1-on-1 w/ Napheesa Collier

Summary

Fudd Around And Find Out

Episode: 1-on-1 w/ Napheesa Collier
Host: Azzi Fudd (with co-hosts including Ashanti Plummer and “Unidentified Female Host”)
Guest: Napheesa Collier
Date: February 13, 2026

Episode Overview

Azzi Fudd welcomes WNBA superstar and UConn alum Napheesa Collier in an energetic, candid conversation exploring Collier’s journey in women’s basketball, her role in shaping the game’s future, and life off the court. The episode balances lighthearted banter (Valentine’s hot takes, tap dancing secrets) with insider perspectives on elite women’s basketball, Unrivaled, team dynamics, and building women’s sports culture. Listeners get to “Fudd Around & Find Out” what it’s like to transition from NCAA to WNBA, create spaces for women’s hoops, and celebrate milestone moments.

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Main Discussion Segments & Key Moments

1. Warm Welcome, Black History Month Highlight

[02:09–03:18]

• The episode opens with a Black History Month fact about Ronald McNair, a Black astronaut who overcame racial barriers, with his honored legacy now enshrined at the library that once denied him access.
  • “That same library that once denied him his books is now named after him in his honor.” — Unidentified Female Host [02:52]
• The hosts react with awe, pride, and reflection on the importance of legacy.

2. Catching Up: UConn Winter Struggles & Dress Codes

[04:14–06:15]

• The group jokes about weather envy (Minnesota warmth vs. East Coast winter), and Collier details the grueling old-school dress code UConn players endured.
  • “We had to wear stockings and, like, dress clothes… Every home game we had to dress up.” — Nafissa Collier [05:12]
• Azzi is grateful that tradition has changed:
  • “Thank you for going through that so I don’t have to — not pioneer. No, seriously.” — Azzi Fudd [06:03]

3. Valentine’s Day Hot Takes & Team Traditions

[06:15–10:31]

• Collier shrugs off the pressure for lavish Valentine’s celebrations:
  • “I don’t think you have to get presents every year…if you’re only…celebrating someone on Valentine’s Day, that’s also not good.” — Nafissa Collier [06:19]
• The hosts agree food > flowers, and joke about the “Valentime” vs. “Valentine’s” pronunciation [07:32].
• Azzi describes UConn teammate Caroline’s festive team Valentine’s scavenger hunts, echoing Collier’s thanks for teammates who lift spirits.

4. All-Star Weekend & The Growth of Women's Sports

[10:32–12:27]

• Azzi expresses awe at her first WNBA All-Star, asking Collier about the event’s growth:
  • “Throughout the whole city, it’s just grown so much…women’s sports is exploding…You see people's faces on billboards everywhere. That is new.” — Nafissa Collier [11:14]
• Collier emphasizes the difference from smaller, less-celebrated past years to today's “superstar athlete” status for WNBA players.
• Favorite All-Star events: Collier loves the three-point contest, especially the Steph Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu crossover [12:15].

5. Building "Unrivaled" & The Rise of Women's 1-on-1 Showdowns

[12:29–15:22]

• Collier explains the vision behind Unrivaled:
  • "We wanted to change…the landscape of women’s basketball...you don’t see a lot of women doing [1-on-1]. We want to create the same thing [where] you can say for one year, 'I'm the best.'" — Nafissa Collier [12:43]
• The hosts get hyped reminiscing about last year's event:
  • “It was a bloodbath. That was a. What the fud. Like, that was crazy.” — Nafissa Collier [13:35]
• Collier gives a behind-the-scenes look at the intense competition and fatigue:
  • “You're just beating the crap out of each other…Someone got a concussion. We are having a ref meeting before the game start this year.” — Nafissa Collier [15:08]

6. Basketball Strategy, Recovery, & Team Viewing

[15:22–16:21]

• Azzi and Collier discuss 1-on-1 strategy ("I'm hitting threes"), and plans for the UConn squad to stream the tournament together.

7. Sports Fandom, Olympics, & Dream Events

[20:31–24:23]

• Collier’s favorite Olympic events: gymnastics, track, ping pong (“so fun”), winter figure skating.
• Logistics during the COVID Olympics meant missing out on attending events; yet she’s eager to see more, especially women’s sports, at the LA Games [21:30–22:02].
• Dream cross-sport Olympic event: “Beach volleyball. I loved volleyball in high school...Beach volleyball is fun.” — Nafissa Collier [23:19]

8. Fun Facts: Tap Dancing & Reading Obsessions

[24:34–26:39]

• Surprise: Collier used to tap dance and still owns her shoes!
  • “If I’m tapping at a party, take me home.” — Nafissa Collier [25:15]
• She wants her daughter, Mila, to try dance for body confidence.
• Both Azzi and Collier share their love for reading, especially fantasy. Collier recommends Throne of Glass as her current obsession.
  • “My favorite series is Throne of Glass, so I'm rereading it for, like, the third time.” — Nafissa Collier [26:23]

9. Self-Care & Team Dynamics: WNBA vs. Unrivaled

[27:41–30:19]

• Collier decompresses by reading, spending time with loved ones, and unplugging from negative news.
• She reflects on how Unrivaled’s setup fosters college-like camaraderie:
  • “You don’t get that a lot anymore in professional settings.” — Nafissa Collier [30:10]
• Unrivaled feels more intimate, much like a sisterhood, compared to the traditional, businesslike professional league vibe.

10. Off-the-Court Relationships & Personalities

[31:19–32:46]

• Collier lists close friends from UConn and Minnesota, emphasizing how Unrivaled allows players to see each other’s genuine personalities.
  • “Some people have a persona [on the court]...It’s fun to get to know their personalities more.” — Nafissa Collier [31:21]
• Special shout-outs to Aaliyah, Skylar, Ezzy, and Dom.

