Azzi Fudd has all the makings of a WNBA star. Last season, in a career-high 34 games, she averaged 13.6 points,2 rebounds and 1.8 assists while being the Most Outstanding Player in UConn’s national title win over South Carolina after scoring a game-high 24 points. Still, she told destiny to wait.

With the suggestion from her coach, Geno Aurriemma, Fudd came back to UConn for one final hurrah. Fudd would have possibly been a top 15 pick last season. While her fitness would have been a question mark, a fit season reaffirming her quality will do her draft stock a lot of good. Meanwhile, she will still earn loads from NIL. According to a July 2025 approximation from Fox Sports, Fudd was valued at $218,000. That valuation has likely increased since then. It is also more than what she would

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