Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd are teammates, former couple — and have been just the former for longer than anyone knew. The Dallas Wings stars revealed Thursday that they broke up more than a year ago, before Fudd was drafted by Dallas, multiple outlets reported.

The two began dating as college teammates at UConn before going No. 1 overall to the Wings in consecutive WNBA drafts. That means they've already spent a full WNBA season together since the relationship ended, Bueckers explained. She also pushed back on any suggestion the draft pick was personal, emphasizing that Fudd "was drafted because she deserved it," per Yahoo Sports.

The timeline reframes the story that followed the pair all season: what looked like a couple reunited in Dallas was actually two exes navigating professional life side by side. By going public now, Bueckers and Fudd get ahead of the speculation while making clear the basketball partnership stands on its own.