11. UConn Stories: Geno Auriemma’s Legendary Discipline

[32:46–35:39]

• Collier relives getting kicked out of the UConn locker room after a 30-point win, made to practice in oversized “prison wear” under moody lighting:
  • “He walks into the gym, finally, he's like, 'Start running.' That's all he said…I've never felt so defeated in my whole life.” — Nafissa Collier [33:00–34:40]
• Lesson: “Honestly, it made me into the person I am today. I'm super thankful for it.” — Nafissa Collier [35:29]

12. All-Time UConn Starting Five

[35:48–36:09]

• Collier’s picks: Sue Bird, Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart, herself (“If I didn’t put me, I’d put Rebecca Lobo”).

13. Game Segment: "Who’d Win? UConn Alumni Edition"

[40:24–43:23]

• Hosts pit UConn alums in theoretical 1-on-1 matchups.
• Some highlights:
  • Bria Hartley vs. Tip Hayes: Tip Hayes [40:45]
  • Tip Hayes vs. Sue Bird: Tip Hayes for quickness [40:55]
  • Gabby Williams vs. Tina Charles: Collier picks Gabby for defense [42:18]
  • Maya Moore vs. Diana Taurasi: “That would be a generational game… I feel like I have to say Maya, because she's my favorite player, but it would be so good. I would just be entertained.” — Nafissa Collier [43:06]

14. "What the Fudd" of the Week: Unrivaled’s First Trade

[43:25–44:35]

• Collier reveals Unrivaled’s first-ever three-team trade:
  • “Azerae went from the Rose to the Hive, Sanaya from the Hive to the Vinyl, and Courtney Williams from the Vinyl to the Breeze.” [44:00]

15. Celebrating Historic Moments: Philly’s Unrivaled Crowd

[44:37–46:01]

• The hosts highlight the electric Unrivaled event in Philly:
  • “Philly was...the most unbelievable crowd I’ve ever [seen]. Especially when Marina was like, self conscious...A performance I’ve never seen in my whole life.” — Nafissa Collier [45:01]
• Collier wrestles with FOMO about sitting out, but is proud of building something so impactful.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "Forget the bathing suit, I've barely seen the sun." — Azzi Fudd [04:38]
• "If I’m tapping at a party, take me home." — Nafissa Collier [25:15]
• "Everything's a test." — Azzi Fudd & Nafissa Collier on Geno’s life lessons [35:21, 35:24]
• "It feels like college...You don’t get that a lot anymore in professional settings." — Nafissa Collier on Unrivaled [30:10]
• "We wanted to...change the landscape of women’s basketball." — Nafissa Collier [12:43]
• "That's gonna be really fun to watch." — Azzi Fudd on Unrivaled trades [44:35]

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Episode Structure with Timestamps

• Black History Moment: [02:09–03:18]
• Weather & UConn Dress Codes: [04:14–06:15]
• Valentine’s Day Takes/Traditions: [06:15–10:31]
• All-Star & Women’s Sports Growth: [10:32–12:27]
• Unrivaled & 1-on-1 Culture: [12:29–15:22]
• All-Star Event Details: [16:06 onward]
• Olympics & Favorite Events: [20:31–24:23]
• Fun Facts (Tap Dance/Reading): [24:34–26:39]
• Self-Care & Team Culture: [27:41–30:19]
• Friendships & Personalities: [31:19–32:46]
• UConn/Coach Geno Stories: [32:46–35:39]
• UConn All-Time 5: [35:48–36:09]
• "Who'd Win?" Game: [40:24–43:23]
• "What the Fudd" Trade News: [43:25–44:35]
• Philly’s Historic Unrivaled Atmosphere: [44:37–46:01]

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Overall Tone & Takeaways

Lively, funny, and welcoming—listeners get insight into elite women’s hoops, athlete life, and the unique sisterhood binding UConn and Unrivaled alumni. The episode celebrates the game’s evolution, epic team camaraderie, and the power of intentional women-led spaces. Collier’s humility, humor, and vision shine, making this a must-listen for sports fans and anyone curious about the future of women’s basketball.

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End of Summary

Transcript

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[Az Fudd]

Hey everyone. Welcome back to another episode of Futaround and find out. I'm here with my girl Ashanti. Hey girl.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Hey. As you know, it is still Black History Month. So I'm starting the pot off. I'm sorry, yo. That's going to be like.

[Az Fudd]

Yes, the COVID picture.

[Unidentified Female Host]

The COVID picture. So I want to start us off with our Black History month fact. In 1959, a nine year old boy was in the library. It was a segregated library in Lake City, South Carolina. And in this library he wanted to check out some books or whatever. And they wouldn't let him, obviously because he was black. And it became like a whole whoop dee doo. And the police came, all these other things happened. That young boy ended up being able to check out those books. But later on he ended up with a PhD for MIT. He was a physicist, he did martial arts, he was a saxophonist and ended up being a NASA astronaut. In 1984, he flew on the space shuttle Challenger and became only the second black American in space.

[Az Fudd]

Oh, wow.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Unfortunately, in 1986, the Challenger launched again and broke apart in like 73 seconds. The young boy, his name was Ronald McNair. He was 35 when he passed. That same library that once denied him his books is now named after him in his honor. And it's called the Dr. Ronald E. McNair Life History Center.

[Az Fudd]

That's amazing.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Boom.

[Az Fudd]

I love that. That's a good one. Wow.

[Unidentified Female Host]

No, yeah, I love it. You know, they try to hold him back and now that whole library has to tell his story every time when they ask about that name. So I think that's beautiful.

[Az Fudd]

That's amazing.

[Unidentified Female Host]

But what's up with you, girly?

[Az Fudd]

What's up with me? Not much, just super excited for today's pod and our incredible guest that's joining us.

[Nafissa Collier]

Ooh.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Who we got coming on, we have.

[Az Fudd]

A two time Olympic gold medalist, a five time WNBA all star, the vice president of the WNBPA executive committee and the co founder of Unrivaled. Obviously she's a UConn alum. She was drafted in 2019 by the Minnesota Lyngs and that same year won rookie of the year. We have the one, the only, Nafissa Collier. Phi. Thank you for joining us.

[Nafissa Collier]

I'm so happy to be here.

[Unidentified Female Host]

How are you, Phi? We're excited to have you.

[Nafissa Collier]

I'm good. We were just talking about the weather. It's nice here. 75, so I feel really good, honestly.

[Az Fudd]

Oh my goodness.

