Wings rookie Azzi Fudd to undergo right knee surgery and miss remainder of WNBA season
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- Azzi Fudd, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, will undergo arthroscopic surgery on her right knee and miss the remainder of the WNBA season, the Dallas Wings announced Wednesday.
- Fudd has not played since Aug. 5 due to ongoing knee soreness and has a long history of right knee injuries — she tore her ACL and MCL in high school, tore her ACL again along with her meniscus at UConn, and suffered a right knee sprain as a senior that cost her multiple weeks.
- In 30 games, Fudd averaged 13.1 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.7 steals while shooting 39.7% from three-point range.
- Fudd leads the Wings in three-pointers made and steals, and ranks fourth on the team in scoring.
- The Dallas Wings are 2-7 since the All-Star break and have dropped to eighth place in the standings.
- The Wings hold a four-and-a-half-game lead over the ninth-place Portland Fire for the final playoff spot, but their chances of any postseason run without Fudd are slim.
Why it matters: Fudd was Dallas's leading shooter from three and top perimeter defender, and the Wings are already 2-7 since the All-Star break. A team that just dropped to eighth place and just lost its No. 1 pick to a third right knee surgery now has a 4.5-game cushion over Portland but almost no margin for a playoff push.
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