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Paige Bueckers Reveals What Drives Her Toward WNBA Greatness (Exclusive)
The Dallas Wings gave their team and star point guard Paige Bueckers' love life an assist with their draft night decision.
With the overall top pick at the April 13 WNBA draft, the Wings chose University of Connecticut alum Azzi Fudd, a shooting guard who not only dominated the back court alongside Bueckers but also scored her heart.
The former teammates—who won a national championship together at UConn in 2025—hard launched their romance last summer, Bueckers making it official during a July interview with WAG Talk not long after Fudd was seen carrying a phone case that read "Paige Bueckers' Girlfriend."
And now that they'll be reunited in Dallas (Bueckers was chosen first by the Wings last year), "I'm so excited to play again with Paige," Fudd told ESPN after learning she was Texas-bound. "She's an incredible person, an incredible player and it's gonna be a lot of fun."
Though, of course, the duo aren't the only professional players to have a little love mixed in with their basketball.
"It gets a little heated," Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark told Fieldhouse Files in September 2024 of her competitive late-night hoops sessions with boyfriend Connor McCaffery. Though he also suited up for the University of Iowa, Clark noted, "I definitely outshoot him more than he outshoots me, but he tries to think otherwise."
Tasked with answering a literal grab bag of questions in a 2023 Big Ten Network TikTok, McCaffery pulled out a photo of Clark and joked, "This looks like somebody who can't guard me. That's all I'm going to say."
Except it wasn't, the former Butler assistant coach admitting, "I'm not even gonna lie, she's a legend...The range is unlimited and, yeah, she can hoop a little bit."
There's a reason the two have been huddling up for the past three years. As for Clark, Bueckers and Fudd's league competitors, they've scored some solid romances as well. Keep reading for our official depth chart.
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Angel Reese
"I think the next time I'll post I'm in a relationship is when I'm married," WNBA standout Angel Reese shared during a January 2025 episode of her Unapologetically Angel podcast, explaining a newfound desire for privacy. "You might see me on a date. You gonna have to catch me though. Like, I’m not gonna post a man on my page."
Still, there have been definitive clues that the Bayou Barbie has found her Ken in Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. "That’s a sign," the Atlanta Dream power forward captioned a TikTok showcasing an impressive arrangements of roses, "that’s a signnnn." And it was certainly a big play when the Duke alum turned up to the 2025 WNBA All-Star game sporting a t-shirt baring Reese's visage.
The NCAA champ—set to appear on season two of The Hunting Wives—returned the favor, attending a December 2025 Magic game in a jersey emblazoned with the words "My Man."
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A'ja Wilson
Game recognizes game, and two-time WNBA champion A'ja Wilson is the Ace of Bam Adebayo's heart.
The low-key couple first sparked dating rumors in the summer of 2024, and A'ja confirmed their romance with a bit of a pump fake when she showed up at NBA All Star Weekend in February 2025.
"My NBA All-Star is not here," the Las Vegas Aces center told People, acknowledging that the Miami Heat center hadn't made the roster. But Bam was busy "getting the rest he needs," she added, "and that's the best Valentine gift that I can truly give him, is just the rest."
And they're only heating up, Bam showing up to support A'ja—who made her fifth straight All-Star team—during the WNBA All-Star festivities in July 2025.
Months later, in her Time Athlete of the Year cover story, she revealed they'd actually been huddled up way longer than fans realized, making that first move at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Next up: Adding to their squad. "That is always a dream," she said of having kids with Bam. "This is my life partner. Honestly, what on earth was my world before you? That’s how much he’s impacted my life, my family’s life."
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Sabrina Ionescu
Sabrina Ionescu has racked up an impressive haul of trophies playing for the New York Liberty, WNBA All-Stars and U.S. Olympic team, but the day she married NFL player Hroniss Grasu is especially close to her heart.
"March 10, 2024. The day I got to marry my best friend, my other half," she captioned her Instagram wedding photo. "The best day of my life."
