In a video alongside Caitlin Clark posted on TikTok, Lexie Hull announced that she will continue as a player for the Indiana Fever. Recently, Kelsey Mitchell secured a $1.4 million supermax contract, making her the highest-paid player on the team.
Mitchell is followed by Aliyah Boston, whose salary jumped to $1.19 million thanks to the new EPIC performance provision. Rounding out the top earners, Lexie Hull will earn approximately $700,000 annually after her breakout defensive season, while superstar Caitlin Clark currently earns $528,846 under her adjusted rookie scale contract.
Gradually, the Fever are starting to build toward what’s ahead, securing their top stars. Can they make a big leap in the upcoming WNBA season?
What’s Sophie Cunningham’s current situation?
Sophie Cunningham is an unrestricted free agent, and her future with the Indiana Fever remains one of the biggest storylines of the offseason. After her one-year, $100,000 “prove-it” deal expired, she is now eligible to sign a much more lucrative contract under the new 2026 CBA, which has seen league minimums rise to $270,000 and average salaries climb toward $600,000.
Sophie Cunningham attends pre-race ceremony activities prior to the NASCAR.
While both Cunningham and the Fever have expressed mutual interest in a return—largely due to her “enforcer” role and on-court chemistry with Caitlin Clark—she is free to negotiate with any team as of today.
Fever look to improve last season’s campaign
The Indiana Fever are looking to build on a successful 2025 campaign that saw them finish with a 24–20 record, secure the mid-season Commissioner’s Cup, and reach the WNBA Semifinals for the first time in a decade. A major boost for the upcoming season is the health of Caitlin Clark, who is now fully recovered and “feeling like herself again” after an injury-plagued 2025 where she was limited to just 13 games.
To complement Clark’s return, the team will lean heavily on the veteran leadership of Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell. Mitchell, coming off an All-WNBA First Team season where she averaged a franchise-record 20.2 points, provides the steady scoring and “iron woman” durability needed to anchor the backcourt, while Boston remains the indispensable defensive and emotional heartbeat in the paint.
