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Last year, Azzi Fudd attended the WNBA Draft in support of UConn Teammate Paige Bueckers. Bueckers would go onto be the 2025 draft’s #1 pick, joining the Dallas Wings.<\/p>\n

This year, she attended as a presumed lottery pick. She would go onto be the 2026 draft’s #1 pick, joining the Dallas Wings.<\/p>\n

Though the reason for her attendance was different, the look assessment was the same: a winner. Fudd looked characteristically fantastic on the red (well, orange) carpet, serving an appearance befitting the career-defining moment and her burgeoning superstar status.<\/p>\n

ESPN, which is handling this year’s ongoing draft broadcast, shared photos from Azzi Fudd’s arrival. Those follow.<\/p>\n

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New York, NY – April 13, 2026 – Azzi Fudd on the Orange Carpet for the 2026 WNBA Draft.
(Photo by Ben Solomon \/ ESPN Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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New York, NY – April 13, 2026 – Azzi Fudd on the Orange Carpet for the 2026 WNBA Draft.
(Photo by Ben Solomon \/ ESPN Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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New York, NY – April 13, 2026 – Azzi Fudd on the Orange Carpet for the 2026 WNBA Draft.
(Photo by Ben Solomon \/ ESPN Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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New York, NY – April 13, 2026 – Azzi Fudd on the Orange Carpet for the 2026 WNBA Draft.
(Photo by Ben Solomon \/ ESPN Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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New York, NY – April 13, 2026 – Azzi Fudd on the Orange Carpet for the 2026 WNBA Draft.
(Photo by Ben Solomon \/ ESPN Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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New York, NY – April 13, 2026 – Azzi Fudd on the Orange Carpet for the 2026 WNBA Draft.
(Photo by Ben Solomon \/ ESPN Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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New York, NY – April 13, 2026 – Azzi Fudd on the Orange Carpet for the 2026 WNBA Draft.
(Photo by Ben Solomon \/ ESPN Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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New York, NY – April 13, 2026 – Azzi Fudd on the Orange Carpet for the 2026 WNBA Draft.
(Photo by Ben Solomon \/ ESPN Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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New York, NY – April 13, 2026 – Azzi Fudd on the Orange Carpet for the 2026 WNBA Draft.
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