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CHICAGO – No. 1 pick Azzi Fudd bounced on her toes as she held her follow through and watched her shot fall from the left corner before running to the next rack. It wasn’t out of anticipation or excitement. It was a programmed movement.
With her fifth made bucket in a row, the Dallas Wings guard was off to a perfect start in the final round of the 2026 WNBA 3-point contest on Friday, July 24, at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
Fudd went on to finish with 30 points in the closing round for the highest-scoring round by a rookie in WNBA history, beating Portland Fire forward Bridget Carleton to become the first rookie to win the league’s 3-point contest.
The 23-year-old UConn alum’s new place in the league’s history books comes as the latest chapter in a story that features a brutal injury history and an upbringing with parents who had the foresight to name her in honor of Jennifer Azzi, a…
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