Azzi Fudd came into her first WNBA All-Star Weekend carrying the reputation of one of the league’s best shooters. By the end of the night, the rookie had already proven it by becoming the first rookie to win the WNBA 3-Point Contest. Fresh off this win, Fudd didn’t spend too long celebrating her win over Portland Fire guard Bridget Carleton. Instead, she had a challenge for perhaps the greatest shooter the game has ever seen.

“Steph, if you’re listening, I’ve been asking for a rematch since high school,” she told reporters when asked about potentially facing Curry in a 3-Point Contest. “So maybe this is our time to figure out a time and place.”

Fudd’s performance tonight showed just how good she is already and why she felt ready to make the challenge. After scoring 24 points and coming second to Carleton’s 29 in the qualifier, Fudd caught fire in the final round right as her opponent went cold. Carleton managed just 19 points as Fudd made 21 of her 27 shots, including eight of her last ten, to score 30 and win the trophy.

She now walks away with $70,000 in prize money. Fudd hasn’t yet ruled out a comeback to the competition next year to defend her title either.

“If they’ll have me. I’d be honored to be here again,” she told reporters. “That’s not up to me.”

The relationship between Fudd and Curry goes back many years. Back in 2018, Fudd attended Curry’s SC30 Select camp when she was just 15 years old and won the camp’s three-point shootout.

This saw her earn a duel against Curry, who beat her 20-16. Now, it seems like she’s up for a rematch.

Fudd’s confidence in a rematch may even stem from her win over the 4x NBA champion and his brother in an informal shooting challenge in Chongqing. This came in 2025 as part of the Under Armour tour’s stop in China. On that occasion, Stephen Curry, Azzi Fudd, and Seth Curry shot five baskets, with Fudd making four, to Steph’s 3 and Seth’s 2.

With Fudd losing to Curry while in High School, but beating him in her final year in college, their scores stand at 1-1 overall. Curry, though, has the advantage in the three-point contest, and should Curry vs Fudd become official, it will be interesting to see who clinches their first duel as professionals to take the lead in their duels.

Fudd may have some competition, as she isn’t the only WNBA name expressing openness to compete against the Golden State Warriors player.

Curry’s old opponent has hinted at a 3-Point Contest rematch

Curry is no stranger to competing in 3-Point Contest crossovers between the NBA and the WNBA. Back in 2024, during the NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis, he took on New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu, eventually winning 29-26.

Ionescu, though, was no slouch.

She had won the 2023 and 2025 WNBA 3-Point Contests, including a stellar performance in 2023 when she recorded 37 points out of a possible 40 points, a record that still stands across both leagues. This year, however, she refuted false reports about her declining the invite.

“I can’t decline an offer I never got officially invited to,” said Ionescu ahead of the Liberty’s game against the Chicago Sky.

In a follow-up with Madeline Kenney, she added, “Maybe I’ll do it with Steph again at NBA All-Star and get a really nice official invite.”

While Fudd is the WNBA’s reigning champion, and Ionescu is a two-time winner, Curry also has two wins in the NBA’s version of the contest. He has taken home the trophy in 2015 and 2021.

It will be interesting to see if next year’s All-Star weekend in Phoenix carries an NBA vs WNBA duel, just like the 2024 event did.

Regardless of whether a matchup between Curry and Fudd actually takes place, it’s clear that the rookie guard has already made waves as the newest and youngest 3-Point champion.