[Unidentified Female Host]

So rub it in. Oh my goodness. It's so cold in New York.

[Nafissa Collier]

Girl, you gotta get down here. I was, I was at the pool yesterday in a swimsuit, just getting my tan on.

[Az Fudd]

I can't even imagine that I'm hurting.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I haven't seen my bathing suit in like five months.

[Nafissa Collier]

I need it. I turn actually gray in the winter, so this is nice.

[Az Fudd]

Forget the bathing suit. I've barely seen the sun.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, yeah, I remember, I remember.

[Az Fudd]

I don't. I don't know how Yesterday it was 3, but felt like negative 11.

[Nafissa Collier]

Oh, that actually made me shiver. That's Horrible. So, yeah, that's horrible.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I think the first time ever New York has been colder than Connecticut. Because yesterday it was like, it says, feels like negative 15. And they put it up in comparison to, like, Antarctica.

[Nafissa Collier]

And I'm like, stores specifically is a wind tunnel. It's so windy. It's. It's horrible.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, the wind is awful.

[Nafissa Collier]

Az. We used to have to walk our home games. We had to wear stockings and, like, dress clothes. So imagine that weather and having to wear stockings and flats in the snow. Every hilltop. Every home game, we had to dress up.

[Az Fudd]

Flats.

[Unidentified Female Host]

No boots.

[Nafissa Collier]

You can wear boots, but you had to look like business attire, so it couldn't be, like, real boots.

[Az Fudd]

Wow. I'm so grateful she changed that. Oh, my gosh.

[Nafissa Collier]

It was tough.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, that. I'm speechless after hearing that.

[Nafissa Collier]

That's crazy.

[Unidentified Female Host]

The thought of you guys fighting the wind in your stockings.

[Az Fudd]

I don't think I've worn a pair of stockings before.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, that was. That was when I got introduced to them, too. Because you couldn't have bare legs, we weren't allowed to have that either. You had to wear stockings.

[Az Fudd]

Thank you for going through that. So I don't have to not pioneer. No, seriously.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Paving the way for the. For the girls.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, I'm glad. I'm glad that. I'm glad you guys didn't have to do that. Honestly, I'm happy for you.

[Az Fudd]

Okay, so Valentine's Day is coming up. Do you have any Valentine's Day hot takes?

[Nafissa Collier]

Hot takes? I don't know if it's a hot take, but I don't think you have to get presents every year. Presents are nice, but if you're only like, the only day that you're going to celebrate someone is Valentine's Day. That's also not good. Valid.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Valid.

[Nafissa Collier]

Also, it's just for me because I hate having to come up with presents because you got birthdays, then you got, like, Father's Day, and now you're at Christmas. Like, now you're adding in Valentine's Day.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Expensive.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah. Okay, that makes sense. So what's an ideal Valentine's Day look like to you?

[Nafissa Collier]

Just going to dinner. I love food. So if we just go out to eat somewhere, I'm happy with that.

[Az Fudd]

Solid.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I love Valentine's Day. Even though, like, you said, Valentine's Day should be, like, every day, you know, you should really show love to your partner, your person. I think it is super special. Add an extra date. Doesn't have to be a gift, but I also love food. So a little extra date. Another Reason to get dressed up.

[Nafissa Collier]

Why not? Kind of a hot take. I don't really need flowers. They die in my care so fast.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Oh, my God. Same. My thumb is not green, child.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, I don't need flowers.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Give me some chocolates, though.

[Az Fudd]

That's exactly what I say. I would much rather chocolate than flowers.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Yeah, those disappear in my care, too. But, you know, in the best way.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah.

[Az Fudd]

Okay. So is it Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day? Because I hear you saying it differently, Ashanti.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Oh, you know what? That just might be the. You know.

[Az Fudd]

No, but I know some black people who call it Valentine's Day.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I was just about to say.

[Nafissa Collier]

I was just about to say.

[Unidentified Female Host]

That might just be the black. I don't know. Me and my family always add S's to everything. So it's Valentine's over here.

[Az Fudd]

Oh, they were saying with an M.

[Nafissa Collier]

Oh, no, I thought you were saying with the M, too.

[Unidentified Female Host]

No, Valentine's. Listen, I'm just getting over a cold. Y' all have to forgive me. Whatever A's we have for, like, the last 700 days.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, it spread down here, too, because it was like the plague for a little bit. People were dropping like flies.

[Az Fudd]

Oh, well, down there. I feel like if one person gets it, you guys are together so much.

[Unidentified Female Host]

That's a fact.

[Nafissa Collier]

Everybody gets it. And it's, like, worse. But each time that it gets passed through, it mutates.

[Unidentified Female Host]

That it mutates.

[Az Fudd]

I'm gonna get those IVs. What is your best and your worst? Valentine's Day, if you remember?

[Nafissa Collier]

I feel like the best ones are always the early ones because, like, you're new in a relationship and you're. They're trying to show out. So you get lots of presents and you get the dinners. You get all that stuff. So probably one of those. My worst one. I haven't had a bad one. I mean, Alex is pretty good with that. Like, we always go out to eat somewhere. He does always get me flowers, but he gets me chocolates, too. Because he knows it's gotta be a balance, you know? So. Yeah, I don't know if I've had a bad one. What about you guys?

[Az Fudd]

Oh, good job, Alex. I agree.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I think when it's earlier or even when you're younger, it's like the first couple, real Valentine's. Those were special back then. I used to really like flowers, but now I'm like. As we talked about, they might as well go in the garbage the next two days. Sorry. Yeah, I don't think I've had A bad one either. They're all just been super cute. Flowers, food, chocolates, Az.

[Az Fudd]

I've never had a bad one. But two years ago, the team was traveling, so it was just like me. It was actually Colleen stayed. So it was me and Colleen. And I mean, it wasn't bad, but it was just two of us. And it was like I missed all my teammates. They're at a game and I was doing rehab all day.

[Nafissa Collier]

Oh, that's the worst.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I guess the best Valentine's would be with the girls.

[Nafissa Collier]

I love a good Galentine.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Yeah, those are the best. Everyone's wearing pink and red. You're playing games, you're drinking. Those are fun.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, that is fun.

