Dallas Wings star guard Azzi Fudd, the No. 1 pick in this year's WNBA draft, will undergo a procedure on her injured right knee and miss the remainder of the season.
The Wings announced Wednesday that Fudd will undergo the arthroscopic procedure on her right knee in Connecticut early next week.
In an Instagram story later Wednesday, Fudd expanded on that and thanked fans for their support, saying, "I know exactly what comes next: rehab, put in the work, come back ready and better than before. Grateful for my family, my circle, and the Wings organization for the support. Thank you for all the messages today. They mean a lot to me."
The sharpshooting Fudd last played on Aug. 5 and has missed Dallas' past five games. Fudd previously tore her ACL and meniscus in the same knee in 2023, after tearing the same ACL and MCL in 2019.
Fudd averaged 13.1 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.7 steals (ranking fifth in the league) and 0.8 blocks in 30 appearances this year, leading the Wings with a plus-13.1 net rating. She ranks fourth in rookie scoring and first in made 3-pointers among those first-year players. In July she became the first rookie in league history to win the WNBA 3-point contest.
Fudd was selected No. 1 after five years at UConn, where she won the national title and Final Four Most Outstanding Player in 2025.
Fudd had an injury-riddled career in Storrs, appearing in just 42 games over her first three seasons. But she remained largely healthy at the end of her time there, appearing in 34 of 40 games the season the Huskies won the championship and then all 39 her final season.
The Wings have already doubled their win total from last year but have struggled after the All-Star break, going 2-7 since then and sliding down to eighth in the standings -- which would be good enough for now to earn them the final spot in the playoffs.
