “Spark” That Started Their Relationship

WNBA lesbians, this is not a drill. Run, don’t walk, to your television, because Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers are offering a rare look at their relationship. In The Dynasty: UConn Huskies, a three-part documentary series available to stream on Apple TV beginning August 21, Fudd and Bueckers discuss the beginning of their relationship during their time on the collegiate basketball team. Though the pair currently play together on the Dallas Wings, they were recently college basketball stars on the same legendary team.Fans of the couple rejoiced after Fudd, 23, reunited with Bueckers, 24, during the 2026 WNBA draft this spring as she made her transition from UConn darling to the W as this year’s No. 1 draft pick. Though the pair hard-launched their relationship on TikTok in 2025, they were close friends and rumored to be dating years prior, during their time together as UConn teammates.“Azzi ended up joining the team my sophomore year,” Bueckers recalls in the docuseries, per People. “It kinda just meshed as soon as we met. She’s sweet, she’s genuine, she has a huge, caring heart.”“We kind of felt a spark a little bit different than what would just be considered a normal friendship,” she added. Though the famously private couple made it clear that their relationship is “nobody’s business but” their own following an invasive press conference in April of this year, the docuseries offers a glimpse into their romance story that they clearly feel comfortable enough to share. Fudd spoke about their decision to take the relationship public as both of their stars were on the rise during their time on the UConn Huskies, and navigating boundaries with press and parasocial fans. “Paige and I are a couple, and everyone close to us that was important knew, but it was kind of one of those things...it’s just, it’s private. Not a secret, but it’s private,” Fudd says in the series. Fudd and Bueckers note in the docuseries that they have always suppor