[Az Fudd]

I will say Caroline on our team, she does something for Valentine's Day for the whole team every year. And it's like she makes this little, like, goody baskets. It's like a scavenger hunt. And that is. It's so thoughtful. It's so sweet, the time and effort she puts into that. It's amazing. So that one of my favorite things about Valentine's Day, you always need a.

[Nafissa Collier]

Teammate like that on the team. Like, yours is Caroline, Mine was Kyla Irwin. Just like, so thoughtful. They do. Yeah, like, they do stuff like that. They like the arts and crafts, scavenger hunt type stuff. Every team needs one of those.

[Az Fudd]

That's just so fun. And it's like. Especially like in February. Everyone's tired going through it. You have that little pick me up.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah. That's awesome.

[Az Fudd]

All right, so this weekend is NBA All Star. And this past summer, I was at my first WNBA All Star weekend. And I'd never experienced anything like it. It was so hectic. The events, the parties, barely sleeping. And I actually ran into you. I think that was WNBA Live you were going into. And I was just leaving. Yeah, I mean, I was just blown away by how big it is. And this is my first one, so I really have nothing to compare it to. But I know you've been to a lot more than me. How have you kind of seen it grown? And what is your favorite thing about it?

[Nafissa Collier]

Now, Indiana did a great job. Like, this All Star was really well done. Just throughout the whole city, it's just grown so much in that, like the. My. I never had a bad one. So my first year was in Vegas. And Vegas is fun.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Wow.

[Nafissa Collier]

Vegas is always good, but I know the ones before it. Just not a lot of events, like, the city didn't really embrace it. The sport wasn't as big as it is now. Now it's like we have superstar athletes. The, you know, women's sports is exploding. Everyone is here. There's, you know, thousands and thousands of people. Like, you see people's faces on billboards everywhere. That is new. They just really go all out. So that's been really fun to see. But yeah, I honestly haven't had a bad one because I think almost all of mine have been in Vegas and Vegas is lit.

[Az Fudd]

So how many have you been to?

[Nafissa Collier]

I have been to how many years I played. I've been to five because they didn't have one in the bubble and then I was pregnant one year. Yeah, they should have done one the bubble. They should have done honorary just so you can add it.

[Az Fudd]

That's cool.

[Nafissa Collier]

I know. You could add it to your resume.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Are you going to NBA All Star? Have you been to NBA all Star?

[Nafissa Collier]

I've been. I'm not going this year.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Okay.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, it's a lot. All Star, just in general is a lot. And I'm on a boot. It's just like, it's too much.

[Az Fudd]

What's your favorite event at All Star to watch?

[Nafissa Collier]

Probably the three point contest when they have good people in it. That one's always super fun. Like, it was cool, obviously, whenever Steph does it, but when he did it with Sabrina, that was a fun twist. Yeah, I like that one the best.

[Az Fudd]

That was. That was cool when they did that.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, yeah, that was super cool.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Okay, enough about all that all star stuff. Let's talk about unrivaled. I am here repping the marriage.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yes, yes, yes.

[Unidentified Female Host]

So unrivaled, it's one on one weekend coming up. How did one on one unrivaled come to be?

[Nafissa Collier]

So when we were creating unrivaled, we, like, one of our main reasons was we wanted to change, like, the landscape of women's basketball. And when you go to like a park or pickup anywhere, like at the Y, it's always guys playing one on one and guys playing pickup. You don't see a lot of women doing those things. And so we kind of want to change the culture around that. And, you know, I don't know about you guys, but like, Alex can talk to his friends every single day the same conversation. Who's the best at, like, who's the best basketball player ever? Jordan, Kobe, LeBron, whatever it is, they. They can have that conversation every day. So, like, we want to create the same thing on the women's side where it's like you can say definitively for one year, I'm the best. This Year. And it creates, like, that conversation. It creates that culture. And even after the one last year you saw, they were talking about, are they going to do that at the men's All Star now? Is that going to be a thing? So I feel like.

[Az Fudd]

Last year's was so fun to watch.

[Nafissa Collier]

It was a bloodbath. It was a bloodbath. That was crazy. That was a. What the fud. Like, that was crazy.

[Unidentified Female Host]

It was fun to watch. Girl, I was tuned in. I said.

[Nafissa Collier]

You just wouldn't.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I don't know. It's really different to see a player really just on an island. Like, it's just you and whatever you got in your bag. It's exciting. It's fun. People pull out things that maybe they don't get to always pull out because they play in the system or, you.

[Nafissa Collier]

Know, you'll look at Aaliyah.

[Az Fudd]

We were screaming in our apartment.

[Nafissa Collier]

That was crazy. I know. That was awesome.

[Az Fudd]

Deep in her bag.

[Nafissa Collier]

Deep in her bag. Like, she's pulling out stuff. I'm like, damn, I didn't know you had that either.

[Unidentified Female Host]

No. Yeah. I'm excited to watch her again. I saw the brackets come out recently, so I'm like, yes, I'm tuned in.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, it's gonna be fun. It's gonna be like, obviously, I wish I was playing, but it is gonna be cool to kind of take a step back and enjoy as a fan, to like, really soak it in. Because last year, I'm just thinking about who my matchup's gonna be. I'm playing the games. I'm not watching as much if they're not in my bracket. So it'll be cool this year to kind of take it all in. I'm excited.

[Az Fudd]

So last year when you were playing, was it hard? Like, what was the recovery like in between?

[Nafissa Collier]

It wasn't like, yes, it was hard, but not like a. Like a normal game.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah.

[Nafissa Collier]

The conditioning is just so intense, and we played multiple games a day, so we played two or three games a day. So you're just so tired. Like, you're really tired. And then we're just beating the crap out of each other the first, like, two rounds. So someone got a concussion.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Like, oh, my gosh.

[Nafissa Collier]

It was crazy. I liked it. Yes. We are having a ref meeting before the game start this year.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Yes.

[Az Fudd]

There we go.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Yes.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yes.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Oh, my goodness. So how do you even prepare, like, for a one on one, especially when your games are going back to back like that?

