Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have their sights set on the Championship throughout this offseason. In 2025, the Fever had an up-and-down season, or somewhat down then up. Indiana struggled to begin the season, posting a 1-8 file after 9 video games. Clark herself had a tricky 12 months coping with accidents; she was solely out there for 13 video games, averaging 16.5 factors per recreation, 8.8 assists and 5.0 rebounds per recreation.
The Fever finally rallied, going 24-20 on the season and receiving a No. 6 seed within the 2025 WNBA Playoffs. Indiana defeated Allisha Gray and the No. 3 Atlanta Dream in a 2-1 first-round collection. Indiana finally misplaced to A’ja Wilson and the Los Vegas Aces 3-2 within the semifinals. This is the farthest Indiana has gone within the WNBA playoffs since 2015.
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark warms up earlier than a WNBA recreation.Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images
The turnaround was largely due to the robust play of guard Kelsey Mitchell. Mitchell performed in all 44 regular-season video games for Indiana, averaging 20.2 factors per recreation and three.4 assists per recreation. She was initially drafted with the No. 2 total pick of the Ohio State Buckeyes within the 2018 WNBA Draft.
Entering her ninth season, all with Fevers, she and Clark have formed a dynamic duo, when they’re on the court docket collectively, that’s. In 2024, when getting back from the Olympic break till the beginning of the playoffs, Clark ranked third in all the league in factors per recreation at 23.1, with Mitchell ranked second at 23.4 per recreation. When discussing the upcoming season with NBC Sports throughout their NBA pregame protection, Clark gave high praise to Mitchell and her importance to the group.
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“…You know our first priority is to sign Kelsey Mitchell back,” Clark stated on the printed. “Was first team all-WNBA last year, kind of my running mate in the back court. She makes it real easy for me. So there’s nothing like playing for the Fever, I think we’re going to be the favorite to win it all…”
The WNBA and its WNBAPA reached a historic agreement on March 20 that, amongst different modifications, raised the wage cap for groups from the 1.5 million they acquired in 2025 to 7 million, together with elevating the person participant wage max from $249,000.00 to 1.4 million. In response to the brand new cap construction, the Fever have made Mitchell the primary 1 million greenback girl in franchise historical past.
“BREAKING: 3x WNBA All-Star Kelsey Mitchell is finalizing a one-year, $1.4M supermax agreement to return to the Indiana Fever,” Yahoo Sports wrote on X. “per @chiney Mitchell is now the first $1M+ player in Fever history.”
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Indiana will begin the season in opposition to Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty on April 25.
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This story was initially revealed by Athlon Sports on Apr 10, 2026, the place it first appeared within the WNBA part. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
