No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd of the Dallas Wings is set for season-ending surgery on sore knee
- Dallas Wings guard Azzi Fudd will undergo season-ending arthroscopic surgery on her right knee.
- Fudd has been sidelined for the past five games due to knee soreness.
- She was the No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft and previously played for UConn.
- Fudd averaged 13.1 points in 30 games this season and had a season-high of 26 points in June.
- The Wings are currently 3-8 since a six-game winning streak and are still in contention for the playoffs.
Dallas Wings guard Azzi Fudd is set for season-ending surgery on a sore knee that has sidelined this year’s No. 1 overall pick for the past five games. The team said Wednesday that Fudd will have arthroscopic surgery on her right knee next week in Connecticut, where she starred for UConn before becoming the Huskies’ second consecutive top overall pick by Dallas.
Fudd was eased into the lineup as a rookie, coming off the bench for the first six games. She scored 24 points in that sixth game and immediately became a full-time starter. Fudd had a season-high 26 points in a win over Seattle in June.
Fudd, who averaged 13.1 points in 30 games, went through warmups before a home game against Golden State on Aug. 7 and was held out of the game “out of an abundance of caution,” according to the team. The soreness persisted. The Wings are still in good shape to make the playoffs for the first time since 2023.
达拉斯翼队状元秀阿兹·富德将接受膝盖手术，赛季报销
达拉斯翼队后卫阿兹·富德将接受膝盖的赛季结束手术，因膝盖疼痛，她在过去五场比赛中缺席。球队周三表示，富德将在下周在康涅狄格州进行右膝的关节镜手术，她曾在这里为康涅狄格大学效力，并成为翼队连续第二年选中的状元秀。
富德作为新秀逐渐融入阵容，前六场比赛都以替补身份出场。在第六场比赛中，她得到了24分，并立即成为全职首发。富德在6月对阵西雅图的比赛中取得了赛季最高的26分。
富德本赛季场均得到13.1分，在8月7日与金州勇士的主场比赛前进行了热身，但根据球队的说法，她因“出于谨慎”未能参赛。膝盖疼痛持续存在。翼队目前仍有机会争夺自2023年以来的首次季后赛名额。