[Nafissa Collier]

You just got to get to what you're good at. You can't you like it sound like you can scout. So I mean, you can kind of scout in the way that's like, you know what she likes to do. But when you're one on one is vulnerable, like you're talking about, you're on an island. You just have to play defense, hope they miss like, and then try to get to your good spots on offense. It's like, it's, it's, it feels like war out there, like you're on your own, not war, like you're wanting to battle. I don't know what's going to happen.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Oh my goodness. AC if you had to play one on one, what's your strategy? What was your strategy?

[Az Fudd]

I'm hitting threes. I'm hitting threes.

[Unidentified Female Host]

From the logo. From the logo, yeah.

[Az Fudd]

Oh, man, I'm so excited to watch. Are we actually play? I think two or we play and then we travel. So I'm really hoping that the plane has wi fi so that we can all be huddled around a computer screen watching you guys.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Yeah, I'll be tuned in for sure.

[Nafissa Collier]

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[Unidentified Female Host]

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[Az Fudd]

All right, let's pivot again. Look at you, Fee. You're a two time Olympic gold medalist. What are your favorite Olympic events to watch?

[Nafissa Collier]

Ooh, I love gymnastics. Track and field. You know what, weirdly, ping pong was so fun this year to watch. It's like so interesting how they do that. And then for the Winter Olympics. I love figure skating. So pretty.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I just watched that last night.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, it's so fun. Well, that one guy's like doing backflips now. The quad.

[Unidentified Female Host]

They call him the quad God. But I just want to say there was a black woman in history who did a backflip.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yes.

[Unidentified Female Host]

And it didn't.

[Nafissa Collier]

It was illegal. Because it was illegal.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Exactly. And now Mr. Quad God doing backflips. But yeah, I think we just won a gold medal in figure skating for USA so.

[Nafissa Collier]

Woo.

[Az Fudd]

Go ask USA when you. Wait, when you're at the Olympics, did you get a chance to go to a lot of different sports and events in person?

[Nafissa Collier]

No. Oh, I want to add beach volleyball to that too because I wanted to see that this year. But my first year was during COVID so we weren't even allowed to go for walks. Like we were not allowed to leave the hotel. And then this last year I had my whole family there. And this is a good thing. Like it was sold out for everything, for all the women's sports especially. And we only got like one athlete ticket. So I wasn't going to leave my family just to go by myself to watch an event. So no. But hopefully I get to go again and I get to see some sports.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Yeah. And next time it's going to be in America. L. A. Right?

[Nafissa Collier]

Yep.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Come on.

[Nafissa Collier]

It's going to be. I don't know how they're going to do that. Like, the traffic is already crazy. They're going to have to airlift us. Places like to be crazy.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Oh man. L. A so spread out. And they're having, you know, NBA all star there too. I just, I don't. Hey, we gonna figure it out though.

[Nafissa Collier]

It's gonna be crazy. It's gonna be crazy.

[Unidentified Female Host]

What's the sport you think should be in the Olympics, but is it?

[Nafissa Collier]

Dude, Maybe football? That would be interesting. But I was gonna say there's sports that I didn't know existed there in the Olympics, so I don't even know if I can think of one.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Oh no, I'm not gonna lie. I'd be watching Basketball, gymnastics, figure skating, and that's pretty much.

[Az Fudd]

And track. I feel like those are the ones that I watch. And the other things, like, I'll flip through and watch a couple minutes of here and there.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, yeah. When I don't get curling.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Yeah, yeah.

[Nafissa Collier]

Like the shuffling, like they're trying to clean up the ice.

[Az Fudd]

I don't understand that at all.

[Nafissa Collier]

I don't either. I don't understand. Yeah.

[Az Fudd]

I don't get it, but I do.

[Nafissa Collier]

How do you get into that?

[Az Fudd]

I was gonna say I do want to try.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Yeah. I want to learn how to do that because. And how did it come to be? Like, who was the first?

[Nafissa Collier]

That's like, how did you get into that?

[Ashanti Plummer]

Yeah.

[Az Fudd]

So if you were to compete in the Olympics in a different sport other than basketball, what sport would it be?

[Nafissa Collier]

Beach volleyball. I love it. I loved volleyball in high school when I played middle school. And beach volleyball is fun. Like, I would want to do that one.

[Az Fudd]

This seems so hard in the sand.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, it does seem so.

[Az Fudd]

There's only two of you, right?

[Nafissa Collier]

There's only two people. It does seem really hard, but I don't know, it looks so fun.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I remember one volleyball player. Her name was like Misty Mae Trainor. I don't know if she was beach volleyball or regular, but I used to think she was just a beast. I used to love volleyball so much.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, it's fun to watch.

[Unidentified Female Host]

It's crazy.

[Az Fudd]

That's very fun to watch. Wait, what's that sport? This is not really. That's not Olympic sport. But the sport's like. Looks like a basketball court. It looks like a hoop, but there's no backboard.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Netball.

[Nafissa Collier]

Netball.

[Az Fudd]

Netball.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah. That's a story that overseas a lot like Australia is big there. I don't understand that either because it's like you can't come within three feet of them, but you can't. What is it like? You can't steal the ball. I don't. I don't understand the rules.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I don't understand the rules either. They can't dribble, I think. But you know what? You bring them over to basketball. The shot be looking right.

[Nafissa Collier]

It has to snow backward. You gotta snow backward.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Is crazy work. Okay, let's get into some fun facts about you.

[Az Fudd]

Oh.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Rumor has it you were a tap dancing kiddo. He's a tap dance.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yes, ma'.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Am.

[Nafissa Collier]

I still have my tap shoes. I love taps. Tap class. In high school, it was like. In high school, it was like an elective. You can take, like, you know, piano, dance. I took Tap.

[Az Fudd]

It's kind of awesome. That's awesome.

[Unidentified Female Host]

You might have to dust off the old shoes.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, they still fit.

[Nafissa Collier]

They're in my basement.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I gotta.

[Nafissa Collier]

They better. I hope my foot didn't grow since high school. They better fit.

[Az Fudd]

Okay, well, yeah, I definitely think those need to be broken out. That's such a cool, fun fact. Just flip that out at a party and just start tapping.

