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Azzi Fudd played 18 minutes in her WNBA debut with the Dallas Wings on Saturday.
The No.1 overall pick's status since has been in some doubt, as she deals with a right knee injury.
Fudd, a standout sharpshooter at UConn, entered the WNBA as arguably the top prospect in her class. But her path to the starting lineup next to Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale looks like a steep one already — and her knee injury isn't helping.
Fudd available to play against Minnesota
After she missed Tuesday's home opener, Fudd will return to action on Thursday night Olivia Miles and the Minnesota Lynx.
Earlier on Thursday, Fudd had participated in the Wings' shootaround at College Park Center.
"We’ll see how tonight goes and how she gets through shootaround, and then see how she feels and what our medical staff says," Wings head coach Jose Fernandez had told Dallas Hoops Journal about Fudd's status.
Now that we know Fudd is playing, the narrative will be obvious: a showdown of the top two picks from last month's WNBA draft. Miles, who went second overall to the Lynx, already is generating serious buzz as a Rookie of the Year candidate.
Fudd had been expected to play Tuesday against the Atlanta Dream, but she was surprisingly downgraded to out mere hours before tip-off. Dallas is playing it safe with Fudd, and Fernandez's noncommittal comments about her status for Thursday put her status into some doubt.
The Wings could use Fudd's shooting, though. Dallas shot just 4-of-26 from 3-point range in Tuesday's 77-72 loss to the Dream.
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