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Marta Xargay Casademont & Breanna Stewart
Three-time WNBA champion Breanna Stewart met her love match with Spanish basketball player Marta Xargay Casademont. They connected as teammates on a Russian professional women's basketball team in 2018 and got engaged and married in 2021. They welcomed their first child Ruby in August 2021, followed by their son Theo in October 2023.
Marta retired from the sport in 2021, but continues to support her wife's career, writing on Instagram after Breanna's New York Liberty won the 2024 Finals, "So freaking proud of you!"
Caitlin Clark
Indiana Fever megastar Caitlin Clark has been dating basketball player and former Butler University assistant coach Connor McCaffery since April 2023.
The pair haven't been shy about celebrating their love on social media, with Connor posting a sweet birthday tribute for his girlfriend's 23rd birthday: "You have an incredible ability to inspire and lift up those around you, and I am lucky to learn from you every day. Thank you for always being you. I love you."
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Brittney Griner
Before she became one of the most decorated WNBA players of all time, Brittney Griner met her wife Cherelle while the two were students at Baylor University in Texas.
They were married in June 2019 and Cherelle fiercely advocated for the Connecticut Sun star when she was detained in Russia for 10 months on drug charges in 2022.
Brittney and her wife, now a lawyer, welcomed their son Bash on July 8, 2024.
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Betnijah Laney
New York Liberty shooting guard and 2021 WNBA All-Star Betnijah Laney is married to fellow basketball player Jordan Hamilton, who started for the Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Pelicans, and Houston Rockets during his NBA career.
In an Instagram tribute for their second wedding anniversary in 2023, Betnijah wrote, "Your arms are my favorite place to be."
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Diana Taurasi & Penny Taylor
After dating for eight years, Diana Taurasi married her Phoenix Mercury teammate Penny Taylor on May 13, 2017. Now both retired from the sport, the iconic WNBA couple have more time to spend with their young children, Leo and Isla.
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Azzi Fudd & Paige Bueckers
After a few weeks of speculation, Dallas Wings point guard Paige Bueckers confirmed in July 2025 that she was dating Azzi Fudd, her former teammate on the UConn’s women’s basketball team.
And with Azzi selected first overall by the Wings in the 2026 draft, the two are exicted to pair up on and off the hardwood. "I'm excited to play again with Paige," Azzi told ESPN during draft night April 13. "She's an incredible person. An incredible player, and it's gonna be a lot of fun."
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Katie Lou Samuelson
Prior to playing for the Indiana Fever in 2024 and re-joining the Seattle Storm in February 2025, Katie Lou Samuelson was busy with her life off the court. She married basketball player Devin Cannady in April 2023 and the couple announced the birth of their daugher Aliya in August 2023.
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Napheesa Collier
WNBA superstar Napheesa Collier can add devoted wife and mom to her long list of achievements (which includes two Olympic gold medals and 2025 All-Star Game MVP).
In October 2019, the Minnesota Lynx forward got engaged to basketball skills coach Alex Bazzell and they were married three years later. In 2022, they welcomed daughter Mila Sarah Bazzell.
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Allie Quigley & Courtney Vandersloot
Chicago Sky teammates Allie Quigley and Courtney Vandersloot were married in December 2018 and share daughter Jana, who was born on April 8, 2025.
The winning pair are not only the first married couple to win a professional sports championship together (2021 WNBA Finals), but in May 2025, Vandersloot surpassed her wife's record as the all-time leading scorer for the Chicago Sky.
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DeWanna Bonner & Alyssa Thomas
In March 2021, Alyssa Thomas shared on social media that she was dating her then-Connecticut Sun teammate, DeWanna Bonner.
The pair got engaged in 2023 when Alyssa proposed during the WNBA All-Star Weekend. DeWanna is also mom to twins Cali and Demi, who she had in 2017 with ex-wife and former Phoenix Mercury teammate, Candice Dupree.
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