[Nafissa Collier]

Embarrassing. If I'm tapping at a party, take me home.

[Unidentified Female Host]

What?

[Az Fudd]

I'll start hyping you up.

[Nafissa Collier]

Uber. Take the phones and take me home.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Put your camera down.

[Az Fudd]

Does that mean that Mila's in a tap class or a dance class?

[Nafissa Collier]

Oh, I actually do want to put. She's not yet. I want to put her in dance because the most confident people I know, like, in their body and in their space, are dancers. And, like, growing up, I was so tall. She's clearly going to be tall. She's super long. I want her to be comfortable in her body. So I actually do want to put her in dance.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I love that a lot.

[Az Fudd]

I think that's a great idea for sure.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Learning how to control your body and getting used to your length. It's like the tall girl struggle.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah.

[Unidentified Female Host]

So that's awesome. Yeah.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Another fun fact. You love to read. Just like Ms. Az Fudd.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah. What are you reading?

[Az Fudd]

I'm in a reading slump right now.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Oh, my goodness.

[Az Fudd]

But I love a good mystery thriller. Like a romance book here and there. But definitely fiction, not a big nonfiction. What about you?

[Nafissa Collier]

Same. I like both of those, too. I'm super into fantasy right now, so my favorite series is Throne of Glass, so I'm rereading it for, like, the third time.

[Az Fudd]

Wait, it's not like, a long series.

[Nafissa Collier]

And it is seven. Seven or eight books? Yeah.

[Az Fudd]

Wow. Okay. I think I actually have the first couple, so you should read.

[Nafissa Collier]

Did you read, like, Acotar the. A Court of.

[Az Fudd]

I did.

[Nafissa Collier]

It's way better.

[Az Fudd]

Way better. Is this the same author or is this. Okay. Okay, now I'm excited. Maybe this is going to break my reading song.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yes, it's good. It's like world building, so it's really good.

[Az Fudd]

Okay. I'm not huge in fantasy that, like, those were the first fantasy books I read in a while. But I'm open if he says I'm going to try.

[Nafissa Collier]

Maybe it'll change your mind. Maybe it'll change your mind.

[Az Fudd]

I think it will. So you're currently reading that. What are you. Your top three books that you've read ever or just recently?

[Nafissa Collier]

Just recently. What Have I read recently?

[Az Fudd]

It can be ever, whichever.

[Nafissa Collier]

No, I've read, like, embarrassing stuff recently. You know, like smut books. So, like, I'm not going to name those.

[Az Fudd]

Just text them to me later.

[Nafissa Collier]

Okay. I don't even know what I've read recently. Honestly. That's like, not filth. I have to get back to you.

[Az Fudd]

That's fair. That's fair. We can move on.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Sophie, you wear many hats. So how do you relax? How do you have self care?

[Nafissa Collier]

Definitely reading, because it's like an escape. It's like a movie in your head, you know? So I really like that. Just hanging out with my friends, hanging out with my family, like, being off my phone, really, because that is. I feel like what creates anxiety. You go online, everything's so negative. Like, the world's in turmoil, everything is bad. So, like, disconnecting. Just being happy with my actual, like, real life people. That kind of helps me decompress.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Yeah, that's really good.

[Az Fudd]

Okay, I have a question. So not that I have any experience in the W and what that looks like, but I feel like from the outside looking in, it seems like at least with the W, like, it's very professional, like, business. Like, like, you practice, maybe you hang out with your teammates. Like, maybe you have a team dinner, you guys go out, whatever. But it seems very much like everyone, once you leave the facility, like, everyone goes their separate ways. But unrivaled, it seems like you guys, like, everyone's hanging out all the time. You're having a great time. What is that? Like, when you have a family, does that. Like, what is. I don't know. What is that dynamic like, with other players, with your family, with, like, I see you're around all the time with Mila and with other players, but, like.

[Nafissa Collier]

Is that normal to hang out with other players a lot?

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, but I don't know what the. Like, when you have your own family, you have things you need to worry about with them with you.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, it's definitely easier here at Unrivaled because, like, we all live in the same place, you know, so it's way easier to just like, go to someone else's floor or someone else's apartment and hang out in the W. People might live in different. You might live in the same place. They might have their own spot. And it's just like my team this past two years, I've been talking about this a lot. It felt more like college where, like, you guys are so close. It feels like a sisterhood. We hang out all the time. We Go to dinners. We do all that. My first couple years in the league, like, five before that, we were so close. Like, my team has always been great, but people are in different stages of their lives. So, you know, like, I'm a rookie. I have people who are about to retire. I have people in the middle. You know, people have families, like you said, and we didn't. It was very professional, like, and I wasn't used to that coming out of college. And so it is, like, really special when you get to do that, especially here at Unrivaled, where it feels like that college environment again, because we're around each other so much, like people are hanging out outside of the facility. So it really just depends on your team. Kind of like the chemistry on your team. But I think it's definitely a lot easier to do that here at Unrivaled.

[Az Fudd]

It looks like a lot.

[Nafissa Collier]

It is really fun. It feels like. It feels like college. Like, it's just really fun. And you don't get that a lot anymore in professional settings.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I was. Yeah, I was going to say, as someone who's watched a W game and an arrival game, a W feels a little bit more. I don't know, like, the proper way to describe it, but it's like a little bit more space while Unrival is a little bit more intimate. I think that's the way to describe it. Like, it feels close. It feels like you're really in it and you're involved. While some games in the. In the W, it can feel a little bit like, oh, okay. Like, I watched the game from a distance. Yeah, but.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah. Yeah. Well, the arena is so, like, tight also that there's not a bad seat. And it does feel super intimate. Like, you can see the players faces. You can hear everything they're saying. They're walking right by you. So it definitely has that intimate feel on purpose. We wanted it to be smaller because of that kind of creates that, like, peek behind the curtain almost.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Yeah, for sure. Definitely gives that. Good job.

[Nafissa Collier]

Thank you. I'll tell the guys upstairs you said it, because I didn't do anything.

[Az Fudd]

Who are some of your closest friends and teammates?

[Nafissa Collier]

I. Paige is one, Azra is one, Rachel's one. We hang out a lot, like, as a group, but then also, like, my Minnesota teammates are here, so, like, Courtney and T and lan. And then there's also people, like. What I really like about Unrivaled is you get to know people that you wouldn't necessarily otherwise, because when you're playing on the court, some People have, like, a Persona. We're entertainers. And so sometimes your personality on the court isn't the same off the court. So it's been really fun to be in the training room with people and to hang out with them and to get to know their personalities more. So through that, I've gotten to, like, you know, like, Ezzy is such a sweetheart and, like, Dom is really cool. And just meeting all these different people, you get to. You get to know them more. So it's really. That's like, my favorite part about being down here.

[Az Fudd]

It's amazing.

[Nafissa Collier]

Aaliyah. Love Aaliyah. I'm really sad I didn't get to play with her. Hang out with Aaliyah a lot too. I was sad that I didn't get to play with her this year.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah. That really is such a good point, though, is I feel like people on the court are way different than how they are off the court.

[Nafissa Collier]

Mm, yeah, totally.

[Az Fudd]

So being that chance to get to know everyone.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah. I mean, you're like, in such a high stress situation. Everyone's so competitive. It brings out, like, not your best in terms of making friendships. And so being away from that setting, like, not in the mix of competition, is fun to, you know. And I got like, Skyler's hilarious. She's so funny to be around just people that you didn't know about before, you know, so it's cool.

[Unidentified Female Host]

So let's talk a little bit more about UConn. We ask almost every UConn alum that comes on here for a funny or crazy Geno CD story.

[Nafissa Collier]

Oh, boy. Okay.

[Unidentified Female Host]

That we can. That's podcast friendly.

[Nafissa Collier]

Okay. One of the craziest things that happened in my time there is we got kicked out of the locker room. I think we were playing like two lane or something. And we won by 30, but we didn't, like, we didn't play well, win by 30, you know what I mean? And it had been like a long stretch of bad games. And coach came into the locker room after the game. He's like, make sure all your stuff is out of the locker room by 6:00am you guys, you don't deserve to have, like, you're not working hard to take advantage of all the things that the people behind you have built all that stuff. So we clean out all of our lockers that night. We had to be in the gym by 6am all of our practice stuff was gone. We had like, this prison wear, gray cotton, like from 2000, all, like triple extra larges. I had to tie it extra Tie with the drawstring. It's not staying up. And we go into the gym. The lights are off, the heat is off. No, he makes us wait for, like, an hour. There's, like, one light on, so it's. It's mood lighting. It's freezing. He makes his way for an hour. He walks into the gym. Finally, he's like, start running. That's all he said. They put 30 minutes on the scoreboard. So we're running laps, just running. And then finally the last, like, I don't know, two minutes. I'm like, oh, it's the last ones I'm gonna push through. He puts another 20 minutes on. I've never felt so defeated in my whole life. So we keep running. And then finally he's like, okay, you can come off. You've been running hard enough. You can come off. You can start running hard enough. And then there was, like, a couple people left, and he just made them keep running and keep running, keep running until the time ran out. And then they added more time. I was like, yo, yo, yo.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I'm seeing a trend.

[Nafissa Collier]

That's crazy.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I'm seeing a trend here. Do you know I'll be kicking people out that locker room quick?

[Az Fudd]

Oh, my gosh. He's nuts. That's insane.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Oh, my God.

[Nafissa Collier]

Oh. And then, like, we've been out of the locker room for, I don't know, like, two weeks. And he told Lou, Like, Lou was talking to him in his office, and he's like, you need to, like, speak up for your teammates. Ask to get put back into the locker room. He was hyping her up. And then in the circle in front of everyone, was she asking right into the locker room, he said no.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Wow. At least he was brave enough to do it.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah. That was a test. Yeah.

[Az Fudd]

Everything's a test.

[Nafissa Collier]

Everything's a test.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Look at you. Super successful.

[Nafissa Collier]

Honestly, it made me into the person I am today. I'm super thankful for it. It's just an att. Like, it creates good stories.

[Az Fudd]

It does. And I. It's even funnier that you said it was after, like, a 30 point win.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, it always is, isn't it? Like, just not the right kind of 30 point win?

[Az Fudd]

No.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Sophie, draft your all time UConn starting five.

[Nafissa Collier]

I would do Sue D, Maya, Stewie, and me.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Yes, I put me on. I'm pretty sure I've made this draft before.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, if I didn't put me, I would put Rebecca Lobo got great five.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I don't know. It's not gonna be too many L's playing against that team.

[Az Fudd]

Probably none ever.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Or for that. Yeah, for that.

[Ashanti Plummer]

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[Nafissa Collier]

Let me start by saying it's a great day to be gray shirt team Rubicon.

[Az Fudd]

You know, it truly is a team.

[Nafissa Collier]

Those folks, myself included, all had one desire, which is helping folks in disaster.

[Unidentified Female Host]

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Hope in a really, really bad situation.

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[Az Fudd]

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[Ashanti Plummer]

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[Unidentified Female Host]

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[Ashanti Plummer]

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[Unidentified Female Host]

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[Ashanti Plummer]

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[Nafissa Collier]

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[Unidentified Female Host]

All right, so now we are going to hop into our fighting games. We are going to be playing a new game called who'd win? UConn Alumni Edition. So I'm going to give you two UConn players. You'll tell me if they played one on one, who'd win.

[Nafissa Collier]

Okay.

[Unidentified Female Host]

All right, first up we have Bria Hartley versus Tip Hayes.

[Nafissa Collier]

Tip Hayes.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Is he how you feel about Hayesley?

[Az Fudd]

I agree with that.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Okay, Tip Hayes versus Sue Bird.

[Nafissa Collier]

One on one.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Yeah, one on one.

[Nafissa Collier]

Probably Tip Hayes. She's so quick.

[Az Fudd]

I'm also agreeing with that.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Okay. Tip Hayes versus Paige Beckers.

[Nafissa Collier]

Like, I don't say Paige. She'll be mad. But I do think Paige would win.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Okay. You going with Paige, Az?

[Az Fudd]

I guess.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Okay, Paige versus Tina Charles.

[Nafissa Collier]

Oh, wow, it's a big height difference.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Here at my gyms. Tina, I love you, Tina.

[Nafissa Collier]

Tina now or Tina Prime? Oof.

[Az Fudd]

Ooh. Prime.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Because, I mean, we need to say soon now. Okay.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, yeah. I think Tina, when she's too big, like, and she can, like. Tina was a beast.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Okay, Az.

[Az Fudd]

I'm gonna go with Paige.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Okay. Okay, so let's say Tina Charles versus Stephanie Dawson.

[Nafissa Collier]

Tina.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Okay. Tina versus Aaliyah Edwards.

[Nafissa Collier]

They're both tall.

[Unidentified Female Host]

That's tough, because Aaliyah got a bad.

[Nafissa Collier]

I know, I know. I'm gonna say Tina again. Tina was tough.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I'm in agreeance. Az.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sorry. Yes.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Tina Charles or Gabby Williams?

[Nafissa Collier]

Ooh, you know what? I'm actually going to say Gabby. Because Gabby's defense is so good, I feel like she might be able to lock Tina up. And then she's also super quick, so. Oh, that's a tough one, though. I don't know. Some of these are just, like, who's hitting shots one on one. Eek. I'm gonna say Gabby, because I think her defense honestly would stop Tina. Okay.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Gabby or Brianna Stewart.

[Nafissa Collier]

Stewie Azek. I'm waiting for you, bro. I don't know.

[Az Fudd]

These would be some good games.

[Nafissa Collier]

I know these are tough.

[Unidentified Female Host]

All right, Last 2. Stewie versus Maya Moore.

[Nafissa Collier]

Ooh, Maya.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Maya Moore versus DT.

[Nafissa Collier]

Oh, my gosh. That would be a generational game.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Millions of views.

[Nafissa Collier]

I mean, is this the championship?

[Az Fudd]

Yes.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Championship. Yeah.

[Az Fudd]

There's no one else.

[Nafissa Collier]

I honestly don't know. They're, like, so similar, and one on one, I feel like they'd be very similar. I don't know. I don't know. I feel like I have to say Maya, because she's my favorite player, but it would be so good. I don't. I would just be entertained.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I'm going with Maya.

[Az Fudd]

I'm also going with Maya.

[Unidentified Female Host]

That's my favorite player, too.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Okay, so that's the end of our Who'd win it? UConn edition. Shout out to Maya Moore. She wears the crown. Next, we're going into our what the fud. So our what the FUD of the week is something that happened this week that made you go, what the fud? You have anything in mind? Fee?

[Nafissa Collier]

I'm going to say something that happened today with the first ever trades in unrivaled history. Uh oh, is this breaking news? Three teams, three team trade. What the fud?

[Az Fudd]

Has it been announced yet?

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah, this morning. Oh, yeah.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Okay.

[Nafissa Collier]

Yeah.

[Az Fudd]

But can you share the traits?

[Nafissa Collier]

I haven't seen it yet it's okay. So Azeray went from the rose to the hive.

[Az Fudd]

Okay.

[Nafissa Collier]

Sanaya went from the hive to the vinyl. And Courtney Williams went from the vinyl to the breeze.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I am crying.

[Az Fudd]

Yes.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I cannot wait to see that dynamic between Courtney in the breeze. Cause she does have young turn energy.

[Nafissa Collier]

She does.

[Unidentified Female Host]

But, yo, I can't wait. That's gonna be fun to watch.

[Nafissa Collier]

I know.

[Unidentified Female Host]

I'm excited.

[Nafissa Collier]

It is gonna be fun.

[Unidentified Female Host]

That's a great. What the fud.

[Az Fudd]

That's gonna be really fun to watch.

[Unidentified Female Host]

We were talking about it on the last pod, but what you did in Philly was mind blowing. Historic. Like, I got even a little bit emotional because people don't realize, like, as someone who's played the game and watched the game grow, it was such a, like a huge moment.

[Nafissa Collier]

Philly was. That was like the most unbelievable crowd I've ever. Especially when Marina was like, self conscious.

[Unidentified Female Host]

47.

[Nafissa Collier]

A performance I've never seen in my whole life. Like, I've never seen anything like that ever. And the crowd with it just in, like insane. It was unbelievable.

[Az Fudd]

Wait, I have a question. So when you're sitting there watching and like you said, talking about one on one, like being out, you have a different perspective. You actually get to enjoy this season being the whole season, being able to sit and watch and appreciate, but especially being there. Like, how does that feel? Knowing that, like, you've helped create this, like, you really are making history?

[Nafissa Collier]

I mean, it's really hard to sit out because I want to be playing and I have such intense fomo, especially when the games are on. But it does, like you said, it kind of has given me an appreciation to where, like, I can sit back and enjoy it. Because before I was playing, I was wearing a player hat. Like, I'm here to win with my team now. I get to really enjoy people. Like, I get to enjoy the product. I get to be involved in, like, the decision making stuff more because I'm not, you know, I'm not playing. So it's just. It has given me, like a better appreciation even in the last year. So that part has been really cool.

[Az Fudd]

That's insane. Like, see, you are her.

[Unidentified Female Host]

Yeah, you that girl. Congratulations.

[Nafissa Collier]

Thanks.

[Unidentified Female Host]

You're forever in the history books. Thank you so much for coming on.

[Nafissa Collier]

Thanks for having me. It was fun.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah. Thank you for joining. This was amazing. This was very fun. All right, well, that is a wrap on today's episode. Thank you guys so much for listening and tuning in. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to Fut around and find out wherever you get your podcasts and we'll see you guys next week. Butt around and Find out is a production of I Heart, Women's Sports and Unanimous Media. Executive producers are Jesse Katz, Eric Payton, Sharla Sumter, Brigitte and Stephen Curry, co executive producer is Kalena Maria Kutney, producers are Mike Coscarelli, Grace Hughes and Mackenzie Fitzpatrick and co producers are Kurt Redmond, Maya Howard and Jaclyn Schoeninger. This podcast is edited by Mike Coscarelli and hosted by me, Az Fudd and.

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